Columbia has designed academic programs that prepare students to excel as professionals in the arts, media, and communications.
Equally important, the LAS Core Curriculum provides students with the breadth and depth that are the hallmarks of a truly educated person. These two elements—the core curriculum and a specialized major—enable students to thrive in a world of challenges and opportunities that are as yet unforeseen.
As students complete their course work, they compile a body of work that constitutes a record of their artistic and intellectual development. Students are encouraged to consciously connect their academic achievements with their artistic endeavors and to reflect on their development.

Spring 2012 LAS Dean's Lecture is Feb. 23Join Dean Deborah H. Holdstein for the Spring 2012 LAS Dean’s Lecture, as she welcomes renowned rhetorician, author, editor, and educator Dr. Kathleen Blake Yancey.
Students in Honors Program Course Collaborate with Museum on ProjectThe students’ oral history projects are a part of a publicly
accessible permanent collection at the National Veterans Art Museum.
Faculty Jay Wolke to Speak and Sign Books at The Book StallJay Wolke, Chair of the Art + Design Department, speaks about and signs his new book, Architecture of Resignation: Photographs from the Mezzogiorno Friday, February 17, 2012 at 6:30 pm at The Book Stall.
Photography Faculty Joel DeGrand Exhibits in IndianaPhotography faculty Joel DeGrand is exhibiting Uniforms, Outfits & Accessories at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster, IN February 12-April 15, 2012.
Students Cover Iowa CaucusesFifteen graduate and undergraduate students from Columbia spent three days in Iowa interviewing analysts, voters, campaign staff and candidates’ family members during the first presidential nominating contest of 2012 as part of a J-term class. View a documentary about students'...
Spinner Named Fishback WriterJackie Spinner, assistant professor in the Journalism department, has been invited to Washington and Lee University in Virginia as the 2012 Fishback Visiting Writer, where she will meet with students and deliver a public lecture in February.

















Ann HemenwayFiction Writing
Adam BrooksArt + Design
Carol RozanskyEducation
James FalzoneFirst-Year Seminar
Suzanne McBrideJournalism
Michael FryTelevision


