Dinello, a journalist and filmmaker who has written two other books and contributed chapters to several others, is a professor emeritus at Columbia College Chicago, where he taught in the film and video department for 33 years.
Emmy award-winning producer Lena Waithe will be honored with the Creative Impact in Producing Award at the Palm Springs Film Festival as part of Variety‘s 10 Directors to Watch brunch, presented by AT&T.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications will host a discussion at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 on the second installment of the Lifetime documentary series Surviving R. Kelly Part ll: The Reckoning.
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, long committed to offering Chicago's small and mid-sized contemporary dance companies opportunities for artistic development and performance, announces the first Richard H. Driehaus Commissioned Artist: Lucky Plush Productions.
Audio arts and acoustics alum, Chris Classick, has been responsible for honing, shaping and cultivating some of America’s best hip-hop over the past 13 years.
The Second City's touring ensembles can offer a glimpse into the future of funny. The brand synonymous with improv comedy heads to Beverly Arts Center for a holiday-themed show.
Grounded in Black imagination, self-determination, and love, Folayemi Wilson’s Dark Matter: Celestial Objects as Messengers of Love in These Troubled Times serves as an homage to her early influences.
"Let You In," the new video from Arkansas native Jessica Ott, who records as Whoa Dakota, is a bucolic, summery affair that shows Ott in woods and streams around her then-home in Whites Creek, Tenn.
Interdisciplinary Arts alum Leo Selvaggio MFA ’14 is included in this list of artists “re-thinking the politics of the face” for their masks designed to thwart automated facial recognition software.
Neo-Futurists associate director and Theatre faculty member Jen Ellison helped create the new play Tangles & Plaques, which “demystifies dementia and memory care” and runs through August 16 at Theater on the Lake.
Music alum David James, who plays guitar in the Detroit-based R&B band Firewalkers, is interviewed in this profile on the band and frontwoman Laura Mendoza.
Cinema and Television Arts faculty member Emily Railsback returned to her hometown of Hillsboro, Kansas, to create a short film examining gun violence “from a Mennonite woman’s perspective.”
Theatre technical directory and faculty member Grant Sabin designed the set for Keep Your Guard Up, Smitty Harbinger, a one-person comedy opening in Hammond, Indiana this month.
Photography faculty member Paul D’Amato is interviewed on his work with publishing project Skylark Editions, which was partially funded with a faculty grant from Columbia.
English Associate Professor Jim DeRogatis is interviewed on his new book, which chronicles his years of reporting on allegations of abuse against musician R. Kelly.
Journalism alum and longtime Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell ’91 HDR ’19 announced she will scale back her workload as a writer and editorial board consultant for the newspaper moving forward.
Theatre alum and Alaska Native June Thiele ’09 is writing the first episode of the new PBS show Molly of Denali, which is centered on an Alaska Native girl.
American Sign Language Associate Professor K. Crom Saunders works as a consultant on the show CHI-nanigans, where he provides accurate ASL translations for the series.
Theatre assistant professor Jermaine Hill, who will serve as Music Director and Conductor for the Goodman Theater’s upcoming production of The Music Man, is profiled.
Fashion Studies Associate Professor Virginia Heaven is interviewed on the new exhibit she curated “Silver Screen to Mainstream,” on display now at the Chicago History Museum.
Art and Design alum Amber Favorite ’98, who co-owns the popular letterpress print shop A. Favorite, discusses the shop’s successful Kickstarter funding round and their move to a new storefront in Albany Park.
Alum and former Photography faculty member Virginia Narsete ’83 is featured on her work advocating for an all-woman veteran “honor flight” from Illinois to Washington, D.C.
Communication Associate Professor Curtis Lawrence, who brought his class to the Defender offices, is interviewed on-camera on the importance and legacy of the Chicago Defender, which printed its final issue yesterday. Additional coverage: ABC 7 (Video)
Journalist and English and Creative Writing Associate Professor Jim DeRogatis is featured on this week’s “Popcast” podcast, where he and other writers discuss how musical acts can be divisive.
Photography alum Daniel Ramos’s ’03 exhibition The Land of Illustrious Men opens Friday, July 12 at the Filter Photo gallery. The exhibition was curated by Photography Professor Paul D’Amato.
