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5 New Books to Read this Spring All by Columbia alumni authors.

Columbia University's Revolutionary War history told in a diploma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyl2XL7M9Dc

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Columbia University's Revolutionary War History Told in a Diploma | Columbia Close-Up Christopher Brown spends a lot of time thinking about the past. A P...

How have LGBTQ+ lives shaped culture, politics, and public life? From cultural history and fashion to activism, masculinity, and military history, this , we're featuring content that explores how ideas about gender and sexuality are constructed, contested, and reimagined. https://buff.ly/hDGpWB5

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🇺🇲 On , we remember those who died while serving in the United States military, including members of our own Columbia community.

Columbia’s Roll of Honor in Butler Library recognizes Columbians who sacrificed their lives during military service. Learn more about the memorial:
https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/rbml/uarchives/resources/warmemorial.html

Michelle Margolis is one of four codirectors of Footprints, a site that traces the history and movement of Jewish books—inside many of which their owners have documented their lives, milestones, and local events. Read more: https://hubs.la/Q04fSWk10

Happy New Week, Neighbors!✨🩵

We're back with a new and improved event roundup for you. From festivals and markets, to networking opportunities and enrichment for your little ones - there's something for everyone to enjoy.

Listings marked with a blue pushpin indicate events taking place on a Columbia University campus.📍

Is there an event on your radar you'd like us to know about? Let us know in the comments below.

🔗 in here for our full events calendar: https://bit.ly/4n9Dhkl

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Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

The great Columbia book slide of 1934: In honor of , Columbia University looks back to "when librarians had to come up with an effective method of moving some 700,000 books from Low Library to the newly constructed Butler Library. The solution: a giant slide from the steps of Low Plaza to South Lawn. A classic example of working smarter, not harder!"

Spring is in the air 🌸

📷 Azamat Kuskulov (SSW’23)

The New Red Scare A recent panel featuring Molly Jong-Fast ’97BC, Michael Meeropol, and others looked at the McCarthy era and its lessons for today.