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.

Reception Recognizes College’s First Honors Program GraduatesThe eight students who graduated with Honors this Spring represent the first cohort to complete the college’s Honors Program.
Education Department Relaunches Web siteThe new site is the result of a collaboration among faculty and staff from the Education
Department, the Office of Web Development, and the Office of the Dean
in the School of LAS.
Photo Faculty Myra Greene's Work Featured on New York Times BlogPhotography faculty Myra Greene’s current work, My White Friends, a series of portraits exploring questions of race and self-perception, is featured on the New York Times Lens blog.
Columbia Alumni and Band Maps and Atlases Return to Chicago for ShowColumbia alumni Dave Davison, Erin Elders, Shiraz Dada and Chris Hainey of the band Maps and Atlases returned to Chicago for a show on May 11, 2012.
WCRX-FM Wins National Radio Awards and Radio Students Win Best New Ad CompetitionCongratulations to Students Matt Brousseau, Amber Calderon, Dan
Pasquerelli, Amanda Wheaton and students from the WCRX Practicum.
School of Media Arts Seeking Applications for Position of Associate DeanThe Office of the Dean, School of Media Arts is seeking applications for an Associate Dean.

















Susan MrozFilm & Video
Ronald GreshamAudio Arts and Acoustics
Patrick JehleEnglish
Ann HemenwayFiction Writing
Adam BrooksArt + Design
James FalzoneFirst-Year Seminar


