MAM Alum Alissa Klaus on Art, Community, and Career Fulfillment
May 08, 2023How centering professional growth on arts institutions led one Columbia College Chicago MAM alum to a rewarding career in museums.
Business and Entrepreneurship Stories
Alum George Chen on Building a Life in Development
Apr 10, 2023How supporting the arts became a calling and a passion for one #Columalum.
Students Get to Work in the Music Business at SXSW
Apr 10, 2023Columbia College Chicago students go to Austin, Texas, to produce a live showcase featuring Chicago artists.
Columbia Faculty Reveal Keys to the Trade in New Book on Music Marketing
Apr 03, 2023How experience and partnership inspired two BUSE faculty members to write the book they wished they saw in the world.
SXSW: Columbia College Chicago Students Experience the Ultimate Field Trip
Mar 20, 2023Columbia students go where tech, film, music, education, and culture converge and benefit from real-world experiences in the entertainment and media industries.
Instructor Jason Stephens on the Power and Possibility of Documentary Filmmaking
Mar 13, 2023How creative exploration and a passion for finding the truth led to the success of the film Safe Place.
Alum Ashley Brown '10 on Live Events, Tour Managing, and Business Building
Mar 06, 2023How staying true to a love of events led to incredible success and her own production company.
Instructor and Alum Vanessa Wright '02 on Filmmaking, Marketing, and Success at Cannes
Feb 20, 2023How intention and community led to a life of advocacy and change-making.
Business and Entrepreneurship Student Hunter Meisel Carves Her Own Path
Feb 13, 2023Sophomore Hunter Meisel on the importance of connection, community, and taking the leap.
Transfer Student Trisa Colon on Building a Future as a Returning Learner
Nov 28, 2022How strategy and scholarships led one student to reinvent her career path and follow her dreams.
Student Event Producer Iridian Fierro on Scholarships and Achieving Her Dreams
Nov 28, 2022Iridian Fierro is an Arts Management graduate student on two activation teams for the 2022 Scholarship Fundraiser.
Student Finds Inspiration and Motivation Through Event Collaboration
Nov 28, 2022Partnering with other creatives to plan Columbia’s upcoming “Unleashed 2022” scholarship fundraising event presents new possibilities for Senior Sean Miller.
Kate Apostolacus Knows Where She’s Going
Oct 04, 2022New Jersey native Kate Apostolacus sets out on the path to find herself and does just that at Columbia College Chicago.
Teena Sloane-Hendricks ’20 Continues Legacy at Columbia With Her Children
Feb 08, 2021The first time Teena was on campus, in 1984, she knew that she would return – and encourage her future children to do so too.
Business and Entrepreneurship Faculty Member Inspires Students to Redefine Marketing, Become Creative Change Agents
Nov 23, 2020Jennifer Sadler’s experience as a critical race scholar and marketing professional helps students turn a critical lens toward marketing
Alumna Sets Up Columbia Scholarship in Honor of Parents
Apr 10, 2020Columbia College Chicago alum sets up scholarship for Marketing students in honor of her parents
Columbia College Chicago Collective Impact Series: Piven Theatre Presents on Workshop Impacting the Lives of Incarcerated Women
Mar 11, 2020As part of its Collective Impact Series, Columbia College Chicago hosts a presentation by Piven Theatre Workshop on using theatre to impact the lives of women incarcerated at Cook County Jail.
Columbia’s Newly Tenured Faculty
Apr 02, 2019This year’s newly tenured faculty members share more about themselves and their work.
What is the ‘Collective Impact’ of Making Art for a Community?
Sep 25, 2018Inaugural Series brings artists to Columbia for a year of art-making and discussion.
Launching the New Hip-Hop Studies Minor
Dec 12, 2017The Fresh Connect event brought communities together to celebrate the launch of the new Hip-Hop Studies minor.
Crafting the New Activism
Oct 31, 2017Faculty member Shannon Downey’s viral embroidery balances traditional crafts with internet activism.
The Work Behind WAC
Sep 07, 2017A student-produced exhibition will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the new South Loop murals.
Care Package
Jan 27, 2017ColumbiaCares is a fund created by and for students to provide assistance during financial emergencies.
Tyler Bradley MAM ‘18 Takes Her Dreams to Infinity and Beyond
May 22, 2023Since completing Columbia's Arts Management (MAM) program, Bradley has continued to grow her business, found success in various roles at Disney, and now has advice for students with the same determination.
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