Alum Krista Franklin at the Poetry Foundation

Katharine Hamerton at the Western Society for French History Annual Meeting

Faculty and Alum Finalists for the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Award

Fresh Connect Volume II Celebrates First Year of Columbia's Hip-Hop Minor

Immersive dance, music, and art networking event included performances by artists Gifted Keys and TStar.

2018 Service Award Celebration

Held on November 30, the Annual Service Award Celebration honors the faculty and staff who have worked at Columbia for five or more years.

Melanie Chambliss’ 2018 Recent Talks and Presentations

Library Signature Showcase Presents Carmelo Esterrich

History, Humanities, and Social Sciences Associate Professor Carmelo Esterrich’s new book examines a transformative time in the history of Puerto Rico.

Ruben Quesada Launches New Book "Revelations"

English and Creative Writing faculty member Ruben Quesada's book launch event on November 15 features Tara Betts, Kenyatta Rogers '09, and former faculty member T. Clutch Fleischmann.

National Alumni Board Member John Davies Promoted as Vice President of Technical Operations at CNN

CNN Chief Photojournalist and National Alumni Board Vice President Jeff Kinney ’87 and Davies ’88 discuss Columbia’s role in Davies’ career.

Tenena Soro Panelist at the 2018 Illinois Reading Council Conference

Journalism Associate Professor Elio Leturia Presents at the Annual Fulbright Association Conference in Mexico

Leturia’s presentation “Cross Borders and Culture” is part of the three-day event “Un Mundo, Muchas Voces” (One World, Many Voices).

Higher Learning Commission Visits Campus for Open Forums and Drop-In Sessions

All members of the college community are invited and encouraged to participate in the site visit on Nov. 5-6.

Robert Watkins Presented at the Association for Political Theory Annual Conference

Carmelo Esterrich to Present at the 13th Puerto Rican Studies Association Biennial Conference

Ava Chatterjee Co-presenter at the 2018 Illinois Math and Science Conference

Mat Rappaport’s "range" Featured in "Propositional Worlds"

Rami Gabriel Attends Black Metropolis Research Consortium Reunion

Student Center Reaches Major Construction Milestone

The construction of Columbia's first-ever student center nears completion as a final beam is hoisted into place. On October 15, 2018, the beam was signed by President Kwang-Wu Kim, Board of Trustees Chair Bill Wolf, students, and many more.

Laurence Minsky’s New Book Advertising Under One Hour

Columbia Honored at 2018 Joseph Jefferson Awards

Several Columbia alumni and faculty members were honored at Chicago’s top theatre awards, including Theatre alum Caroline Neff ’07 winning the top award Performer in a Principal Role—Play.

Madhurima Chakraborty Appointed New Honors Program Faculty Fellow

Soweto Day 1989 Walkathon in Chicago Featured in New Digital Exhibit

Theatre Reunion Weekend at the Newly Renovated Getz Theater Center

The Theatre Reunion Weekend features a special performance of the 2018-19 Mainstage season opener, “The Penelopiad” by Margaret Atwood and directed by AJ Ware ’09.

Dominic Calabrese Creates Publicity Club of Chicago Scholarship Awards

Suzanne Blum Malley Named Interim Senior Vice President and Provost; Stan Wearden Named President of Methodist University

Senior Associate Provost and Associate Professor of English Suzanne Blum Malley will serve as Columbia's interim senior vice president and provost, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

The College Archives and Special Collections Loans Fischetti Collection to Richard Nixon Presidential Library

Dennis McGuire Named New Interim Director of the Library

Alum Ronny Sage’s ShoppingGives Named Finalist for Timmy Award for “Best Tech Startup”

Shelby O’Hara Selected as a Winner for the Adobe MAX Contest

Undoing Racism Workshop and Follow-Up Sessions Announced

The Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office offers an additional Undoing Racism workshop and Unpacking the Undoing Racism follow-up sessions.

