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Associate Professor Brendan Riley Publishes "The Digital Age Detective: Mysteries in a Changing Landscape of Literacy"

Associate Professor Jeanne Ellen Petrolle to Publish "Dancing With Ophelia: Reconnecting Madness, Creativity, and Love"

Faculty Member Mark Schimmel’s Short Film “Kill the Light” Premiering January 2018

Launching the New Hip-Hop Studies Minor

The Fresh Connect event brought communities together to celebrate the launch of the new Hip-Hop Studies minor.

Columbia Recommends

Columbia staff and faculty members share the books, podcasts, and TV shows they can’t get enough of.

Who is Chicago for?

Associate Professor Joan Giroux and Assistant Professor René King guide students’ exploration of Chicago through its urban planning and activism.

Business and Entrepreneurship Associate Professors Contribute to Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association

Matthew Shenoda Named Guest Editor for Academy of American Poets 2018 Poem-A-Day Project

What We Can Still Learn from Harold Washington

Associate Professor Alton Miller imparts lessons from the charismatic and revered mayor to his "Big Chicago" students.

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Linguistic Diversity and ASL

American Sign Language (ASL) Associate Professor Diana Gorman Jamrozik believes students who take ASL courses are part of a “revolution” in Deaf awareness.

Authoring Chicago's Past and Present

First-semester students in Sam Weller's "Big Chicago" course find inspiration in the city and tap into their own stories.

Columbia's National Alumni Board Rallies Around #GivingTuesday Campaign

Remembering Harold Washington

Alton Miller, Prexy Nesbitt, and the Columbia community had strong ties to 1983 Honorary Degree Recipient and Chicago’s first African-American mayor Harold Washington.

Columbia's First #GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesday highlights the support of Columbia’s community and the direct impact generosity has on Columbia students.

Columbia Students Awarded Two Finalist Spots in NRF Student Challenge Finals

Development and Alumni Relations: Columbia's Frontline

Meet Columbia’s new fundraising team, whose diverse professional backgrounds bring new energy and vision to build a culture of engagement and giving.

Here's the Score: Showcasing Alumni Compositions

Hot off the heels of being named a top music program in the country for the second year in a row, a Masters in Music Composition for the Screen alumni showcase reveals the collaboration process between composers and filmmakers.

Columbia Faculty, Alumni, and Students bring ‘Dorkumentary Live!' to Stage 773

Associate Professor Fo Wilson Awarded Artist Residency

Cinema and Television Arts Faculty Member Publishes ‘Ironix’

Monsters of Our Making

Professor Stephen Asma’s “Big Chicago” course rethinks monsters and our capability of being monstrous.

Crafting the New Activism

Faculty member Shannon Downey’s viral embroidery balances traditional crafts with internet activism.

Columbia In The News: Highlight Reel 2016-17

Watch highlights from the Columbia faculty, staff, students, and alumni who made headlines in 2016-17.

The Curious Space Between Death and Desire

Evolution, cultural studies, and Chicago history provoke curiosity in the "Big Chicago" course taught by Robin Whatley and Ames Hawkins.

Actress and Alum Nadine Velazquez ’01 to Appear at Open House

Remembering Columbia's First Lifetime Trustee, Sydney Smith Gordon (1923-2017)

Halloween Event Raises Memorial Scholarship Funds for Columbia Students

Associate Professor Katie Paciga Selected for ALSC Committee

90s Pilsen Through Akito Tsuda's Lens

After more than two decades, the Pilsen community welcomes back Photography alum Akito Tsuda ’93 to celebrate his book and exhibition, "Pilsen Days."

Tonika Johnson: Photographing 'Everyday Rituals'

Tonika Johnson ’03 creates new narratives of Englewood and other Chicago neighborhoods through art-making.

