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The event was part of a PGIF research project led by Page Fortna, Columbia Professor of US Foreign and Security Policy. 

El-Sadr, the recently appointed executive vice president for Columbia Global, discusses the university's worldwide portfolio.

The award was bestowed upon Chilean Columbia alumna Claudia Heiss and Peruvian alumna Delia Ackerman.

After ranking second in 2022, this year Columbia leads the 25th edition of the ranking that comes with a revised methodology.

The event featured remarks from President Lee C. Bollinger and Wafaa El-Sadr, executive vice president of Columbia Global.

Peatlands cover about three percent of the Earth’s terrestrial surface and hold nearly one third of the carbon in the planet’s soil. Thanks to support from the Santiago Center, Columbia Sociologist, Denise Milstein, has been able to contribute to collective work - research, art, advocacy, and activism - regarding peatlands in Chile.

Peruvian journalist Sonia Goldenberg (JRN’80) is a documentary filmmaker and is also a columnist at The New York Times.

How does the personal library of a renowned academic and intellectual end up in the trash? What happens when academics who do not comply with gender mandates die?

MPH candidate Amit Paul worked with the Research Center on Society and Health (CISS) researching loneliness of older adults at the end of life.

Dignitaries, government officials, academics, alumni and friends of the Center attended the event at the US Ambassador’s residence.

The lawyer and professor was acknowledged for his contribution to Chilean society both from the private sector and as a public servant.

Club president Alex Sideman (CBS’17) reviewed highlights of the year and proposed new initiatives to consider for 2023.