Carmelo Esterrich’s 'Concrete and Countryside: The Urban and Rural in 1950s Puerto Rican Culture' Reviewed

Elio Leturia Nominated for Alliance of Latino Theater Artists Award

Journalism Associate Professor Elio Leturia is nominated for an ALTA Award in the Outstanding Artistic Specialization category for his work in the play "La Muerte y La Doncella".

Film Alumni Return to Columbia to Share Expertise with Students

Appalachian Painter Michael K. Paxton Opens Exhibition and is the Subject of New Documentary by Peter Hartel

70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Ceremony Features Columbia Alumni

Congratulations to Alumni Annick Wolkan ’05, Christian Sprenger ’07, Tiffany S. Griffith ’92, Aidy Bryant '09, W. Kamau Bell, and Blake Loughran '18 for their contributions to this year's Emmy Awards.

Rami Gabriel’s Article “Do Psychotropic Drugs Enhance, or Diminish, Human Agency”

Humanities, History, and Social Sciences Chair C. Richard King Gives Keynote Address on Indigenous Mascots in European Sports

Columbia Featured Prominently in NewCity’s Art 50

Photographer Sasha Phyars-Burgess Receives 2018-19 Diane Dammeyer Fellowship

The Photography Department partners with Heartland Alliance to award the Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues.

Department Chair Peter Cook to be a Featured Performer at the Publishing American Sign Language Poetry Event

Faculty Member Mort Castle to be Executive Producer for New TV Series on Roku’s Terror TV

Associate Professor Teresa Prados-Torreira Selected as Vice President of the American Humor Studies Association

Musical Theatre Student Ariel Triunfo Wins 2018 Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence at The School at Jacob’s Pillow

The award is given to one dancer who exhibits "performance excellence and exemplary dedication to the field.”

Faculty Member Bruno Surdo to be Featured at the Gallery Victor Armendariz

Assistant Professor Gabriela Díaz de Sabatés Presents at Three International Conferences

Communication Associate Professor David Berner Releases ‘A Well Respected Man’ and More

Associate Professor Katie Paciga Presents at the ILA, Wins Grant from 100Kin10, and Publishes Research on Literacy

Associate Professor Amy Mooney Contributes Essay for Book Release at Symposium at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery

Philosophy Professor Stephen Asma awarded three-year grant from the Institute of Buddhist Studies and the Henry Luce Foundation

Michael A. Joseph Selected as College’s First Vice President of Enrollment Management

Columbia Hosts Mapping the Magazine 5 Conference

International conference gathers scholars and industry professionals to explore the state of magazines.

Faculty Member Amina Norman-Hawkins Talks With 'American Songwriter' About the Hip-Hop Studies Minor

New Co-Directors of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Named

Dance Associate Professor Raquel Monroe and Associate Professor of Art and Art History Folayemi Wilson will co-direct the office.

K-J Mathieson’s “Corky” Wins Best Animated Film at SOHO International Film Festival

Rosita M. Sands Appointed Interim Dean of School of Fine and Performing Arts

The distinguished music educator and scholar will begin serving a two-year appointment as interim dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts.

Michelle Duster to Release 'Michelle Obama's Impact on African American Women and Girls' in August

Columbia Students Win Fourth Place and Best Plans Book Award at NSAC in Chicago

Alum and Former Theatre Faculty Member David Cromer Wins Tony Award for "The Band’s Visit"

Alum and former Theatre faculty member David Cromer HDR ’17 directs the musical that has won ten Tony Awards.

Columbia Receives NEA Grant for “Big Read” Initiative to Focus on Immigration

Through the grant, Columbia’s Library will engage a dialogue on the American immigrant experience with Edwidge Danticat’s novel "Brother, I’m Dying," with the author visiting in the spring.

2018 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners Announced

Student Patricia Frazier Named National Youth Poet Laureate

Student Patricia Frazier becomes second National Youth Poet Laureate and Chicago's first.