The new “Silver Screen To Mainstream: American Fashion in the 2910s and ‘40s” exhibition, curated by Fashion Studies Associate Professor Virginia Heaven, is on display now at the Chicago History Museum.
Photography Professor Dawoud Bey’s exhibition Birmingham, Alabama, 1963: Dawoud Bey/Black Star is included in this round-up of ten things to do this weekend in Chicago.
Community activist and Theatre alum Precious Brady-Davis ’13 explains that her activism was inspired largely by a taking an LGBT history course at Columbia.
Journalism alum and WDIV Detroit 4 anchor Evrod Cassimy ’06 is profiled on his journalism career and his passion for music upon the release of his debut R&B album Newzic.
Journalism alums Tonika Johnson ’03 and Darryl Holiday ’12 are among this year’s recipients of the Field Foundation’s “Leaders for a New Chicago” award.
Columbia was selected as the recipient of a $50,000 donation to create an endowed scholarship fund for the School of Fine and Performing Arts in memory of longtime Paradigm Talent Agency executive Chip Hooper. More coverage at Pollstar.
Film alum Sandrel “Sanicole” Young’s short film “Training Wheels” will be showcased at the Real to Reel with Omari Hardwick national film competition and local screening tour that celebrates and supports emerging black filmmakers.
Columbia’s Getz Theater Center’s costume and prop shops helped facilitate the creation of Finnegan Kuzniar’s Galacto superhero costume, which was supported by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois. More coverage at the Chicago Sun-Times.
English Associate Professor of Instruction Jim DeRogatis joined Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air to discuss his nearly two decades covering allegations of abuse against musician R. Kelly. Additional coverage on WGN.
Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography Karen Irvine is mentioned as a juror for the Camera USA 2019 photography competition.
English and Creative Writing Associate Professor Jim DeRogatis is featured for the release of his book Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly. The book will be available for purchase tomorrow, June 4. Additional coverage at The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, New York Post, and Variety.
True Kids 1 Classroom Media Productions, an educational multimedia journalism nonprofit in partnership with Columbia’s media education lab, is highlighted.
Music faculty member Fengshi Yang will present a new composition at a commemorative concert in Naperville for the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Interdisciplinary artist Rashid Johnson ’00 will have a piece, Untitled Microphone Sculpture, 2018, featured at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.
“Two Wings: The Music of Black America in Migration,” a new show at Symphony Center, includes a performance of “Lamentations” by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, a composer who “spent the twilight of his career at the Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College Chicago.”
Art and Design alum Nancy Angelopoulos ’95 recently closed her coffee house Sip after twenty years, saying she’s excited for her next adventure in life.
Communication Associate Professor Curtis Lawrence is interviewed in this piece on former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel’s new jobs in journalism and the media response to his controversial The Atlantic article It’s Time To Hold American Elites Accountable for Their Abuses.
English and Creative Writing Professor Tony Trigilio, Associate Professor Sam Weller, and faculty member Ruben Quesada are included in this annual round-up of influential Chicago writers and educators.
Humanities, History, and Social Sciences Professor Emeritus and notable historian Dominic Pacyga is quoted in this article about Chicago’s past mayors.
Designed by alum Anna Kunz and artist Emmanuel Pratt, the Theatre Garden will serve as a new addition to the Taste of Chicago Festival. More coverage at Pantagraph.
Film alum and Head of Effects Animation for Disney’s Frozen 2 Marlon West ’85 is mentioned for being a part of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Dance Associate Professor and Co-Director of Academic DEI Raquel Monroe will choreograph work as part of Thurman Barker and Ben LaMar Gay: South Side Suite and Hecky Naw! Angles! at the Museum of Contemporary Art this summer.
The dance company’s founder Shirley Mordine also helped to form the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, the city’s first undergraduate dance program committed to developing contemporary dancers.
Cinema and Television Arts faculty member Danny Kravitz and alum Chris Charles ’07 wrote the screenplay for The Minuteman, a new film directed by Academy Award-nominee Robert Lorenz and starring Liam Neeson. Additional coverage in Deadline.
Fashion Studies Associate Professor Virginia Heaven curated the exhibition at the Chicago History Museum, which “explores the emergence of a distinctively American glamour.”
Television and Theatre alum Grant Melton ’10 is highlighted for his recent Emmy win in the Outstanding Informative Talk Show Category for his work on the Rachael Ray Show.
Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat is interviewed on her career, her activism, and her recent keynote address as part of the Library’s NEA Big Read celebration.
A student-and-faculty journalism project, Austin Talks, is included in this article about local communication ecologies and their impact on their communities.
Alum Andrzej Warzocha MFA ’08, who was part of the inaugural Music Composition for the Screen MFA 2008 class, won a Daytime Emmy as part of the sound team for The Young and the Restless.
Art and Art History Associate Professor and Co-Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Folayemi Wilson will create the art for the new station, which broke ground on Friday and is expected to open in 2021. More coverage at Chicago Tribune, Mass Transit Mag, Block Club Chicago, and the CTA news site.
Photography Professor Dawoud Bey is featured for his rare photographs of artist David Hammons, which will go on display in a special section at Frieze.
Fashion Studies students Molly Quinn and Carlos Osuna took home the first and third place awards for the 18th annual Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence competition. More coverage at Windy City Times.
English and Creative Writing alum Elizabeth Iliana Regan ’05 will turn over her Michelin star restaurantElizabeth to chef Jenner Tomaska for the next couple of months, while Regan travels.
Hip-hop star Kweku Collins will headline the Manifest Urban Arts Festival, an event featuring live music, dance, and art exhibitions created and curated by Columbia students. More coverage at Make it Better.
Business and Entrepreneurship alum Christopher Smith, who performs under the name Smino, is featured for his energetic performance at Emo’s in Austin, Texas.
Communication Associate Professor Jackie Spinner has been named editor of Gateway Journalism Review, the newsletter and quarterly print magazine published by Southern Illinois University School of Journalism.
Columbia is mentioned for hosting part of the Chicago Humanities Festival, which includes a presentation by notable mycologist Peter McCoy titled “Mushroom Power.”
As a part of the Manifest Urban Arts Festival, the Cinema Art and Science Advanced Practicum, which features graduating Cinema and Television Arts student work, is mentioned.
Several Columbia faculty, staff, and alumni are nominated for 2019 Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago’s top theatre award. The winners will be announced on June 3. Additional coverage at Chicago Tribune and BroadwayWorld.
Filmmaker and alum Laura Farber ’06 discusses her experience as a freshman at Columbine High School, where 13 people were killed in 1999—at the time, the deadliest high school shooting in history.
During his decades-long career, Coppock, known as the "Godfather of Sports," worked in television, radio, and print in Chicago, Indianapolis and New York. More coverage at Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and CLTV.
Columbia Career Center staff member Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez wins the aldermanic runoff in the 33rd ward against incumbent Deb Mell by a margin of 13 votes.
Columbia’s new transfer agreement with Oakton College, a guaranteed admission program that awards scholarships to transfer students, is featured in this roundup of the college’s new partnerships.
Fashion Studies Associate Professor Virginia Heaven is interviewed on the exhibit Silver Screen to Mainstream: American Fashion in the 1930s and ’40s, which she guest curated for the Chicago History Museum. More coverage at WTTW.
Fashion Studies Associate Professor Virginia Heaven guest curates the exhibition which “explores how a glamorous new American style emerged from the harsh realities of a tumultuous era.”
Floral murals will be painted by renowned Detroit-based Shanghainese artist Ouizi (Louise Jones, nee Chen), known for painting the exterior of the Sherwood Music School at Columbia as part of the Wabash Arts Corridor.
Fashion Studies Associate Professor and guest curator Virginia Heaven discusses the new exhibit Silver Screen to Mainstream: American Fashion in the 1930s and '40s, on display now at the Chicago History Museum.
The new HBO adaptation of Richard Wright's novel Native Son, with a screenplay from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Rashid Johnson ’00, is reviewed. Additional coverage in The Atlantic, The Undefeated, The Chicago Sun-Times, The AV Club, and The Root.
WWE Superstar Becky Lynch, whose real name is Rebecca Quin, is interviewed on her life and career, including her time as a student at the Dublin Institute of Technology and an exchange student at Columbia.
Fashion Studies Associate Professor Virginia Heaven is quoted on the new exhibition she guest curated for the Chicago History Museum, titled Silver Screen to Mainstream: American Fashion in the 1930s and ‘40s.
