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Congratulations to the 5th Annual ILLO Award Winners

The showcase featured awards in 19 Illustration categories recognizing the best of work of students, alumni, faculty and community partnerships.

Laurence Minsky Examines Global Brand Management in New Book

An article by the associate professor was also recently featured in the Harvard Business Review.

New Digital Print Center Coming in Spring 2020

Slated to open during the Spring Semester 2020, the new Digital Print Center will be available to all students, faculty, and staff.

Fashion Design Alumnus to Appear on Bravo’s Project Runway

Delvin McCray ‘16 competes in season 18 of Bravo’s Project Runway

Photography Alumnus Receives Diane Dammeyer Fellowship

Jonathan Castillo MFA '19 is a previous Albert P. Weisman Award winner and has recently had his work featured in The New Yorker.

Chicago Reader Features Work of Graduate Student Julia Arredondo

Arredondo's current project, No More Lazy Lover Alter, is on display at The Arcade through February 11, 2020.

Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 2019-20 Programming Grant Awardees

Columbia faculty and staff members awarded grants from Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Cinema Professor's New Film Wins First-Ever Library of Congress Prize For Documentary

Ted Hardin, who has been an associate professor at Columbia since 1998, was recognized by the Library of Congress last month for his cinematography work on his new feature-length documentary, "Flannery."

Columbia Musical Theatre Performance Alums Headed to Broadway

Courtney Mack ’15 and Mallory Maedke ’14 join the Broadway production of Six.

Introducing the Shape What's Next Digital Ad Campaign

Ads for Columbia's first-ever, national digital advertising campaign will appear on Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube from now until January.

Associate Professor Elio Leturia Featured in Production of Exquisita Agonía

Journalism Associate Professor Elio Leturia is a featured cast member in Aguijón Theater's production of Exquisita Agonía.

��������Ƶ Film Student Produces Award-Winning Film, “Burning Cane,” Now Available on Netflix

��������Ƶ Student Mose Mayer produced "Burning Cane," which is now available on Netflix

Columbia Student, Former Television Professor Honored at Regional Emmy Awards

Richard Bernal, longtime adjunct professor in Columbia's Television department, and current TV Producing and Writing student Sarah Taschetta were both recognized for their work in film and broadcast at the 61st annual Regional Emmy Awards last weekend.

New Murals Added to the Wabash Arts Corridor

WAC showcases several new murals from local and international artists.

Shining a Light on Broadway

Theatre Design Associate Professor Heather Gilbert discusses her award-winning work in the Broadway play The Sound Inside.

Music Composition for the Screen Ranked Third Worldwide

Columbia Students Win First Place in Regionals for National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), American Advertisement Federation

Students head to national finals for second year in a row.

Four Columbia Students Named Finalists for E3 College Game Competition

The students created the game “Kakette Koi Yo” in the Interactive Arts and Media Department’s annual Indie Game Studio capstone and will compete in the finals June 13th.

Columbia’s Fusion Ensemble Wins DownBeat Magazine’s Annual Student Music Award

Led by faculty member Bill Boris, the student musicians won the “Best Small Combo” award in the undergraduate category.

Columbia Students Named Finalists for the Young Globals Competition

Two teams from Columbia created campaigns and were selected as finalists for the 2019 Young Globals competition, which were developed in Associate Professor Laurence Minsky’s Ad Awards Workshop

Student Kathryn Williams Named Semi-Finalist for the National Retail Federation Foundation “Next Generation” Scholarship

Williams is among 25 semi-finalists from colleges across the country; Winner will receive $25,000 toward their education.

2018 Year in Review: Shape What’s Next

A look back at some the past year’s highlights and accomplishments by ��������Ƶ’s creative and scholarly community.

Congratulations to All of Our Graduates

��������Ƶ celebrated the class of 2019 at this year's Commencement ceremonies.

Folayemi Wilson Named Artist for New CTA Station and Awarded Graham Foundation Grant

Co-Director of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Art and Art History Associate Professor Folayemi Wilson was named the artist for a new CTA station and was awarded a Graham Foundation Grant for her solo exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center. 

Commencement 2019 Celebrated Graduates and Distinguished Honorary Degree Recipients

��������Ƶ honored nearly 1,800 graduating students and three honorary degree recipients.

Video: "Birmingham, Alabama, 1963: Dawoud Bey/Black Star" at MoCP

Photography Professor and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Dawoud Bey discusses his current exhibition, which runs through July 7 at Columbia's Museum of Contemporary Photography.

2019 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar Erin McCarthy

Erin McCarthy is awarded a National Endowment of the Humanities stipend through the “Making Modernism: Literature and Culture in Chicago, 1893-1955” Summer Institute.

Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Announces Two Committees

The Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee grows into the DEI Executive Committee and the DEI Advisory Committee.

Alumni in Journalism Teach a Master Class

Deitra Farr ’81, 2018 Honorary Degree Recipient Mary Mitchell ’91, Jim Williams ’86, and Katherine Davis ’15 discuss their careers with students.

Twelve Students Travel to Paris for a Two-week Dance Intensive

Students from Columbia, one of only four participating U.S. institutions, will study with renowned dancers at the Centre national de la danse in Paris, France this summer.

“Work at Hand, Michael K. Paxton” to Screen at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center

Art and Art History and Design faculty member Michael K. Paxton will hold a conversation following the screening of the documentary “Work At Hand, Michael K. Paxton,” which chronicles his life as an artist.

Jim DeRogatis and His New Book Make the Case Against R. Kelly

Jim DeRogatis discusses how his decades of reporting led him to his new book, "Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly."

Emma Draves Presents “The Quiet Hours” at Dovetail Studios

Dance faculty member Emma Draves and Columbia alumni map the hours between dusk and dawn in a new dance performance.

