Columbia In The News: 2024
Links to external media stories that feature or mention Columbia College Chicago.
Variety names Columbia College Chicago among the best North American Film Schools. ABC7's Roz Varon Opens Up About Life on the Air
Wednesday Journal, Apr 23, 2024Longtime River Forest resident and Columbia College Chicago alum Roz Varon has helped Chicagoans reach their destinations safely and efficiently during rush hour since 1989. Sustainable Practices and Demarketing: An Interview With Philip Kotler
Advertising & Society Quarterly, Apr 23, 2024Columbia College Chicago Professor Laurence Minsky interviews Dr. Phil Kotler, widely recognized as the father of modern marketing science, about sustainability, societal marketing, and the evolving role of businesses in fostering a more sustainable future. The Best Street Style at EXPO Chicago
Chicago Reader , Apr 16, 2024Columbia Cinema and Television Arts Professor David Jude Greene was featured in the Chicago Reader's column on the best street style at the EXPO Chicago art fair. Breakout Artists 2024: Chicago's Next Generation of Image Makers
NewCity, Apr 02, 2024Natasha Moustache, an MFA graduate from Columbia College Chicago, recognized as a 2024 breakout artist for their photography. Noir on Noir: Mark Protosevich on the Private-Eye Classics Embedded in His New Colin Farrell-Starring Series
Letterboxd, Apr 05, 2024Sugar writer-creator and Columbia College Chicago Alum Mark Protosevich '83 goes all in on film noir in his new series on Apple+. One More Day in the Life of Jason Pickleman
NewCity, Apr 05, 2024Jason Pickleman is a dazzlingly prolific graphic designer whose vast personal archive will soon find its home at Columbia College Chicago. Regin Igloria Open Book Exhibit at Columbia College Chicago Prompts Visitors to Share Deepest Thoughts
CBS 2, Apr 04, 2024A mobile art installation at Columbia prompts people to pour out their feelings on paper. Rooted in Connection: The Dance Center Celebrates Local Artists During its Fiftieth Season
New City Stage, Apr 03, 2024As part of its fiftieth season, the Dance Center is showcasing works by local choreographers in its new Chicago Artist Spotlight Festival, April 19–27. Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Win Jeff Awards for Performance and Playwriting
Chicago Tribune, Mar 26, 2024Columbia College Chicago Theatre Alumni Win Jeff Awards for Performance and Playwriting. This year's winners are Jon Parker Jackson '18, Kris Tori ’14, Shannon O’Neill ’07, Aaron Reese Boseman ‘12, Josh Pablo Szabo ’19, Kaiser Ahmed ’08, and former faculty member John Hildreth. Read more. ‘NCIS: Origins’ Prequel Adds Tyla Abercrumbie & Diany Rodriguez To Cast
Deadline, Mar 26, 2024Theatre alum Tyla Abercrumbie (The Chi) will join the cast of NCIS: Origins on CBS. Stages in Bloom
Chicago Reader , Mar 20, 2024The Chicago Reader talked with Meredith Sutton and Roell Schmidt of the Dance Center about the upcoming Artist Spotlight performance series. Jessi Woska Creates One-of-a-Kind Chain Stitched Pieces
Chicago Reader, Mar 29, 2024Jessi Woska, who attended Columbia College Chicago, practices the art of chain stitch and has grown her passion for the artisanal practice into a full-time business, J. Woska Custom Chainstitch. Columbia College Chicago’s D.A. Got That Dope produced Beyoncé’s ‘Tyrant,’ the violin-heavy banger on ‘Cowboy Carter’
Chicago Sun-Times, Mar 31, 2024Chicago native and producer David “D.A. Got That Dope,” Doman, who studied at Columbia's Business and Entrepreneurship department, produced “Tyrant” for Beyoncé’s new country album, Act II: Cowboy Carter. Chicago's Female DJ Pioneers: Shaping Music History Beyond the Windy City
Fox 32, Mar 27, 2024Chicago female DJ pioneer Darlene Jackson (aka DJ Lady D), a creative industry liaison at Columbia College Chicago, and Columbia junior Ayu Eini -- an aspiring DJ -- are featured in a story about women who helped shape the DJ business in Chicago. Enter Regina Taylor's Black Album Mixtape Contest
ROGEREBERT.COM, Mar 27, 2024An award-winning actress and playwright, Taylor is partnering with Columbia College on the Black Mixtape project, a program inspired by her socially minded conversations about Black Lives Matter and the pandemic. MoCP's 2024 Leap Night DARKROOM Honors Dawoud Bey and Jason Pickleman