Cinema and Television Arts alum Laura Farber ’06, who is a survivor of the 1999 Columbine shooting, will screen her documentary We Are Columbine at the Music Box Theatre the day it becomes available for streaming on iTunes.
Alum and Business and Entrepreneurship faclty member Calid Bowen MAM ’11 is interviewed on his new song “Vacay,” which includes each of the 54 countries in Africa.
DEI Co-Director and Art and Art History Associate Professor Folayemi Wilson’s solo exhibition at Hyde Park Art Center runs from March 24-July 14. More coverage on Wilson’s work at Chicago Citizens Newspaper.
A new HBO adaptation of the novel Native Son, written by Putlizer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by alum Rashid Johnson ’00 and premieres April 6, is discussed.
Former Art and Art History faculty member McArthur Binion is featured in this story on the recent rediscovery and popularity of a wave of contemporary Black artists whose work was largely overlooked in the ~1970s-’00s.
Photography Chair Peter Fitzpatrick will be the 2019 Eyes on Main Street Festival education director, where he will supervise Columbia Photography students and alums who will conduct workshops for more than 100 Wilson youths.
Internship and Career Advisor for Theater and Dance and Puerto Rican activist Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez’s aldermanic runoff is mentioned as a “race to watch.”
Fashion Studies students will have cosmic and space-inspired designs in Macy’s display windows on State Street as part of the “Out of this World Flower Show.”
Photography Professor and 2017 MacArthur Fellow Dawoud Bey is interviewed on “making the invisible visible” through his current exhibition, Night Coming Tenderly, Black, on display at the Art Institute of Chicago through April 14.
Film alum Ayanna Floyd Davis MFA ’98 and Television alum Lena Waithe ’06, who are creating the second season of Waithe’s The Chi on Showtime, are highlighted as black women showrunners who are opening doors in the television industry.
The 2019 Chicago Comedy Film Festival, which features films that include Fred Armisen, Mel Brooks, Angela Kinsey, Patton Oswalt, and Jaleel White, screens at Columbia.
Theatre alum and Emmy-nominated comedian Aidy Bryant ’09 talks to Terry Gross about how her personal experiences inform her new show, which she co-wrote with journalist Lindy West.
Dance alum Marceia L. Scruggs ’17, who will give a presentation at the La Femme Dance Festival, is interviewed. The biennial festival celebrates black women choreographers and also features Dance alum Vershawn Sanders-Ward ’02 and Director of the Dance Presenting Series Ellen Chenoweth.
Alum Aleali May is featured for her third collaboration with the Air Jordan brand, moving from Air Jordan 1 to the Air Jordan 6, which is considered by some to be the brand’s best silhouette to date.
Business and Entrepreneurship alum Shreya Nagarajan Singh ’17 is featured for her work in managing roles from the Chennai Photo Biennale, to managing Utsavam 2019, to the Dakshin Chitra festival, and others.
Dance alum Vershawn Sanders-Ward ’02 and Director of the Dance Presenting Series Ellen Chenoweth are mentioned for their roles in “La Femme,” a biennial dance festival celebrating black women choreographers.
Cinema and Television Arts Associate Professor Ron Falzone hosts a post-film discussion during AsianPop–UpCinema – SeasonEight, which opens March 12 and features 16 films from across the Asian Continent.
The new guaranteed transfer agreement, which also includes a renewable scholarship, will streamline the transfer process and allow students to focus on their coursework.
The Gayle King Interview With R. Kelly, aired on March 8, includes the voices of faculty member Jim DeRogatis, who has been investigating the allegations since 2000.
Photography alum Clarissa Bonet’s MFA ’12 work will be on exhibit at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart as part of the 2019 Women in the Arts program. More coverage at Illinois Patch.
The Season 3 premiere of Better Things, which features character Max enrolling in Columbia and moving into her dorm room, is reviewed. More coverage at AV/TV Club.
The Hokin Project Gallery’s presentation of Fulfilled Fantasies: Contemporary Chicago Drag Works is mentioned as one of the top things to do in Chicago this week.
Photography Professor and 2017 MacArthur Fellow Dawoud Bey’s Birmingham, Alabama, 1963: Dawoud Bey/Black Star will be featured at the MoCP starting April 11.
English and Creative Writing alum Iliana Regan ’05 has been named a 2019 James Beard Award semifinalist in the “Best Chef: Great Lakes” category for her restaurant, Kitsune.