Laurence Minsky on the French Open and Audio Branding for the European Business Review

Associate Professor Carmelo Esterrich’s ‘Concrete and Countryside: The Urban and the Rural in 1950s Puerto Rican Culture’ Now Out Via University of Pittsburgh Press

Columbia Students Included in BAFTA’s 2018 Student Film Awards Shortlist

Office of the Provost Announces New Faculty Ranks of Professor

Ensembles Receive Outstanding Recognition at Elmhurst, Collegiate Jazz Festivals

Office of the Provost Announces 2018 Excellence in Teaching Awards

Russell Vinick Awarded “Programming of the Year” Accolade from the Illinois Council of Orchestras

Jason Stephens Awarded EntrepreneurshipU Award for Best Graduate Entrepreneurship Course of the Year

‘Hotel Amerika’ Essay Selected for Best American Essay Anthology

Laurence Minsky Writes on Scent Branding for Harvard Business Review

Joan Giroux’s ‘eco monopolies’ Opens at the MCA on May 1

Chicago Independent Film (+TV) Festival, Directed by Brent Kado, Running April 28 and 29

Columbia Announces 2018 Faculty Emeritus Awards

Kevin and Deanna Cooper’s “The Go Cart” Takes Home Best Shorts Award

Stephanie Banes’ ‘Who R U?’ Selected for American College Dance Association’s National College Dance Festival

‘Manlife,’ Produced by Susan Kerns, Now Available for Streaming

Jan-Henry Gray MFA ’16 Wins 17th Annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize

Associate Professor Bill Boris’ Album ‘Bright Moments’ Out Now

Associate Professor Douglas Reichert Powell's New Book 'Endless Caverns' to Release April 23

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Awards Fellowships to Students of Color

Fred Camper to Exhibit at Evanston Art Center’s ‘Multiple Perspectives’

Patricia McNair’s ‘And These Are the Good Times’ Named Montaigne Medal Finalist

Faculty Member Michelle Duster Lends Her Voice as Ida B. Wells

Business and Entrepreneurship faculty member and author Michelle Duster voices the words of her great-grandmother Ida B. Wells in “The Daily” podcast. As part of their ongoing “Overlooked” series, The New York Times published Wells’ obituary more than 85 years after her death.

NBC-Chicago Features Columbia Student NRF Winners

Columbia students make headlines after winning first and second place at the 2018 National Federation Student Challenge Competition. Video included here.

Columbia Students to Attend South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival for AEMMP Practicum and Other Classes

Andrea Salcedo and Elio Leturia Collaborate for Univision Piece on Chicago Feminist Film Festival

Sam Weller Presents as Guest of Honor at StokerCon 2018

Black Student Union's 30th Anniversary Speech Delivered by Cameron Hubert

“GEMA,” Edited by Film Alum Cameron Yergler ’08, Now Streaming on HBO Services

Laurence Minsky’s ‘The Activation Imperative: How to Build Brands and Business by Inspiring Action’ Now in Paperback

Mark Rosati Appointed Vice President of Strategic Communications and External Relations

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan to Premiere "Formosa" March 2 and 3

Curriculum Changes for Academic Year 2018-19

Remembering Trustee Emeritus, Distinguished Historian, and Longtime Ebony Executive Editor Lerone Bennett Jr. (1928-2018)

‘Madtown,’ Co-Produced by David Spodak, Now Available on DVD and Streaming Services

Associate Professor Crom Saunders Helps Develop Interpreting Training Program Curriculum in Ecuador

Elio Leturia's 'No Literal' on Display at the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago Through February 22

Andrew Causey's 'Drawn to See: Drawing as an Ethnographic Method' Named Outstanding Academic Title by American Library Association

Matthew Shenoda Named Judge of 2018 Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize

Associate Professor KJ Mathieson's Animation 'Corky' Takes Home Best Professional Animation Award from Blue Plum Animation Festival

