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Feb 15, 2023

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Join the Lehman Center for American History and scholars Caleb Gayle and Elizabeth Ellis on February 23 for a conversation about their studies in the history of race, identity, citizenship, and belonging.

Feb 15, 2023

In the media

"The newly-formed President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism aims to interrogate little-known events" from Columbia history, "analyzing the University’s symbols and representations within a greater historical and racial context."

Feb 14, 2023

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Everyday is Valentine's Day at Kent Hall: Glance above the second-story windows of Kent Hall on the Morningside Heights campus and you'll find engraved 'putti,' or chubby cherubs with garlands and flowers.

Feb 10, 2023

In the media

An outcome of the Columbia University and Slavery seminar, co-taught by the Libraries' Curator for American History Thai Jones, the Historical Markers project is an "educational, public-oriented display" based on student research from the course.

Feb 6, 2023

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Author and poet Kurt Boone, a "collector and documentarian of urban culture" who appears in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library's ongoing Curatorial Shorts series, speaks on the impact of mass incarceration.

Feb 6, 2023

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Recent additions to the catalog of web archives curated by the Libraries and partner institutions within the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation include the Greater China Archival Resources Web Archive.

Feb 3, 2023

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The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection, part of the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship at the Burke Library, will facilitate access to digitized materials from the papers of the late professor and theologian, including drawings and sermons.

Feb 2, 2023

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Professor Marija Delabello of Rutgers University takes an international perspective in her work with the Industrial Workers of the World collection, held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which documents the efforts of the 20th-century union.

Feb 1, 2023

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An iconic Harlem restaurant visits the dining room in John Jay Hall: In 1997, landmark establishment, Sylvia's teamed with Columbia Dining Services to prepare signature dishes like fried chicken, collard greens, and peach cobbler on campus.

Feb 1, 2023

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Scholars James V. Koch and Omari H. Swinton, who authored "Vital and Valuable: The Relevance HBCUs for American Life and Education" from Columbia University Press, comment on the importance of historically Black colleges and universities to the U.S. higher education system.

Jan 25, 2023

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The Rare Book & Manuscript Library welcomes the archive of Tania León, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music, a 2022 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, and a renowned musician whose compositions are performed across the globe.

Jan 25, 2023

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The Libraries works to comply with new guidelines, set forth in August of 2022, that seek to ensure "broad and expeditious sharing of federally-funded research" so that the public may "benefit from the returns on our research and development investments without delay."

Jan 24, 2023

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A team of faculty members and librarians collaborated during the fall of 2022 to lead a new, interdisciplinary seminar on medieval manuscripts as a part of the University's vibrant Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program.

Jan 23, 2023

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Dean of the School of Journalism Jelani Cobb announced the 20th president of Columbia University, Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, in the World Room of the Journalism School, in front of a stained glass window that bears the Statue of Liberty. University archivists share its history.

Jan 18, 2023

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The University shares several commonalities with an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, "She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and Women of Mesopotamia," including former Professor of Art History Edith Porada, also the first Curator of Ancient Seals at the Morgan.

Jan 17, 2023

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The C.V. Starr East Asian Library will be closed for critical improvements to its fire alarm and fire suppression technologies from May 2023 through January 2024. The library's collections and services will be modified during this time.

Jan 17, 2023

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To contribute to the University's overall Commitment to Antiracism, the Libraries awards 14 internal grants for projects that seek to address racism and exclusion as part of the inaugural Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Program.

Jan 10, 2023

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Scholar Pedro Doreste investigates the lasting impact of educational cinema in Puerto Rico through the papers of documentary filmmaker David Flaherty, which are held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Dec 22, 2022

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Intern Lauren Capellan with the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary delves into the archives of the Missionary Research Library, which document early 20th-century missionary activity on a global scale.

Dec 21, 2022

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The University Archives inherits a set of vibrant red wax impressions of ancient seals, which were commissioned by former Professor of Archeology Augustus Chapman Merriam and Professor of Physics Ogden Nicholas Rood in 1891.

Dec 20, 2022

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Scholar Peter Weber of Auburn University visits the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to study the records of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and track the organization's efforts to broaden the impact of its philanthropy.

Dec 16, 2022

In the media

Government Technology reports that the Libraries has adopted the Palace Project app for e-content, a platform that grants Columbia students, staff, and faculty access to "hundreds of thousands of ebooks as the popularity of digital learning grows."

Dec 16, 2022

In the media

In 2022, Columbia came roaring back and ready for action, with a resurgence of campus activities and events. Take a visual journey with Columbia News over the past year for a glimpse of the big and small moments that made Columbia a great place to be.

Dec 15, 2022

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Historian Ronnie Grinberg returns to the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to explore collections related to the New York Intellectuals, a group of American literary critics and writers based in New York City during the mid-20th century.

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Black and Native Citizenship: The Making of American Identity

President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism to Shed Light on Columbia’s Past and Present

Every Day Is Valentine’s Day at Kent Hall

Columbia University and Slavery Project Launches Historical Campus Markers

Mass Incarceration from One Family’s Perspective: A Curatorial Short with Kurt Boone

New Web Archives from Columbia University Libraries and the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation

The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection

Research at the RBML | Marija Dalbello Delves into the Industrial Workers of the World Collections

Sylvia’s in Morningside Heights?!

Columbia University Press | Why Historically Black Colleges and Universities Are Vital and Valuable to the U.S. Higher Education System

Welcoming the Tania León Archive

The Nelson Memo: Preparing for Updated Federal Public Access Policies

New, Team-Taught Course on Medieval Manuscripts

A World Room Welcome

Enheduanna and Columbia

C.V. Starr East Asian Library Temporary Closure: Summer and Fall 2023

Announcing the 2022-2023 Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Program Recipients

Research at the RBML | Pedro Doreste

An Internship Exploring the Missionary Research Library

When Physics and Classical Archaeology Converged

Research at the RBML | Peter Weber Investigates How Philanthropies Supercharge their Impact

Columbia University Adopts the Palace Project for E-Content

2022: Year in Pictures

Research at the RBML | Ronnie Grinberg

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Black and Native Citizenship: The Making of American Identity

President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism to Shed Light on Columbia’s Past and Present

Every Day Is Valentine’s Day at Kent Hall

Columbia University and Slavery Project Launches Historical Campus Markers

Mass Incarceration from One Family’s Perspective: A Curatorial Short with Kurt Boone

New Web Archives from Columbia University Libraries and the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation

The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection

Research at the RBML | Marija Dalbello Delves into the Industrial Workers of the World Collections

Sylvia’s in Morningside Heights?!

Columbia University Press | Why Historically Black Colleges and Universities Are Vital and Valuable to the U.S. Higher Education System

Welcoming the Tania León Archive

The Nelson Memo: Preparing for Updated Federal Public Access Policies

New, Team-Taught Course on Medieval Manuscripts

A World Room Welcome

Enheduanna and Columbia

C.V. Starr East Asian Library Temporary Closure: Summer and Fall 2023

Announcing the 2022-2023 Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Program Recipients

Research at the RBML | Pedro Doreste

An Internship Exploring the Missionary Research Library

When Physics and Classical Archaeology Converged

Research at the RBML | Peter Weber Investigates How Philanthropies Supercharge their Impact

Columbia University Adopts the Palace Project for E-Content

2022: Year in Pictures

Research at the RBML | Ronnie Grinberg