Photojournalism alum Tonika Johnson, whose latest project “Folded Map” seeks to introduce Chicago residents to their “map twins” on opposite ends of the city, is interviewed.
The 4th annual Chicago Feminist Film Festival, organized by HHSS Associate Professor Michelle Yates and Cinema and Television Arts Associate Professor Susan Kerns, is highlighted.
The Season 3 premiere of Better Things, which features Max enrolling in Columbia and moving into her dorm but which was filmed in Los Angeles, is reviewed.
Columbia Trustee and alum Cayla Weisberg '09 is featured for her partnership with InvestHER Ventures, an early stage investment firm that partners with female entrepreneurs.
Internship and Career Advisor for Theater and Dance Rossana Rodriguez’s run for 33rd alderman is featured as one of the races to watch in Chicago’s municipal elections.
Columbia’s Hokin Project Gallery is highlighted for its upcoming exhibition Fulfilled Fantasies: Contemporary Chicago Drag Works, a free photography exhibit that captures Chicago’s drag scene.
Alum Aidy Bryant ’09, star and co-creator of the new show Shrill, discusses Chicago theater, the adrenaline rush of performing live, and what makes Shrill must-see TV.
English and Creative Writing faculty member Jim DeRogatis discusses his tenacious work uncovering the story behind R. Kelly and advocating for the victims. More coverage at NPR, Washington Post, SPIN, WBBM, and Consequence of Sound.
Audio Arts and Acoustics faculty member and Grammy nominee Mary Mazurek writes on her behind-the-scenes experience during Grammy Week, highlighting the fact that her dress for her official Academy photograph was designed by Fashion Studies student Estefania Galvan.
Communication Associate Professor Jackie Spinner is mentioned for winning the 2019 Mike Covell Award for her film Don’t Forget Me, which debuted in the United States on Tuesday, February 19.
Photography alum Jess Dugan ’14 discusses gender issues in photography and her most recent work “To Survive on This Shore” at Colorado State University.
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago and alum Vershawn Sanders-Ward’s ’02 Red Clay Dance Company both won 2019 Art Works grants, the NEA’s principal grantmaking program.
English and Creative Writing alum Kate Wisel wins “one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for a book of short stories” for her manuscript Driving in Cars with Homeless Men, selected by Min Jin Lee.
English and Creative Writing faculty member Jim DeRogatis, who first broke the story behind R. Kelly nearly two decades ago, writes about the most recent developments.
Columbia’s 19th annual Manifest is highlighted, featuring its “day-long celebration of the engaging, thought-provoking, and interactive art, music, and visuals that only Columbia students can create.”
Musical Theatre alum Chester Gregory will star in Higher and Higher: A Rock ‘n Roll Shindig! Starring Chester Gregory Feb. 27 at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights.
Business and Entrepreneurship faculty member Michelle Duster, a great-granddaughter of journalist and anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells, celebrates the official unveiling of Ida B. Wells Drive, the first-ever downtown Chicago roadway to be named after an African-American woman. More coverage at Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader, NBC Chicago, and WBEZ Chicago.
Photography faculty member and alum Cecil McDonald Jr.’s MFA ’08 In the Company of Black examines the “extraordinarily, ordinary” lives of black Americans. His series is on view at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Photography Professor and 2017 MacArthur Fellow Dawoud Bey and Photography alum Jess T. Dugan MFA ’14 named recipients of the 35th annual ICP Infinity Award through the International Center of Photography.
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago’s production of Ananya Dance Theatre is included in this roundup of the top theater previews and openings this week.
The film began through a collaboration between the screenwriter and former faculty member Dan Stiepleman and producer and Director of LA Programs Karen Loop.
The fourth annual film festival, co-directed by faculty members Michelle Yates and Susan Kerns, will screen many notable films including the premiere of Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blanché, a documentary about the world’s first female director.
The Dance Center’s production of Ananya Dance Theatre and the Hokin Gallery’s exhibition “Fulfilled Fantasies: Contemporary Chicago Drag Works” are highlighted as top things to do in Chicago in February.
English faculty member Jim DeRogatis is profiled on his years of reportage on musician R. Kelly, whose alleged crimes and abuse went ignored by the media.