Associate Professor Mat Rappaport Presents 'range'

Columbia Co-hosts Future of Media and Policy Panel Discussion

Elio Leturia Presents 'No Literal' at Harold Washington Library

An Anti-Racist Institution

A year of Undoing Racism workshops show Columbia’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

ASL Turns 25

In its 25th year, Columbia’s American Sign Language (ASL) Department continues to reflect the evolution of Deaf culture.

Get Reel: Authenticity in Chicago Filmmaking

Cinema and Television Arts Associate Professor Karla Fuller explores authorship in filmmaking in the “Big Chicago” course, Chicago Film History.

Education Associate Professor Dr. Katie Paciga Authors Child Development Report

Diane Dammeyer Fellow Anahid Ghorbani '17 to Give Artist Talk

Aleksandar Hemon on Writing for 'Sense8' in 'The New Yorker'

Lena Waithe '06 Makes History

Waithe is the first African-American woman to win an Emmy for outstanding writing in a comedy series.

Associate Professor Rami Gabriel To Perform at World Music Festival

Sue Mroz and Carolina Posse Take 'The Scary Ham' to Festivals Around the Country

The Critical Art of Criticism

In Jim DeRogatis’ “Big Chicago” course, first-year students learn from a music critic, an investigative reporter breaking national stories, and a Chicagoan.

Interrogating Pop Culture Through Dance

Raquel “Rocky” Monroe weaves dance scholarship and pop culture studies in her “Big Chicago” Dance, Sex, and Popular Culture course.

Cinema and Television Arts Faculty Member Brent Kado is the Executive Director of the Chicago Comedy Film Festival

The 7th annual juried festival will run November 9-12 and feature more than 40 titles

Associate Professor Laurence Minsky on Brand Activation for 'The European Business Review'

Matthew Shenoda on Contemporary African Women's Poetry in 'World Literature Today'

English and Creative Writing Professor and Dean of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion published in 'World Literature Today'

Chicago Tribune Profiles Onye Ozuzu and 'Project Tool'

The Dance Professor and Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts spoke with the Tribune on her current project.

Teaching Beyond the Syllabus

2017 Excellence in Teaching Award winners Ann Gunkel and Kristi Bramlett present on what makes their pedagogies unique.

Canvas Training Rollout for Faculty

Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to Open 'Portrait of a Soldier' Memorial at Columbia Library

The Work Behind WAC

A student-produced exhibition will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the new South Loop murals.

Associate Professor of Music Ilya Levinson Composes for ‘Raunchy Little Musical’

Electric Lit Serializes Creative Writing Professor Joe Meno’s Story ‘Star Witness’

Dance Movement Therapy and Counseling Graduate Student Awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award

American Sign Language Performers Are Taking ASL Comedy to the Next Level

Candidate Presentations for the Assistant Vice Provost of Global Education

Aurora Community Television and Columbia Form Partnership

Erin McCarthy Appointed Interim Chair of Humanities, History, and Social Sciences

Dean Ozuzu Wins 2017-18 Creation and Development Fund from the National Performance Network

Kenneth Daley publishes on the work of Victorian writer Walter Pater

Graduate Student Quinn Davis Awarded Schweitzer Fellowship

Poetry Alum Releases Debut Album “The Kid Hartha Experience”

Elio Leturia Wins Lisagor Award For “Tita Turns 100”

Kevin Christophersen Encourages Self-Care in “Building Your Emotional Muscle”

Nate Bakkum Appointed Associate Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts

American Sign Language Chair Peter Cook Wins 2017 Storytelling Hall of Fame Award

Commencement 2017 Celebrates Graduates and Distinguished Honorary Degree Recipients

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Fusion Ensemble Wins In 40th Annual Downbeat Student Music Awards

Scoring for the Screen

Composer-in-Residence Miriam Cutler and Kubilay Uner, director of the Music Composition for the Screen MFA, discuss how they prepare student-composers for their industry.

Community Spaces By Design

Joan Giroux and René King collaborate to teach Interior Architecture students how to design spaces with a real-life impact.