A Philosopher and a Psychologist Discuss "The Emotional Mind"

Co-authors Stephen Asma and Rami Gabriel, in conversation with Colbey Reid, discuss their new book which explores how emotions are the largest part of the human mind.

Columbia’s Newly Tenured Faculty

This year’s newly tenured faculty members share more about themselves and their work.

Newly Tenured Faculty Members Announced

The Office of the Provost announced six faculty members achieved the rank of tenure.

Chris Eliopoulos Illustrates “Bach To The Rescue!!!”

The Illustration faculty member’s book, “Bach To The Rescue!!!,” has been named one of Amazon’s Best Books of the Month.

Luying Chen Presents at the American Comparative Literature Association's Annual Meeting

Chen’s presentation was part of a two-day seminar titled “Religion, Ethics, and the Secular in Literature: Intermediality, Intervention, or Conflict of the Faculties?”

Columbia Hosts the Chicago Comedy Film Festival and the Chicago Independent Film + TV Festival

Two sister festivals take place on campus the weekend of April 4.

Mark Schimmel’s "The Musician" Screened at the Midwest Independent Film Festival

Schimmel’s film, which had its world premiere on March 5, follows the relationship between a well-known musician and an aspiring artist.

"It's About the Girls": Journalist Jim DeRogatis Takes on R. Kelly

Music critic, journalist, and faculty member Jim DeRogatis details his decades-long journey uncovering the story behind R. Kelly and his alleged victims.

Stephen Asma and Rami Gabriel on "The Emotional Mind"

In “The Emotional Mind: The Affective Roots of Culture and Cognition,” co-authors Stephen Asma and Rami Gabriel argue that emotions play a leading role in the evolution of the human mind.

Intersectionality at the Heart of the 4th Annual Chicago Feminist Film Festival

Co-directors Michelle Yates and Susan Kerns reflect on some of the films that make this year’s festival “the best yet.”

C. Richard King Guest Edits “Journal of Hate Studies”

King edited an upcoming volume of the “Journal of Hate Studies” that covers how hate inserted itself into the 2016 US Presidential campaign.

Katharine Hamerton Presents Two Papers on Her Scholarship on Fashion and the French Enlightenment

Hamerton presented two scholarly papers this winter at the 2019 MLA Conference and the Modern France Workshop at the University of Chicago.

Sean Johnson Andrews Publishes New Book on Intellectual Property Rights

"The Cultural Production of Intellectual Property Rights: Law, Labor, and the Persistence of Primitive Accumulation" was published by Temple University Press this February.

Peter Cook at Emory University as Part of His “Flying Words Project”

Peter Cook’s “Flying Words Project,” which blends poetry and ASL, was performed in Atlanta.

The Dance Center and Red Clay Dance Company Win 2019 NEA Grants

The Dance Center of ��������Ƶ and alum Vershawn Sanders-Ward’s ’02 Red Clay Dance Company receive 2019 Art Works grants, the NEA’s principal grantmaking program. 

Norma Fay Green Receives 2018 Fulbright Dee Sarelas Service Award

Journalism Emeritus Professor named a Fulbright award recipient for her commitment to international study and global perspectives in education.

Ida B. Wells Drive Becomes First Downtown Street Named After a Woman or Person of Color

Wells’ great-granddaughter and ��������Ƶ faculty member Michelle Duster preserves and shapes history.

Special Presentation of Documentary "Microcosm"

Hosted by Lyric and Lecture, this event—a collaboration between faculty members, alumni, and students—will present ideas about the hidden universe within oceans.

Katie Paciga’s Research on Media Literacy and Participation with the American Library Association/Association for Library Service

Katie Paciga published research in a special issue of the Journal of Literacy and Technology and participated in selecting recipients for the Excellence in Early Learning Digital award.

Echo Magazine 2018: The Body Issue Wins Multiple Awards

Columbia students and faculty members collaborate on "Echo Magazine 2018 / The Body Issue," which has received multiple awards.

Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 2018-19 Programming Grant Awardees

Columbia faculty and staff members awarded grants from Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

K-J Mathieson’s Film "Corky" Receives 61st CINE Golden Eagle Award

K-J Mathieson is highlighted for her animation work, including her most recent short, "Corky."

The Next Generation of Philanthropy

With the new Tonika Johnson Scholarship for Photography, Tonika Johnson ’03 gives back to Columbia with purpose. Congratulations to first year student Nyia Sissac, the inaugural winner of the scholarship.

Chicago Feminist Film Festival Awarded Grant from Illinois Humanities

Co-directors Michelle Yates and Susan Kerns will use grant award to help expand the Chicago Feminist Film Festival, now in its fourth year.

Video: From Page to Screen: "On the Basis of Sex"

Former faculty member Daniel Stiepleman, the screenwriter of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic "On the Basis of Sex," recalls finding his voice and getting his big Hollywood break with the help of Karen Loop, associate dean of Los Angeles programs.

Madeleine Moore Burrell Playwriting Fellowship Created

Named after Columbia Trustee Madeleine Moore Burrell, the inaugural fellow for 2019 is Kristiana Rae Colón.

Students Awarded Scholarships from National Retail Foundation and YMA Fashion Scholarship Foundation

Columbia students earned $27,500 in national scholarships for their fashion design, merchandising, and marketing skills.

Michelle Duster Receives 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award

Dartmouth College recognizes the educator, activist, and author with an “Ongoing Achievement Award.”

Amy Mooney Appointed as Terra Foundation for American Art Visiting Professor at University of Oxford

Along with teaching at Oxford for the 2019-20 academic year, Art and Art History Associate Professor Amy Mooney will also be a Visiting Fellow at Worcester College.

Columbia Alums 2019 Grammy Nominees