Barham Salih speaks about the challenges of building democracy in a multicultural society.

Student groups bring together policymakers and practitioners to discuss various aspects of ongoing crisis.

The current governor, a former local mayor and U.S. senator, visited the University as part of Columbia Voting Week 2014.

Teams chosen by a panel of faculty and technology experts will further refine their projects in the competition’s final phase.

Participating speakers include former NYC mayor David Dinkins, Gov. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, Barham Salih of Kurdistan, and many more.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves reflected on recent events in Ukraine and the Middle East, suggesting that some concerns did not go away with the Cold War.