Associate Professor K-J Mathieson’s “Corky” Selected for Film Festival

Cinema Art and Science Faculty Member Martin Bernstein Editing Work Featured In “The Orange Story” 

Matthew Shenoda Promoted to Professor

The Fast Pace of Digital Learning

Digital Learning opens up new opportunities for Columbia.

Celebrating the Dammeyer Fellowship

Ervin Johnson’s Dammeyer Fellowship culminated in a weekend-long exhibition at Ravenswood’s Gallery 19.

Columbia Chronicle General Manager Chris Richert Elected President of CMBAM

Excellence in Teaching Award Presentations To Be Held May 24

Journalism Associate Professor Elio Leturia Wins Award of Excellence

Mary Filice Appointed Chair of the Business and Entrepreneurship Department

Assistant Professor Susan Kerns' “Manlife: The Last of the Lawsonians” Selected for 2017 Chicago Underground Film Festival  

Duncan MacKenzie Appointed Chair of the Art and Art History Department

Laurence Minsky Discusses Brand Activation, Audio Branding, and Social Selling With Fjorgecast

Eric Scholl Appointed Interim Chair of Cinema and Television Arts

Beyond the Badge

Get to know some of Columbia's long-time and beloved campus security staff.

Photography Faculty Member Brad Temkin Wins Guggenheim

Photography faculty member Brad Temkin talks about what it means for him to win the prestigious award.

See It All with 360 Video

Television Associate Professor Mat Rappaport’s course in 360 video expands the boundaries of content creation.

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In Good Company

Years of collaborative relationships converge in Photography faculty member Cecil McDonald Jr.’s debut monograph.

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Part-Time Faculty Member Francine J. Sanders’ “Behind the Wall” Nominated for Lisagor Award

Associate Professor Elio Leturia’s 'Tita Turns 100' Nominated for Lisagor Award

2017 Tenured Faculty Announced

Storytelling and Curiosity at the Faculty Showcase

A preview of Tania Richard's and Fo Wilson’s upcoming presentations at the April 26 Faculty Showcase.

The Future of Their Disciplines: Columbia’s Newly Tenured Faculty

Columbia’s eight newly tenured faculty members share more about themselves and their work.

Candidate Presentations for Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

2016 Dammeyer Fellow Ervin Johnson’s #InHonor Images Featured in 2017 Illinois Poverty Report

Gary Michael Schultz Returns to Columbia with Advanced Screening of “Vincent N Roxxy”

Dance Department Chair Presentation

The Next Movement: Hip-Hop and the B-Series

Dance visiting lecturer Kelsa Robinson on how Columbia’s B-Series can reintroduce audiences to underground dance and hip-hop.

Neil Pagano Appointed Associate Provost for Accreditation and Assessment

Dean Corey Invites You to "Creativity and the City"

Humanities, History and Social Sciences professor Dominic Pacyga, PhD, will present on the history of Chicago's creative spirit.

Meet Columbia's New VP of Development and Alumni Relations

Shawn Wax, Columbia's new VP of Development and Alumni Relations, discusses what he's most looking forward to at the college and why he admires Chicagoans.

Move Over Moodle, Canvas is Coming

Columbia’s new LMS will create more collaborative and effective classroom time through its ease of mobile use.

The College Assembly Presents: "Let’s Talk About Sex"

Jeff Spitz Leads Students to Real Production Jobs With "The Doc Unit"

Alum Tim Stipan Works With Martin Scorsese on “Silence”

Laurie Lawlor Publishes “Super Women: Six Scientists Who Changed the World”

Theatre Faculty Joe Janes and Andrea Dymond Collaborate on "Our Christian Nation"

Adjunct Faculty Member John Mossman Directs “By The Bog Of Cats”

Christopher Blake Challenges Health Stigmas in “Tolerance”

Cinema Art and Science Chair Bruce Sheridan at Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara

Associate Professor Ron Fleischer’s “Open Carry, USA” Premieres at Cleveland International Film Festival

The World is Watching: Ai Weiwei at the MoCP

Ai Weiwei’s first solo show in Chicago opens at the Museum of Contemporary Photography on April 13.