The poem “Sweeping the States” by alum and Library staff member Jacob Saenz ’05 is featured on this new podcast hosted by U.S. Poet Laureate and honorary degree recipient Tracy K. Smith HDR ’16.
Assistant Artistic Director of Winifred Haun & Dancers and alum Solomon Bowser will be creating five works-in-progress during a two-week residency at the Oak Park mansion.
Co-founder of Little Cabin Films and Film alum Nick Nummerdor’s ’07 documentary Concrete Dreams gained distribution though Tony Hawk’s RIDE Channel on YouTube.
Photography faculty member and Guggenheim Fellow Brad Temkin’s work is included in “Impact (a social justice show)” at Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery.
The Dance Center’s presentation of Spectrum Dance Theater’s acclaimed Rambunctious series is mentioned as on the things to do in Chicago during the last week of January.
Musical Theatre alum Andrew Malone ’07 will play the roles of Simon Sr. and Lola in the Cadillac Palace Theatre’s production of Kinky Boots for a one-week run Jan. 22-27.
The Dance Center’s “chilling” production of Chambre Noire is included in this writeup of selections from the third biannual Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival.
Photography Professor and MacArthur Fellow Dawoud Bey is interviewed on his latest exhibition Night Coming Tenderly, Black, which is on display now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Fashion Studies Associate Professor Virginia Heaven is interviewed on the upcoming “Silver Screen to Mainstream: American Fashion in the 1930s and Anna Blessmann ’40s” fashion exhibit she’s curating, which will be on display at the Chicago History Museum beginning April 8.
Film student Anna Chandler and faculty members Teresa Prados Torreira and Michelle Duster have signed the open letter, an initiative of Scholars for Social Justice, a new national network of progressive scholar-activists led by scholars of color.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Jon Anderson and Emmy-nominated composer/multi-instrumentalist Sean McKee will work as Artists in Residence at Columbia this semester.
Television alum Kevin Cross ’94 has been promoted to NBC Sports Chicago’s Senior Vice President/General Manager, where he will oversee the day-to-day operations of the network.
Journalism student Ridvan Bolgi writes on “More Friends than Mountains,” a project that works to connect children from Chicago Kurdish communities to those in refugee camps and other places in Kurdistan.
Illustration alum Nick Drnaso ’11 is interviewed on his artistic process and his latest graphic novel Sabrina, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Columbia students designed this year’s National Children’s Dental Health Month posters and activity sheets, which will be distributed in dentist offices nationwide.
Photography Professor and MacArthur Fellow Dawoud Bey is highlighted for Night Coming Tenderly, Black, a photographic series that features large-scale images of both authenticated and purported Underground Railroad sites, opening this Friday at the Art Institute.
Film alum Hsin Yin Sung’s ’14 On Happiness Road is included in this article that recognizes some of the best international and independent animated films in the Oscar race.
English and Creative Writing alum Kate Wisel ’15 is the winner of the 2019 Drue Heinz Literature Prize for her book of short stories Driving in Cars With Homeless Men.
Theatre Assistant Professor Jermaine Hill is mentioned as the Music Director of the Midwest premiere of The Total Bent. More coverage at The Patch and Broadway World.
Cinema and Television Arts alum Ryan Ebert is interviewed on breaking into the world of television writing, discussing his roles on show like Arrow, Supergirl, and Riverdale.
Business and Entrepreneurship faculty member Michelle Duster will be a featured speaker at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Martin Luther King Jr. Program on January 17.
The Center for Black Music Research was integral to the efforts of violinist and Chicago native Rachel Barton Pine, who has dedicated her career to cataloging and performing classical works by black composers.
Humanities, History, and Social Sciences Professor Emeritus Dominic Pacyga is quoted in this Tribune article about the effects of changing demographics on Chicago Catholicism.
The Dance Center’s presentations of Spectrum Dance Theater and Anaya Dance Theatre are mentioned as “must-see” dance events in Chicago during the winter.
Cinema and Television Arts Assistant Professor David Krause is mentioned as one of the designers for Van Gogh for All, a travelling exhibit that immerses viewers in the works of the famous painter.
Photography Professor and MacArthur Fellow Dawoud Bey’s new body of work Night Coming Tenderly, Black, which is opening at the Art Institute next week, is included in Newcity’s “art top five” for January 2019.