Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening — and prepared to act.
Danticat among several honored, including Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Angela Bassett and Nikole Hannah-Jones.
University Professor was elected for her contributions to literature and language studies.
Kincaid shares stage for discussion with Professor Edwidge Danticat.
Danticat received the PEN/Nabakov Award for Achievement in International Literature as part of PEN’s 2026 Literary Awards showcase last week.
IRAAS Director Jafari Allen writes opinion piece on the undoing of the field of Black studies (subscription required).
As a freshman at Columbia, Jean-Jacques had an internship with the National Urban League, where he now works as an attorney.
During her residency at Columbia, Kincaid will engage students, faculty, and the broader public through workshops, public conversations, and readings.
Novelist and short-story writer to receive the PEN/Nabakov Award for Achievement in International Literature.
His book charts racialized and class-based exclusion in Morningside Heights and its surrounding area by elite institutions.
Mamdani explains the factors and characters – Idi Amin and Yoweri Museveni – that shaped post-independence Uganda.
Katori Hall is a Pulitzer Prize and Olivier Award-winning playwright and television creator/producer hailing from Memphis, Tennessee.