Associate Professor Kevin Cooper Will Produce ‘Bury the Lead’

A Summer Well Spent

Columbia launches new pre-collegiate summer programs aimed at students wanting to jump-start their education.

The New Faculty Showcase

Andrew Causey and Anne Marie Mitchell will present their recent scholarship at the first of many cross-departmental showcases.

Ellen Winters Nominated for Best Jazz Artist at Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards

Associate Professor Jeff Spitz Hosts “Return of Navajo Boy: Media, Advocacy and the Law"

Graduate Studies Administrative Assistant Bethany Brownholtz Collaborates With Creative Arts Therapies Alum

RoseAnna Mueller Interviewed on her Research as Fulbright Scholar

Laurence Minsky’s “Audio Branding: Using Sound to Build Your Brand” Available March 28

Michael Paxton’s "Dark Water Baby" Featured in 'Obsession, Improvisation, Collaboration'

Advertising, Radio and Broadcast Journalism Students Collaborate for Bilingual Campaign Addressing Domestic Violence

Fusion Ensemble Performs at Notre Dame 59th Annual Collegiate Jazz Fest

Just Bead It

Stephan Wanger ’94 recycles thousands of Mardi Gras beads into gigantic, detailed mosaics—and teaches others to do the same through his nonprofit, Bead Town.

Associate Dean of SFPA Bill Frederking to Retire

Karen Loop Named Associate Dean of Los Angeles Programs

Chicago Point Zero

The intersection of feminism and social practice is at the center of Columbia’s upcoming exhibition.

Why We Need 'truth talk' Now

Assistant professor of English Nicole Spigner writes on the impetus for Columbia’s 'truth talk' series and the need to address police brutality as a community.

A Seat at the Table

Recent alumni return to Columbia to discuss their post-graduation journeys as successful Black professionals.

Fo Wilson is the 2017 Paul R. Jones Lecturer and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at University of Delaware

It's Good to Hear Your Voice

Columbia partners with Lyric Opera to bring major industry leaders like Renée Fleming and Michelle Williams into the classroom.

Students First

New Dean of Students John Pelrine talks about how he envisions working with students and the larger Columbia community.

College Assembly to Hold Forum on Proposed Columbia Core Curriculum (February 27)

Columbia is a Feminist

Opening March 1, the Chicago Feminist Film Festival is screening what Hollywood won’t.

Dean Rasinariu on the New School of Graduate Studies

Dean Corey on a Bold New Core Curriculum Proposal

Dean Freedman on SMA's Investment in Change and Creating New Opportunities

Dean Ozuzu on SFPA’s Reimagining of Creative Practice

A Letter (and a Recipe) from Ames on Faculty Engagement and Communication

Going Back to Go Forward: The Invention of White People and its Relevance Today

Moving Curriculum Forward

Provost Wearden on curricular enhancements and recent academic appointments.

New Wave Journalism

With the increasing tension between the current White House administration and the media, how will the next generation of mulitimedia journalists tell their stories?

Investing in Our Mission

Columbia’s new Senior VP of Business Affairs and CFO shares his insights on Chicago, the college and how he views his role in changing the world.

Candidate Presentation for Chair of Art and Art History (Feb. 22)

A Curator in The Making

MFA student America Salomon's first foray into curating reveals a surprising body of work.

Candidate Presentation for Chair of Business and Entrepreneurship (Feb. 15)

The American Sign Language Department Hosts Celebration Service for Former Adjunct Faculty Member Patricia Coco Phadke

Associate Professor Laurence Minsky Releases “The Activation Imperative: How to Build Brands and Business by Inspiring Action” 

Theatre Faculty Joe Janes and Andrea Dymond Collaborate on "Our Christian Nation"