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American Studies alumna Miya Matsumoto Lee '18 interviewed in Columbia College Today.

The American Historical Association has recognized Valerie Paley's contribution to public history as Director of the Center for Women's History.

Civil Rights activist and Congressman John Lewis (1940-2020) spoke at an event sponsored by the Center for American Studies in December 2015. 

Roosevelt Montás answers five questions about his time as a Columbia student.

On January 29 at 6pm, the Center for Women's History will feature a conversa

Book Launch Event

Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall, Journalism School

January 29, 2020 4:30 - 7:00 pm

Center for American Studies professor Maura Spiegel spoke on WNYC's show All of It with Alison Stewart about her recently published biogra

On February 18, 1965, an overflow crowd packed the Cambridge Union to witness a televised debate between James Baldwin, the leading literary voice

Since its founding in 1959, the Guggenheim Museum, like many art institut