Music faculty member Ellen Winters named Best Jazz Musician by the Shepherd Express

Associate Professor Laurence Minsky on Trust and Engagement in Marketing for 'The European Business Review'

Spring 2018 Teaching Track Promotions

Photographers Present the Personal Through the Historical in ‘Traversing the Past’

Fashion Student and Recent Graduate Awarded YMA Fashion Scholarship Funds

Columbia Students Take First and Second Place at NRF Foundation’s 2018 Student Challenge Competition

Dean Ozuzu to present “Project Tool” installation at Chicago Cultural Center January 25-February 8, 2018

Praise for Inaugural Performance from Recent Dance Graduates and Students

Columbia faculty and alum named in Newcity's “Players 2018: Top Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago”

Creative Writing Alum Jacob Saenz ’05 Wins American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize

Faculty Member Mark Schimmel’s Short Film “Kill the Light” Premiering January 2018

Associate Professor Jeanne Ellen Petrolle to Publish "Dancing With Ophelia: Reconnecting Madness, Creativity, and Love"

Associate Professor Brendan Riley Publishes "The Digital Age Detective: Mysteries in a Changing Landscape of Literacy"

Matthew Shenoda Named Guest Editor for Academy of American Poets 2018 Poem-A-Day Project

Business and Entrepreneurship Associate Professors Contribute to Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association

Columbia College Chicago Sells 820 S. Michigan Building

Columbia's National Alumni Board Rallies Around #GivingTuesday Campaign

Columbia Students Awarded Two Finalist Spots in NRF Student Challenge Finals

Columbia Faculty, Alumni, and Students bring ‘Dorkumentary Live!' to Stage 773

Cinema and Television Arts Faculty Member Publishes ‘Ironix’

Associate Professor Fo Wilson Awarded Artist Residency

Actress and Alum Nadine Velazquez ’01 to Appear at Open House

Remembering Columbia's First Lifetime Trustee, Sydney Smith Gordon (1923-2017)

Halloween Event Raises Memorial Scholarship Funds for Columbia Students

Associate Professor Katie Paciga Selected for ALSC Committee

Associate Professor Mat Rappaport Presents 'range'

Columbia Co-hosts Future of Media and Policy Panel Discussion

Elio Leturia Presents 'No Literal' at Harold Washington Library

Education Associate Professor Dr. Katie Paciga Authors Child Development Report

Diane Dammeyer Fellow Anahid Ghorbani '17 to Give Artist Talk

Aleksandar Hemon on Writing for 'Sense8' in 'The New Yorker'

Associate Professor Rami Gabriel To Perform at World Music Festival

Lena Waithe '06 Makes History

Waithe is the first African-American woman to win an Emmy for outstanding writing in a comedy series.

Sue Mroz and Carolina Posse Take 'The Scary Ham' to Festivals Around the Country

Cinema and Television Arts Faculty Member Brent Kado is the Executive Director of the Chicago Comedy Film Festival

The 7th annual juried festival will run November 9-12 and feature more than 40 titles

Matthew Shenoda on Contemporary African Women's Poetry in 'World Literature Today'

English and Creative Writing Professor and Dean of Academic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion published in 'World Literature Today'

Associate Professor Laurence Minsky on Brand Activation for 'The European Business Review'

Chicago Tribune Profiles Onye Ozuzu and 'Project Tool'

The Dance Professor and Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts spoke with the Tribune on her current project.

Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to Open 'Portrait of a Soldier' Memorial at Columbia Library

Canvas Training Rollout for Faculty

Associate Professor of Music Ilya Levinson Composes for ‘Raunchy Little Musical’

Electric Lit Serializes Creative Writing Professor Joe Meno’s Story ‘Star Witness’

Dance Movement Therapy and Counseling Graduate Student Awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award

American Sign Language Performers Are Taking ASL Comedy to the Next Level

Candidate Presentations for the Assistant Vice Provost of Global Education

Aurora Community Television and Columbia Form Partnership

Erin McCarthy Appointed Interim Chair of Humanities, History, and Social Sciences

Dean Ozuzu Wins 2017-18 Creation and Development Fund from the National Performance Network

Kenneth Daley publishes on the work of Victorian writer Walter Pater

Graduate Student Quinn Davis Awarded Schweitzer Fellowship

Poetry Alum Releases Debut Album “The Kid Hartha Experience”

Elio Leturia Wins Lisagor Award For “Tita Turns 100”

Kevin Christophersen Encourages Self-Care in “Building Your Emotional Muscle”

Nate Bakkum Appointed Associate Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts

American Sign Language Chair Peter Cook Wins 2017 Storytelling Hall of Fame Award

Fusion Ensemble Wins In 40th Annual Downbeat Student Music Awards

Cinema Art and Science Faculty Member Martin Bernstein Editing Work Featured In “The Orange Story” 

Associate Professor K-J Mathieson’s “Corky” Selected for Film Festival

Matthew Shenoda Promoted to Professor

Columbia Chronicle General Manager Chris Richert Elected President of CMBAM

Excellence in Teaching Award Presentations To Be Held May 24

Journalism Associate Professor Elio Leturia Wins Award of Excellence

Mary Filice Appointed Chair of the Business and Entrepreneurship Department

Duncan MacKenzie Appointed Chair of the Art and Art History Department

Assistant Professor Susan Kerns' “Manlife: The Last of the Lawsonians” Selected for 2017 Chicago Underground Film Festival  

Laurence Minsky Discusses Brand Activation, Audio Branding, and Social Selling With Fjorgecast

Eric Scholl Appointed Interim Chair of Cinema and Television Arts

Columbia College Chicago Library's Excellence in Academic Libraries Award Ceremony

Columbia College Chicago Celebrates Administrative Professionals Week

Part-Time Faculty Member Francine J. Sanders’ “Behind the Wall” Nominated for Lisagor Award

Associate Professor Elio Leturia’s 'Tita Turns 100' Nominated for Lisagor Award

2017 Tenured Faculty Announced

Candidate Presentations for Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

2016 Dammeyer Fellow Ervin Johnson’s #InHonor Images Featured in 2017 Illinois Poverty Report

Gary Michael Schultz Returns to Columbia with Advanced Screening of “Vincent N Roxxy”

Dance Department Chair Presentation

Neil Pagano Appointed Associate Provost for Accreditation and Assessment

Dean Corey Invites You to "Creativity and the City"

Humanities, History and Social Sciences professor Dominic Pacyga, PhD, will present on the history of Chicago's creative spirit.

The College Assembly Presents: "Let’s Talk About Sex"

Jeff Spitz Leads Students to Real Production Jobs With "The Doc Unit"

Alum Tim Stipan Works With Martin Scorsese on “Silence”

Laurie Lawlor Publishes “Super Women: Six Scientists Who Changed the World”

Theatre Faculty Joe Janes and Andrea Dymond Collaborate on "Our Christian Nation"

Christopher Blake Challenges Health Stigmas in “Tolerance”

Adjunct Faculty Member John Mossman Directs “By The Bog Of Cats”

Cinema Art and Science Chair Bruce Sheridan at Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara

Associate Professor Ron Fleischer’s “Open Carry, USA” Premieres at Cleveland International Film Festival

Associate Professor Kevin Cooper Will Produce ‘Bury the Lead’

Ellen Winters Nominated for Best Jazz Artist at Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards

Associate Professor Jeff Spitz Hosts “Return of Navajo Boy: Media, Advocacy and the Law"

Graduate Studies Administrative Assistant Bethany Brownholtz Collaborates With Creative Arts Therapies Alum

Advertising, Radio and Broadcast Journalism Students Collaborate for Bilingual Campaign Addressing Domestic Violence

