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Nicholas Lemann

Nicholas Lemann

Three Radical Proposals for a Broken College Admissions Process

Columbia University Press Celebrates The Art of Making Magazines

Departing Columbia J School Dean Nick Lemann is Looking Forward to Some Time Off

Off the Record

Sequel to the Civil War, With Resonance Today

Hampered by His Own Irony, Bing Misses a Fat Target

Kaavya, the New Jews, and the Serial Meritocracy

Did Lee Bollinger Abandon Commitment To Columbia’s Culture?

Did Lee Bollinger Abandon Commitment To Columbia’s Culture?

Off the Record

‘Bye, Meritocracy! O’Connor’s Opinion

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