CGN, Mar 27, 2024The Museum of Contemporary Photography's (MoCP) annual benefit DARKROOM took place last month on February 29 – Leap Night 2024. Leap Night proved to be a record-breaking year for MoCP with 400 people in attendance and $325,000 raised. Columbia College Chicago's Theatre Department Presents "The Bluest Eye"
Chicago News Weekly, Mar 21, 2024Chicago News Weekly reviewed Columbia College Chicago's production of The Bluest Eye. The Bluest Eye Directed By Columbia Alum Includes Special Blackout Performance
Block Club Chicago, Mar 19, 2024The theatrical adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel is live at Columbia College Chicago this spring. The Bluest Eye is directed by Columbia alum Ashley Keys '22 and written by Lydia Diamond. ‘The Bluest Eye’ Directed By Columbia Alum Includes Special ‘Blackout’ Performance
Block Club, Mar 19, 2024The theatrical adaptation of Toni Morrison’s novel runs through Saturday at Columbia College Chicago. The Friday performance offers a special discussion for Black and African American audiences. A Powerful Marriage of All the Things: LaTasha Barnes’ The Jazz Continuum Comes to Chicago
New City Stage, Mar 19, 2024LaTasha Barnes refers to herself as a carrier of traditions. The root word here is “care,” and Barnes deeply cares for Black American dance and music across decades, honoring those who came before, celebrating her contemporaries, while remaining committed to the invention and spontaneity that is the beating heart of these movements. Kubilay Uner on the Maestro Behind ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ Theme
Chicago Tribune, Mar 14, 2024Kubilay Uner, director of the Music Composition for the Screen MFA program at Columbia College Chicago, talks to the Chicago Tribune about legendary film score composer Ennio Morricone. The Popular Podcast "Chinwag" by Paul Giamatti and Columbia College Chicago faculty Stephen Asma Will Expand as Fan Base Grows
The Hollywood Reporter, Mar 08, 2024The unusual level of fan engagement has the creators Paul Giamatti and Stephen Asma looking to expand the Chinwag universe beyond the podcast. Though talks are early, the team is mulling a TV series, a book club, and more live events. Ask the Expert: Professor Laurence Minsky Talks Car Insurance Marketing
WalletHub, Mar 08, 2024Columbia College Chicago Professor Laurence Minsky answers questions about car insurance marketing and celebrity endorsements. Asha Ward '21 Included in " The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2023"
Vulture, Mar 05, 2024“I was raised Catholic,” begins one of Asha Ward’s jokes. “But I feel like if God was real, white people wouldn’t have access to ukuleles.” It’s not just the joke that makes the line funny; it’s Ward’s air of apathy. She talks so plainly and without affect, as if she’s worn out by her very existence, that any slight variation of tone sends the audience into waves of laughter. Has Bradley Cooper Talked Himself Out of an Oscar?
The Times, Feb 29, 2024Michael Niederman, professor in Cinema and Television Arts at Columbia College Chicago, discusses how Oscar-nominated actor/director Bradley Cooper's tactics to win an Oscar this year might have backfired. A Powerful Marriage of All the Things: LaTasha Barnes’ The Jazz Continuum Comes to Chicago
New City Stage, Mar 06, 2024"The Jazz Continuum," presented by LaTasha Barnes, is a transformative exploration of the interplay between contemporary and traditional Black dances, rooted in jazz and hip-hop, aiming to bridge generational gaps and celebrate the unifying power of Black music and dance across diverse cultural landscapes, with its upcoming residency and performance at the Dance Center of Columbia College in Chicago. Assistant Professor Grace Kessler Overbeke on the Legacy of Jewish Female Stand-up Comedians
WUWM 89.7, Mar 04, 2024Grace Kessler Overbeke, an assistant professor of comedy writing and performance at Columbia College Chicago, talked with Milwaukee's WUWM ahead of her lecture at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on the history of Jewish female stand-up comedians. 11 Dollar Bill Adds Alum James Babiarz '09 as Executive Producer
Reel Chicago, Mar 04, 2024Columbia College Chicago Alum James Babiarz '09 has joined 11 Dollar Bill, a postproduction studio, as executive producer in Chicago. The Billion Dollar Question: How Can Temu Sell Products So Cheaply?
