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A destination for innovators for 135 years, Columbia College Chicago provides a hands-on, practice-based creative education grounded in liberal arts, technology, media, and business. Our students graduate career-ready, with creative and critical thinking skills, real-world problem-solving abilities, standout bodies of work, and industry connections to fuel their professional journeys and the creative economy.
Columbia College Chicago will award honorary Doctor of Arts degrees to acclaimed actor Joseph Sikora ’98 and Grammy-nominated producer and cultural innovator Marcos “Kosine” Palacios ’06 at the 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago.
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