Columbia In The News: 2024

Links to external media stories that feature or mention ÒùÆÞÉç.

• WGN, Dec 18, 2024

  “Gladiator 2” continues to be a huge draw at the box office, with fans raving about the epic fight scenes. And at Columbia College in Chicago, the next generation of gladiators are being trained on one of the most comprehensive stage combat courses in the country.

• Chicago Sun-Times, Dec 28, 2024

  Suzanne McBride, an editor at the "Chicago Sun-Times" and dean of faculty affairs at ÒùÆÞÉç, writes an opinion piece about the death penalty.

• ABC7 Chicago, Dec 23, 2024

  Jerry Brindisi, the interim director of School of Business and Entrepreneurship at ÒùÆÞÉç and an expert on Dylan, joined ABC7 to discuss the legendary musician's career and his impact on the music industry.

• CW 26, Dec 21, 2024

  "26 N. Halsted" host George Blaise is joined by independent film director and ÒùÆÞÉç alum Will Adams '02. The pair discusses Adams’ latest film “Tube-E Movie," which was filmed in Chicago, as well as the important connection he made with actor, director, writer, Robert Townsend at ÒùÆÞÉç

• The Fulcrum, Dec 20, 2024

  Hugo Balta, an adjunct faculty member at ÒùÆÞÉç, has been named the new executive editor at "The Fulcrum," a platform where insiders and outsiders to politics are informed, meet, talk, and act to help make democracy live and work in everyday lives. Balta is an award-winning, 30-year multimedia journalism veteran with multiple market and platform experience, including leadership positions in NBC, Telemundo, ABC, CBS, and PBS, among other storied news networks.

• The Phoblographer , Dec 10, 2024

  Photographer, curator, and educator Charles Traub has listed a few important photography do’s and don’ts.

• Chicago Reader , Dec 10, 2024

  Cheryl Hinman '14 and her sister Sarah Hinman bring their collaborative mindset to Lot’sa.

• WBEZ, Dec 03, 2024

  Documentary Filmmaker Rana Segal '80, who made the award-winning film “The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells" with producer and adjunct faculty member Laurie Little MFA '02, discusses the challenges of securing distribution.

• WBBM NewsRadio, Nov 29, 2024

  With the movie “Gladiator II” now in theaters, college students in Chicago are bringing some scenes to life.

• The Hollywood Reporter, Nov 22, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç's master of fine arts program in Music Composition for the Screen, headed by Kubilay Uner, is among the top five schools on "The Hollywood Reporter's" annual list. 

• CBS News Chicago, Nov 26, 2024

  Columbia Stage Combat students got to sharpen their skills with a sword and shield in honor of the release of "Gladiator II."

• WBEZ, Nov 17, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç students join the fun in Chicago's Humboldt Park to see who looks the most like the "The Bear's" Jeremy Allen White.

• Block Club, Nov 15, 2024

  Brady-Davis was sworn in Wednesday as a commissioner for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, which works to protect Lake Michigan’s water.

• WGN, Nov 11, 2024

  She’s an actress, rapper, director, philanthropist and now teacher and acting coach. And he’s a creative powerhouse, the producer behind some of the biggest hits we know today from Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and many others. He's also an alum from ÒùÆÞÉç.

• Newcity, Nov 05, 2024

  "Newcity's" tenth edition of Film 50 looks at the art and industry of film in Chicago, a rich ecosystem that includes ÒùÆÞÉç alums such as Throughline Film's Josh W. Bosher '06 and Chris Charles '07, Sweet Void Cinema's Jack McCoy '17, and Maria C. Roxas '97, a location pro who has worked on "The Bear" and many other notable Chicago productions.

• Authority Magazine, Nov 01, 2024

  Laurence Minsky, a professor at ÒùÆÞÉç, discusses how voice AI is transforming the way brands engage with audiences; from customer service support to delivering exclusive experiences and promotions.

• American Theatre, Nov 08, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Theatre alums Tiffany Keane Schaefer ’12 and Brian Rasmussen are featured in a recent American Theatre magazine article highlighting Schaefer’s creative work as founder and artistic director of Otherworld Theatre Company.

