Dance Department, Fashion Studies Faculty Member Win Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Teaching Activism Awards
Mar 15, 2021Columbia College Chicago announces awardees for its first ever DEI Teaching Activism Awards.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Stories
Video: "Birmingham, Alabama, 1963: Dawoud Bey/Black Star" at MoCP
May 06, 2019Photography Professor and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Dawoud Bey discusses his current exhibition, which runs through July 7 at Columbia's Museum of Contemporary Photography.
Intersectionality at the Heart of the 4th Annual Chicago Feminist Film Festival
Feb 26, 2019Co-directors Michelle Yates and Susan Kerns reflect on some of the films that make this year’s festival “the best yet.”
The Next Generation of Philanthropy
Jan 29, 2019With the new Tonika Johnson Scholarship for Photography, Tonika Johnson ’03 gives back to Columbia with purpose. Congratulations to first year student Nyia Sissac, the inaugural winner of the scholarship.
At the Forefront of Fashion Studies
Nov 13, 2018Lauren Downing Peters and Justin LeBlanc join the Fashion Studies Department to advance the department’s mission toward a curriculum focused on innovation and inclusion.
Red Clay Dance Collaborates Across Continents
Nov 06, 2018Led by alum Vershawn Sanders-Ward ’02, the TransAtlantic Project brings Chicago’s Red Clay Dance and Uganda’s Keiga Dance Company together at the Dance Center Nov. 8-10.
Cultivating a World of Dance
Oct 09, 2018The Dance Department’s Practitioner-in-Residence Qudus Onikeku brings a global and anti-disciplinary approach to Columbia students.
Haystack and Columbia Craft a Community
Apr 03, 2018Haystack Mountain School of Crafts partners with Columbia to offer fellowships for students of color exploring the haptic arts.
A Dancer and Her Tools: Onye Ozuzu’s “Project Tool”
Feb 06, 2018Onye Ozuzu performs at the Chicago Cultural Center with award-winning work and a plan for survival.
Black Arts Festival Looks Back to 1968 and Moves Forward
Feb 06, 2018Alivia Blade ’17 and Bri Heath ’17 bring the 2018 Black Arts Festival to Columbia—the first of its kind in 50 years.
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.
90s Pilsen Through Akito Tsuda's Lens
Oct 17, 2017After more than two decades, the Pilsen community welcomes back Photography alum Akito Tsuda ’93 to celebrate his book and exhibition, "Pilsen Days."
An Anti-Racist Institution
Oct 03, 2017A year of Undoing Racism workshops show Columbia’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Why We Need 'truth talk' Now
Feb 28, 2017Assistant professor of English Nicole Spigner writes on the impetus for Columbia’s 'truth talk' series and the need to address police brutality as a community.
President Kim Appoints 2016-17 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Nov 11, 2016The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee is comprised of individuals whose experience and expertise ensure a wide range of perspectives will be brought to bear in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion at Columbia College Chicago.
On Curriculum Change, Openness and Responsiveness
Nov 01, 2016Senior Vice President and Provost Stan Wearden shares his vision on curriculum change and outlines the process.
Onye Ozuzu on Undoing Racism
Oct 04, 2016"If race is a drama that human beings wrote, what part do I play in the performance of it?"
Onye Ozuzu Named Dean of School of Fine and Performing Arts
Apr 12, 2016Dance professor, dancer and choreographer Onye Ozuzu named Dean of School of Fine and Performing Arts.
Columbia Conversations: Town Hall Recap
Feb 02, 2016President Kwang-Wu Kim and Provost Stan Wearden outlined Columbia’s past, present and future in connection with the Strategic Plan at the Town Hall meeting on January 29.
President Kim Appoints Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Jan 28, 2016The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee is comprised of individuals whose experience and expertise ensure a wide a range of perspectives will be brought to bear in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion at Columbia College Chicago.
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