Feb 18th, 2010 · President Obama met Thursday with Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. China has criticized the meeting because it regards the Dalai Lama as a separatist leader. Robbie Barnett, director of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, says the meeting is more significant than previous presidential meetings with the Dalai Lama because it came amid increased Chinese rhetoric.
Jan 8th, 2010 · Basalt formations off the East Coast of the U.S. could suck up a billion tons of carbon dioxide, according to a new study. Paleontologist Paul Olsen, of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, explains how to get the CO2 into the rocks, and why scientists believe it won't leak out.
Dec 19th, 2009 · Scholar Kian Tajbakhsh was supposed to teach at Columbia University this fall. But he's been detained in an Iranian prison since the summer, when he was arrested in the aftermath of Iran's presidential elections. In October, Tajbakhsh was sentenced to 15 years in jail. Now friends, family and fellow academics are calling for his release. NPR's Jacki Lyden has this profile.
Aug 10th, 2009 · A media leadership program at Columbia University attracts news agencies from all over the world. The goal: reinvent journalism and discover a sustainable business model.
Aug 10th, 2009 · Radio and television networks and newspapers are struggling to survive the transformation to the digital age. As established media business models become outmoded because of the Internet, a program at Columbia University's journalism school offers news executives a forum to share their problems.
Aug 10th, 2009 · Radio and television networks and newspapers are struggling to survive the transformation to the digital age. As established media business models become outmoded because of the Internet, a program at Columbia University's journalism school offers news executives a forum to share their problems.
Jun 21st, 2009 · Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Sunday on the United States and Britain to stop interfering with his country's internal affairs. His statement came the day after at least 10 people were killed and others injured in Tehran as police forces cracked down on protesters. Demonstrators have been taking to the streets all week to oppose Ahmadinejad's recent re-election. Guest Host Alison Stewart discusses developments in Iran with Gary Sick, a senior research scholar at Columbia University and former member of the National Security Council and Rami Khouri, editor-at-large of The Daily Star newspaper in Beirut and director of the Issam Fares Public Policy Institute.
May 26th, 2009 · This year, a college degree is no guarantee of a job. Commentator Emma Jacobs of Youth Radio graduated last week from Columbia University with a history degree but without a job.