• Screen Magazine, Oct 31, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Alum Ryan Gilbert '07 of Prysm Studios teams up with director and fellow alum Brandon Dermer '08 for Checkers & Rally's new value meal campaign that features singer, songwriter, and producer T-Pain. 

• Block Club, Oct 25, 2024

  A new documentary from director and Colum Alum Rana Segal explores this relationship by examining the legacies of two Chicago icons: civil rights activist and suffragist Ida B. Wells and renowned sculptor Richard Hunt.

• The Art Newspaper, Oct 22, 2024

  The show’s curatorial vision first materialised at ÒùÆÞÉç in 2021. Alum and 24 in 2024 honoree Jess T. Dugan's work is on display in the travelling exhibition.

• Chicago Tribune, Oct 11, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç student Carlos Lerma has been “living and breathing” short films since he was 15 and is helping plan the Chicago International Film Festival.

• ArtNet News, Oct 09, 2024

  The photography work of Jess T. Dugan, MFA '14 was featured in ArtNet News.

• CityBeat, Oct 07, 2024

  Fueled by his love for music, ÒùÆÞÉç alum Brandon Faris '02 has launched his newest project “All The Bins” as a way for listeners to authentically discover new tunes without the intervention of mainstream algorithms.

• WGN, Oct 03, 2024

  As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, WGN featured recent ÒùÆÞÉç alum Angelina Victoria '24, a singer/songwriter/dancer/instrumentalist who sings in Spanish as well as four other languages. She recently signed to the label Warner Music, and her songs will soon be syndicated across the air waves of the United States and Mexico.

• WBEZ, Sep 24, 2024

  Young people care about many issues. Help them make the connection to voting, and show them how to become informed voters, writes Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, a Journalism professor at ÒùÆÞÉç and founder of Columbia Votes.

• Daily Herald, Sep 23, 2024

  As an undergraduate at ÒùÆÞÉç, Trodden fell in love with Irish theater. After graduating in 2009, she performed locally for a couple of years then applied to the theater and performance masters program at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

• Cardinal News, Sep 23, 2024

  Cardinal News hires ÒùÆÞÉç alum Elizabeth Beyer '12 as its new Richmond-based state politics and government reporter; Cardinal is the only news organization west of Richmond with a full-time reporter based in the state capital.

• Chicago Gallery News, Sep 20, 2024

  CGN's first interview with Natasha Egan, Executive Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography located on Columbia campus in the South Loop.

• New City Stage, Sep 20, 2024

  How are powerful women celebrated? Who defines what that power should look like? These are just a couple of the many questions Mythili Prakash explores in her evening-length dance “She’s Auspicious,” at the Dance Center of Columbia College, September 26-27. 

• The Chicago Reader, Sep 18, 2024

  Elio Leturia, an associate professor in Journalism at ÒùÆÞÉç, is also an ensemble member at the Aguijón Theater, which is celebrating 35 years of producing theater in Spanish.

• Shoutout LA, Sep 16, 2024

  Filmmaker Michelle West, assistant director at ÒùÆÞÉç's Semester in LA program, discusses her pursuit of an artistic career, how she has honed her craft as a director of short films, and her plans to work on a feature length project.

• ABC7 Live Stream, Sep 16, 2024

  Sharon Marie Ross, PhD, an associate professor in Film and Television at ÒùÆÞÉç, joins ABC7 to talk about the 2024 Emmys that aired on Sept. 15, 2024.

• NewCity, Sep 12, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç’s School of Theatre and Dance announces the launch of its theater advisory board of distinguished alumni and industry professionals.

• CBS News Chicago, Sep 05, 2024

  Columbia, in strategic partnership with Behr Paint, The Home Depot, and One Summer Chicago, transformed the Wabash Arts Corridor with vibrant new murals painted by faculty artists and students.

• Lens Scratch, Aug 29, 2024

  Before attending Columbia for graduate school or working at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, I was familiar with fellow Columbia alum Natalie Krick's work.

• The New York Times, Aug 26, 2024

  A major exhibition by the acclaimed artist will fill Frank Lloyd Wright’s rotunda with plants and artwork. Johnson stepped down from the Guggenheim’s board last year. 

• NPR, Aug 20, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç alum Jonathan McReynolds '11, a GRAMMY-winning artist, performed with Common at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. McReynolds will be an artist-in-residence at Columbia in Spring 2025.

