Poppy Harlow

A Voice with Heart

CNN anchor and correspondent Poppy Harlow ’05 is driven by the search for truth.

Illustration depicting ideation

A Culture of Creation

Launching businesses and joining startups are tantalizing career paths for Columbia College students.

Katie Meili ’13

Trials and Tribulations

Swimmer Katie Meili ’13 sets her sights on Rio’s Summer Olympics.

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Volume 43 Number 3
Spring 2016


Editor in Chief
Alex Sachare ’71

Executive Editor
Lisa Palladino

Managing Editor
Alexis Tonti SOA’11

Class Notes Editor
Anne-Ryan Heatwole JRN’09

Forum Editor
Rose Kernochan BC’82

Contributing Writer
Shira Boss ’93, JRN’97, SIPA’98

Editorial Intern
Aiyana K. White ’18

Art Director
Eson Chan


Published quarterly by the Columbia College Office of Alumni Affairs and Development for alumni, students, faculty, parents and friends of Columbia College.

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