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Columbia classes cancelled today at 1306 and 1312 S. Michigan Ave. All other dance and music classes will be held at existing locations. Sherwood Community Music School classes will be rescheduled. Check back here for updates.

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Our Columbia story is a story of individuals from diverse backgrounds, places, and perspectives coming together to form a creative community. It’s a story about learning to live what you love.

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Tonya Pinkins

'96 Alumna

“I have to be on stage,” says Tonya Pinkins, who won a Tony for her performance as Sweet Anita in Jelly’s Last Jam. A native Chicagoan, she earned a writing degree from Columbia in 1996 and went on to author a book on how to “claim the life you deserve”—something this Columbia alum definitely knows how to do.

Tonya Pinkins

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Columbia’s Curriculum Responds to Industry Upheaval

The music business has changed dramatically in the past decade. Here’s how Columbia’s curriculum has responded to an industry in flux.

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Live What You Love

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Columbia takes a practical approach to arts and media education. Our programs, rooted in a rigorous liberal arts and sciences curriculum, encourage students to practice their craft, develop their voice, and prepare to spend their career doing what they love.

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Len Amato

Film & Video grad

Len Amato recalls that the faculty at Columbia College Chicago “wanted you to start making movies right away.” He’s never stopped since.

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Alana Wallace (BFA ’85)

Determined Dancer

Alana Wallace is the founder of Dance Detour, the first “physically integrated” dance company. She’s a strong example of a Columbia graduate who created a career that suits her passion.

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It is no secret to our Columbia College Chicago community that we offer the best student experience in higher education. Now we have the added endorsement of the Forbes list.

Forbes Names Columbia Among America’s Best Colleges

It is no secret to our Columbia College Chicago community that we offer the best student experience in higher education. Now we have the added endorsement of the Forbes list.

Columbia College Chicago’s Interactive Arts and Media students and a core team of six high school girls talk about gaming with Sugar Gamers, an all-girl gaming group.

Sugar Gamers Discussion

Columbia College Chicago’s Interactive Arts and Media students and a core team of six high school girls talk about gaming with Sugar Gamers, an all-girl gaming group.

Fernando Diaz, 30, once an editor at the Columbia Chronicle, is now managing editor of Hoy Chicago, the country's second-largest Spanish-language daily newspaper.

Meet Our Alumni: Fernando Diaz (B.A. ’04)

Fernando Diaz, 30, once an editor at the Columbia Chronicle, is now managing editor of Hoy Chicago, the country's second-largest Spanish-language daily newspaper.

Before Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin "caught the teaching bug," she was a career journalist.

Meet Our Faculty: Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, Journalism

Before Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin "caught the teaching bug," she was a career journalist.

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September 9, 2010

Albert P. Weisman Award Exhibition Opening Reception

5:00 pm

The Albert P. Weisman Award was established in’74 to encourage both undergraduate and graduate Columbia College Chicago students to complete projects in all fields of ...

Mano/Mundo/Corazón: Artists Interpret La Lotería Opening Reception

5:30 pm

Exhibition: September 9 – December 10 Opening Reception: September 9, 5:30 - 8:30pm La Lotería, the Mexican game of chance, has a centuries-long social history, and a broad reach in ...

Latino Heritage Celebration 2010 Welcome & ArtCrawl Celebration

6:00 pm

Join Latino Cultural Affairs as we kick off this year's Latino Heritage Celebration. Meet fellow Latino students, alumni, faculty, and staff. This will also be the official call for work ...

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Fantastic Landscapes Opening Reception

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Curious Constructions Exhibition Opening Reception

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