• The Hollywood Reporter, Aug 16, 2024

  "The Hollywood Reporter" released its 2024 list of best film schools in the U.S., with ÒùÆÞÉç among the top 15. The publication highlighted the arrival of the school's recent installation of a Volume virtual production wall.

• WBEZ Chicago, Aug 13, 2024

  Patience Hurston is a rising senior at ÒùÆÞÉç and the new editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, the Columbia Chronicle. She will be leading her newsroom’s coverage of the DNC.

• Crain's Chicago Business, Aug 12, 2024

  The “24 in 2024” honorees include a multifaceted group whose careers span a wide range of fields — from a womenswear fashion designer to a community-focused filmmaker. Many launched their careers while at Columbia. 

• Chicago Sun-Times, Aug 12, 2024

  Alli Davis (Illustration '21) remembers doing her earliest tattoos on some of her friends at ÒùÆÞÉç. Now, she’s a professional hand-poke tattoo artist.

• Chicago Reader, Aug 07, 2024

  “Photographs lie,” Frederking used to tell his students at ÒùÆÞÉç, where he taught photography from 1983 to 2017. Read the full "History in Motion" article about Frederking's photographs.

• Glamour, Jul 31, 2024

  Yonty Friesem, PhD, executive director of the Media Education Lab and an associate professor of communication at ÒùÆÞÉç, is among the experts asked to tell "Glamour" readers how to read the news like a pro so they always feel in the know rather than overwhelmed.

• The Pioneer, Jul 30, 2024

  The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) has announced Julia Rubio, who earned a master's degree in nonprofit management at ÒùÆÞÉç, as the new NAMM Foundation executive director.

• Hyde Park Herald, Jul 30, 2024

  The Center for Black Music Research at ÒùÆÞÉç, a vast repository of material related to music by Black composers created in 1983, inspires a concert in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.

• Business of Fashion , Jul 29, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Alum Justin Moran began his editorial journey at "The Columbia Chronicle" while studying fashion business and magazine journalism. Here, as "Paper’s" editor-in-chief, he shares his career advice.

• Chicago Reader , Jul 24, 2024

  Columbia College Theatre alums are in the ensemble of the new devised theatre piece "The F*ggots and Their Fr*ends Between R*volutions," running July 25-Aug. 4 at the Bramble Theatre in Andersonville. The work is an updated adaptation of the 1977 underground "queer fairytale-cum-manifesto" by Calamus Books founder Larry Mitchell.

• News Channel Nebraska , Jul 24, 2024

  Lokekey Productions proudly presents "Tube-E Movie", a riotous and offbeat satire that promises to leave audiences in stitches. Directed, written, and produced by the talented Will Adams, a ÒùÆÞÉç alumni class of 2002.

• Sixty Inches From Center, Jul 18, 2024

  Kristie Kahns reviews the exhibition "Captured Earth" at the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) at ÒùÆÞÉç.

• CNN, Jul 18, 2024

  Humor can be helpful to diffuse kids' rite-of-passage sour moods, according to study coauthor Anne Libera, associate professor of comedy writing and performance at ÒùÆÞÉç.

• WGN 720, Jul 16, 2024

  WGN Radio featured the Wabash Arts Corridor in its Community Corners segment, highlighting the ÒùÆÞÉç history of this living urban canvas.

• WGN, Jul 12, 2024

  Fernando Jones, an adjunct faculty member at Columbia, keeps the love of blues alive by hosting a free blues camp for kids 12 to 18 at ÒùÆÞÉç each summer.

• WBEZ, Jul 12, 2024

  Columbia College Theatre Alum Michael Kurowski featured in interview about his role as Samwise Gangee in the U.S. premiere of "The Lord of the Rings - A Musical Tale," running July 19-Sept. 1 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

• WAND, Jul 09, 2024

  Jade Flournoy, a MacArthur High School graduate, was awarded the 2024 National Children’s Literature (K-3) Competition at the National Educators Rising Conference.

• Zocalo Public Square, Jul 03, 2024

  See Zocalo's interview with CM Burroughs. She is an associate professor of creative writing at ÒùÆÞÉç and author of The Vital System and Master Suffering, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and a finalist for the Lambda Book Award and L.A. Times Book Award.