Michael Paxton’s "Dark Water Baby" Featured in 'Obsession, Improvisation, Collaboration'

Laurence Minsky’s “Audio Branding: Using Sound to Build Your Brand” Available March 28

RoseAnna Mueller Interviewed on her Research as Fulbright Scholar

Fusion Ensemble Performs at Notre Dame 59th Annual Collegiate Jazz Fest

Karen Loop Named Associate Dean of Los Angeles Programs

Associate Dean of SFPA Bill Frederking to Retire

Fo Wilson is the 2017 Paul R. Jones Lecturer and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at University of Delaware

College Assembly to Hold Forum on Proposed Columbia Core Curriculum (February 27)

Going Back to Go Forward: The Invention of White People and its Relevance Today

Candidate Presentation for Chair of Business and Entrepreneurship (Feb. 15)

Candidate Presentation for Chair of Art and Art History (Feb. 22)

The American Sign Language Department Hosts Celebration Service for Former Adjunct Faculty Member Patricia Coco Phadke

Associate Professor Laurence Minsky Releases “The Activation Imperative: How to Build Brands and Business by Inspiring Action” 

Theatre Faculty Joe Janes and Andrea Dymond Collaborate on "Our Christian Nation"

Assistant Professor Susan Kerns Presenting at Art House Convergence 2017 Annual Conference Panel

Adjunct Faculty Member Brent Kado’s "A Short History of Drugs in the Valley" now Available on Amazon Video

Jacob Chartoff’s Work With GLUCK+ Wins Citation in 2016 Residential Architect Design Awards

"It’s You," a Comedic Web Series From Adjunct Faculty Members Cheryl Graeff and Jeffrey Jon Smith

Tribute Honors Retirement of Director Howard Sandroff at The University of Chicago

'Freedom and Vengeance on Film' from Associate Professor Rob Watkins

Peter Cook to Lecture at the International Festival of Deaf Folklore

Rozell “Prexy” Nesbitt Featured in the PBS Documentary “Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise”

Office of the General Counsel Presents a Contract Seminar

Mary Kroeck to Direct “Real Women Have Curves” with First All-Latina Cast at Northeastern Illinois University

The Columbia College Chicago Assembly Presents 2016 Election: A Community Conversation

Black Girls Break Bread at Columbia College Chicago on December 1

Andrew Causey's New Book Out in November, Presents At 34th World Congress of Art History

Columbia College Chicago Assembly on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

FGI Chicago and Google Present The New Realities: A Retail Symposium

Film Screening of "Food Patriots" with Filmmakers Jeff Spitz and Jennifer Amdur Spitz

Michael K. Paxton Solo Exhibition at Linda Matney Gallery

Elio Leturia's Documentary "Tita Turns 100" Screening October 26

Dance Center wins Driehaus Foundation Grant and premieres alum Philip Elson's "The Fifth"

Major Gift Donated to Columbia College Chicago Library

Theatre Alum Behzad Dabu '08 Joins 'How to Get Away with Murder' Cast

Judy Natal to Give Keynote Address for Chicago Climate Festival

Elio Leturia presents work at the Chicago Public Library

Michael K. Paxton presents at PechaKucha 20x20 Chicago Vol. 39

Columbia Featured at the Chicago 5th Star Awards

New installation by Sabina Ott at Art Expo 2016

Dr. Raymond Lohne publishes in The Yearbook of German-American Studies

WCRX is a finalist in the 2016 CBI National Student Production Awards

Save the Date for Faculty/Staff Convocation

Dance Center Announces 2016-17 Presenting Season

'Petcoke: Tracing Dirty Energy' at the MoCP ends soon

Columbia Faculty and Alum Nominated for 2016 Jeff Award

Columbia Named Top College for Comedians

Theatre alum Courtney Mack (BA '15) named "Hot New Face of Theater 2016" by the Tribune

Radio associate professor David Berner releases new novel

Paul Catanese: Visible From Space at the Chicago Cultural Center