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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.

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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

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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

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