• Letterboxd, Jul 02, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç and AFI Conservatory Alum Sheila Wilson '15 worked as a writer and producer on the show "Lady in the Lake." Previously, Sheila served as a writer on the cult hit fantasy drama "Warrior Nun," as well as a story editor on the Marvel series "Helstrom." She is also the creator of The Black Book, a resource for studio executives that features Black writers in the WGA to help facilitate staffing underrepresented scribes, and in 2022 she was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list which recognizes talented young leaders within the industry.

• Papageno, Jun 27, 2024

  In the autumn of 2023, Ágnes Éva Lakatos spent three months in Chicago on a Fulbright Research Fellowship in the Music Department at Columbia College. Her research focused on American jazz education and the work of William Russo, the composer, bandleader, and educator who founded the department.

• WalletHub, Jun 27, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Professor Laurence Minsky provides his expert opinion on credit card branding and whether or not the American Express brand still fulfills its basic purpose.

• IndieWire, Jun 25, 2024

  Kubilay Uner, associate professor and director of ÒùÆÞÉç's Music Composition for the Screen program, and Alum Caryn Capotosto '99, a documentary filmmaker, have been invited to join the ranks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts. Members of the Academy get to vote for who will be nominated and who will win Oscars.

• Fox32 Chicago, Jun 21, 2024

  NASCAR teamed up with ÒùÆÞÉç –- enlisting a class to develop brand-new components for its ‘Tracks App.’

• Variety, Jun 17, 2024

  The upcoming third season of “ Book IV: Force” will be its last, according to star and Columbia Theatre alum . But the actor is teasing that a new project could come to the “Power” universe soon — and Variety has confirmed that one is in development.

• Windy City Times, Jun 17, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Theatre Department alumnus Preston Max Allen ’13 is honored as one of Windy City Times‘ 2024 “30 Under 30 Award” winners. The annual awards were announced on June 6, as part of Windy City Times‘ LGBT Pride Month celebration. 

• BizTimes, Jun 14, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Theatre alum Cody Estle is a graduate of the Theatre Department's theatre directing program and artistic director of Milwaukee's Next Act Theatre.

• WTTW, Jun 13, 2024

  As a ÒùÆÞÉç student, Japanese photographer Akito Tsuda '93 took photos in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood as part of a class assignment. The alum's work can now be seen at an exhibit at the Harold Washington Library, giving a glimpse into what life was like for Latinos in Chicago during the 1990s.

• Medium, Jun 13, 2024

  The Museum of Contemporary Photography, located at ÒùÆÞÉç, showcases innovative and thought-provoking photography exhibitions.

• Chicago Sun-Times, Jun 10, 2024

  ‘90s Music Box screening of the Faye Dunaway film helped spur A. Ashley Hoff’s interest in how the Joan Crawford exposé made it to the big screen.

• Chicago Sun-Times, Jun 06, 2024

  Pat Sajak, a Chicago native and ÒùÆÞÉç alum, bids “Wheel of Fortune” adieu after 8,000 episodes and 41 years.

• Chicago Sun-Times, Jun 04, 2024

  ‘90s Music Box screening of the Faye Dunaway film helped spur Theatre alum A. Ashley Hoff’s interest in how the Joan Crawford exposé made it to the big screen.

• Windy City Times, May 31, 2024

  Theatre alum A. Ashley Hoff '96 writes about the people who brought an unintentionally camp classic to the screen. 

• WTTV Online, May 29, 2024

  Leading figures from the Chicago fashion industry announce the launch of Chicago’s new official Chicago Fashion Week. ÒùÆÞÉç will be among the Chicago-area fashion schools that will present educational programming throughout the initiative.

• Bandcamp, May 21, 2024

  "That’s What I Been Sayin’" feels like a Rami Gabriel Greatest Hits compilation. There’s no-wave, dub, garage rock, Moog synths, and none of them ever feel out of place.

• PBS, May 20, 2024

  Actor, dancer, singer Dulé Hill interviews ÒùÆÞÉç Alum Vershawn Sanders-Ward, founding artistic director and CEO of Chicago-based Red Clay Dance Company, in this PBS series exploring the power of the arts.