CBS News Chicago, Feb 27, 2024Melissa Gamble, an assistant professor in Fashion Studies at Columbia College Chicago, talks to CBS News Chicago about the online shopping megastore Temu and why it's problematic. Producer of 'One Love: Bob Marley' Discusses Recent FIlm
NBC Chicago, Feb 23, 2024Columbia College Chicago Alum Robert Teitel '90, a producer of One Love: Bob Marley, joined NBC Chicago to discuss the process behind the recent film. 'Today With Hoda and Jenna' Interviews Fashion Alum Anthony Oyer '19
Today With Hoda and Jenna, Feb 22, 2024Fashion Alum Anthony Oyer appeared on Today With Hoda and Jenna and had the opportunity to dress the two NBC morning talk show hosts. Oyer joined a group of designers to help create distinctive looks for the duo. 'The Bear' Season 3: What We Know So Far From Filming Schedules to Plot Predictions
WBEZ, Feb 23, 2024Columbia College Chicago's Eric Scholl, interim co-chair of Cinema and Television Arts, helps make plot predictions about The Bear's upcoming season and discusses the show's secrets to success. MoCP at Columbia College Chicago in Time Out's Best Museums in Chicago
Time Out Chicago, Feb 15, 2024Museum of Contemporary Photography ranked #15 in Time Out's 21 Best Museums in Chicago. Founded by Columbia College Chicago, MoCP hosts multiple shows each year, including groundbreaking new work made by artists around the globe as well as archival prints from the institution's archives. Virtuous Footprint: Columbia Alum's Seres Footwear Considers Every Step of the Way
Newcity, Feb 09, 2024Fashion Studies Alum Vanessa Arroyo '11 founded Seres Footwear last May, making sure that every organism involved in the shoe-making process is taken into consideration, from the land to the animals, to the artisans, to the consumer. GRAMMY-Winning Gospel Musician and Columbia Alum Jonathan McReynolds '11 Stops by CBS 2
CBS 2, Feb 01, 2024Ahead of the 2024 GRAMMY Awards, Chicago's own Jonathan McReynolds ‘11 joins Brad Edwards to discuss the inspiration behind his music and how he transitioned from playing drums and the organ to become one of the most recognized names in gospel.
How Epifanio Monarrez Went From Street Graffiti to Owning His Own Business
CBS 2 News, Jan 31, 2024What began as graffiti under train tracks turned into a blossoming career for one Chicago man and Columbia College Chicago Illustration alum. Columbia College Chicago Alum Sharonda Tutson Brings Learning to Life in CPS Classroom
Chicago Public Schools, Jan 26, 2024Sharonda Tutson, second-grade teacher at Reavis Math and Science Specialty School, shares that her passion for teaching blossomed at Columbia, where she pursued early childhood education. Dawoud Bey Turns to Landscape, Well Trodden and Haunted
Washington Post, Jan 25, 2024Read the Washington Post's review of Columbia College Chicago Photography Professor Dawoud Bey's exhibition “Dawoud Bey: Elegy” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Chicago Industrial/Rock Act The Children’s Crusade Reveals Music Video for Latest Single
ReGen Magazine, Jan 18, 2024Columbia College Chicago Audio Arts and Acoustics Student Jason Schmal and Cinema and Television Arts Student Tony Godinez collaborated on a video featuring Schmal’s band The Children’s Crusade performing the single “Mechanical Love.” Watch the video!
Kids Are Flooded With Social Media and News. Some States Want to Help Them Question It.
New Jersey Monitor, Jan 19, 2024Associate Professor Yonty Friesem, part of a team of educators that developed the media literacy resources and curriculum for Illinois high schools, emphasizes the need for literacy skills across disciplines. Speak, Material: The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is Back with a Message Beyond Words
New City Stage, Jan 10, 2024Federico Restrepo, the artistic director of Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company, will bring his work, “Lunch With Sonia” to the Dance Center this Spring. Top 10 Dance for Winter 2024: Chicago Debuts and the Return of NYCB, Plus Ambitious New Works From the Home Team
Chicago Tribune, Jan 10, 2024New York-based choreographer LaTasha Barnes brings her acclaimed primer on jazz dance and music to the Dance Center, which marks its 50th season of dance programming this year. Fearlessness in Sound: OPLIAM’s Bold Leap into Cross-Genre Music
USA Today, Dec 21, 2023Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and Music Business alum OPLIAM (Liam McDonald'19) defies boundaries with his eclectic musical style that transcends genres. Dawoud Bey, Chicago Photographer, Focuses in New Exhibition on How Slavery Still Lives
Chicago Sun-Times, Jan 10, 2024Bey, 70, who is a Columbia College Chicago professor, completes his three-part series of photographs with “Stony the Road,” now on exhibition in Richmond, Virginia. Several Theatre and Dance Alumni and Faculty Named in Newcity’s ‘Players 2024: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago’
New City Stage, Jan 09, 2024Several Theatre and Dance Center alumni and faculty were noted in Newcity Stage‘s annual salute to movers and shakers in Chicago’s vibrant performing arts scene, "The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago.” ‘Power Book IV: Force’ Renewed for Third Season on Starz
The Hollywood Reporter, Jan 09, 2024Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Alum Joseph Sikora ’98 will return for a third season of his hit TV series Power Book IV: Force on Starz. The Collective Power of the LA Art World
Harper's Bazaar, Jan 05, 2024The work of Columbia College Chicago Alum EJ Hill '11 includes performance, painting, installation, and conceptual work that has focused, in part, on the relationship between oppressive structures and the body, meditating on endurance and struggle but also beauty and joy. Plus-Size Women Deserve to Find Love on Dating Apps Too — Not Be Treated Like a 'Dirty Little Secret'
Yahoo.com, Jan 05, 2024Yahoo cites data from Columbia College Chicago Fashion Studies Assistant Professor Lauren Downing Peters in article about plus-size women and dating.
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