• ASLE.org, May 10, 2024

  Congrats to Michelle Yates, associate professor of cultural studies and humanities, for her Scholar of the Month (for May 2024) recognition by the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE), the environmental humanities academic professional organization.

• Daytime Chicago, May 09, 2024

  Fashion Studies Chair Colbey Reid, PhD, discusses the student-produced Manifest festival at ÒùÆÞÉç and gives a preview of upcoming fashion show.

• Good Day Chicago, May 07, 2024

  Columbia students gave a live preview of the Made@Columbia fashion show, which will be just one of the many highlights at Manifest on May 10.

• WGN Morning News, May 03, 2024

  Ahead of the official Star Wars holiday ‘May the 4th Be With You,’ WGN talks to ÒùÆÞÉç professor Carmelo Esterrich, who teaches a class about Star Wars fandom and American culture. 

• FOX32, Apr 30, 2024

  FOX 32's Jake Hamilton gets the assignment of a lifetime, visiting ÒùÆÞÉç for a course rooted in a galaxy far, far away. 

• Chicago Tribune, Apr 27, 2024

  The Chicago Tribune's Chris Jones reviews "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," a production at the Goodman Theatre that references Columbia College Theatre alum A.C. Smith's long association with the works of August Wilson.

• Variety, Apr 24, 2024

  Variety names ÒùÆÞÉç among the best North American Film Schools.

• Wednesday Journal, Apr 23, 2024

  Longtime River Forest resident and ÒùÆÞÉç alum Roz Varon has helped Chicagoans reach their destinations safely and efficiently during rush hour since 1989.

• Advertising & Society Quarterly, Apr 23, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç 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.

• Chicago Reader , Apr 16, 2024

  Columbia 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. 

• Letterboxd, Apr 05, 2024

  Sugar writer-creator and ÒùÆÞÉç Alum Mark Protosevich '83 goes all in on film noir in his new series on Apple+.

• NewCity, Apr 05, 2024

  Jason Pickleman is a dazzlingly prolific graphic designer whose vast personal archive will soon find its home at ÒùÆÞÉç.

• CBS 2, Apr 04, 2024

  A mobile art installation at Columbia prompts people to pour out their feelings on paper.

• New City Stage, Apr 03, 2024

  As part of its fiftieth season, the Dance Center is showcasing works by local choreographers in its new Chicago Artist Spotlight Festival, April 19–27.

• NewCity, Apr 02, 2024

  Natasha Moustache, an MFA graduate from ÒùÆÞÉç, recognized as a 2024 breakout artist for their photography.

• Deadline, Mar 26, 2024

  Theatre alum (The Chi) will join the cast of NCIS: Origins on  CBS.

• Chicago Reader, Mar 29, 2024

  Jessi Woska, who attended ÒùÆÞÉç, practices the art of chain stitch and has grown her passion for the artisanal practice into a full-time business, J. Woska Custom Chainstitch.

• Chicago Reader , Mar 20, 2024

  The Chicago Reader talked with Meredith Sutton and Roell Schmidt of the Dance Center about the upcoming Artist Spotlight performance series.

• Fox 32, Mar 27, 2024

  Chicago female DJ pioneer Darlene Jackson (aka DJ Lady D), a creative industry liaison at ÒùÆÞÉç, and Columbia junior Ayu Eini -- an aspiring DJ -- are featured in a story about women who helped shape the DJ business in Chicago.

• ROGEREBERT.COM, Mar 27, 2024

  An 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.

• CGN, Mar 27, 2024

  The 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. 

• Chicago News Weekly, Mar 21, 2024

  Chicago News Weekly reviewed ÒùÆÞÉç's production of The Bluest Eye.

• Block Club, Mar 19, 2024

  The theatrical adaptation of Toni Morrison’s novel runs through Saturday at ÒùÆÞÉç. The Friday performance offers a special discussion for Black and African American audiences.

• Chicago Tribune, Mar 14, 2024

  Kubilay Uner, director of the Music Composition for the Screen MFA program at ÒùÆÞÉç, talks to the Chicago Tribune about legendary film score composer Ennio Morricone.

• The Hollywood Reporter, Mar 08, 2024

  The 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.

• WalletHub, Mar 08, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Professor Laurence Minsky answers questions about car insurance marketing and celebrity endorsements.

• WUWM 89.7, Mar 04, 2024

  Grace Kessler Overbeke, an assistant professor of comedy writing and performance at ÒùÆÞÉç, talked with Milwaukee's WUWM ahead of her lecture at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on the history of Jewish female stand-up comedians.

• New City Stage, Mar 19, 2024

  LaTasha 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. 

• Reel Chicago, Mar 04, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Alum James Babiarz '09 has joined 11 Dollar Bill, a postproduction studio, as executive producer in Chicago.

• The Times, Feb 29, 2024

  Michael Niederman, professor in Cinema and Television Arts at ÒùÆÞÉç, discusses how Oscar-nominated actor/director Bradley Cooper's tactics to win an Oscar this year might have backfired.

• CBS News Chicago, Feb 27, 2024

  Melissa Gamble, an assistant professor in Fashion Studies at ÒùÆÞÉç, talks to CBS News Chicago about the online shopping megastore Temu and why it's problematic.

• NBC Chicago, Feb 23, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Alum Robert Teitel '90, a producer of One Love: Bob Marley, joined NBC Chicago to discuss the process behind the recent film.

• WBEZ, Feb 23, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç'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.

• Today With Hoda and Jenna, Feb 22, 2024

  Fashion 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.

• Time Out Chicago, Feb 15, 2024

  Museum of Contemporary Photography ranked #15 in Time Out's 21 Best Museums in Chicago. Founded by ÒùÆÞÉç, 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.

• Newcity, Feb 09, 2024

  Fashion 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.

• CBS 2, Feb 01, 2024

  Ahead 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.

• CBS 2 News, Jan 31, 2024

  What began as graffiti under train tracks turned into a blossoming career for one Chicago man and ÒùÆÞÉç Illustration alum.

• Chicago Public Schools, Jan 26, 2024

  Sharonda 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.

• Washington Post, Jan 25, 2024

  Read the Washington Post's review of ÒùÆÞÉç Photography Professor Dawoud Bey's exhibition “” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. 

• New Jersey Monitor, Jan 19, 2024

  Associate 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.

• ReGen Magazine, Jan 18, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç 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!

• Chicago Sun-Times, Jan 10, 2024

  Bey, 70, who is a ÒùÆÞÉç professor, completes his three-part series of photographs with “Stony the Road,” now on exhibition in Richmond, Virginia.

• New City Stage, Jan 09, 2024

  Several 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.” 

• The Hollywood Reporter, Jan 09, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Theatre Department Alum  will return for a third season of his hit TV series Power Book IV: Force on Starz.

• Yahoo.com, Jan 05, 2024

  Yahoo cites data from ÒùÆÞÉç Fashion Studies Assistant Professor Lauren Downing Peters in article about plus-size women and dating.

• Harper's Bazaar, Jan 05, 2024

  The work of ÒùÆÞÉç 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.

• USA Today, Dec 21, 2023

  Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and Music Business alum (Liam McDonald'19) defies boundaries with his eclectic musical style that transcends genres.

• Chicago Tribune, Jan 10, 2024

  New York-based choreographer LaTasha Barnes brings her acclaimed primer on jazz dance and music to the , which marks its 50th season of dance programming this year.

• New City Stage, Jan 10, 2024

  Federico Restrepo, the artistic director of Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company, will bring his work, “Lunch With Sonia” to the Dance Center this Spring.

• 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.

• Vulture, Mar 05, 2024

  “I was raised Catholic,” begins . “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. 

• Block Club Chicago, Mar 19, 2024

  The theatrical adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel is live at ÒùÆÞÉç this spring. The Bluest Eye is directed by Columbia alum Ashley Keys '22 and written by Lydia Diamond.

• Chicago Tribune, Mar 26, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç 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. .

• Chicago Tribune, May 08, 2024

  The Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips criticizes a recent SNL sketch about student protests, arguing it lacked satire and failed to find humor in a difficult time. Anne Libera, associate professor of Comedy Writing and Performance, was interviewed.

• Esquire, Dec 19, 2024

  ÒùÆÞÉç Assistant Professor Robert Edgecomb served as cinematographer on the thriller film "Birder," which was named one of the best films in which depictions of sex add to the plot instead of distract from it.

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