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Writing alum Laura Smyth ’89 has published a poetry collection, Fox Dreams. The book was released in November by Saint Julian Press, an interfaith imprint run out of the historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas.

Adjunct Assistant Professor and Mentor David Humphrey, an artist renowned for his introspective approach to painting and his ability to intertwine the personal and psychological with broader social themes, is presenting his latest exhibition, porTraits, at Fredericks & Freiser.

Alumni writers, directors, producers, and actors are making waves at festivals and in theaters.

Drawing from nature, history, and emerging trends, four alumni interior designers share their decorating wisdom.

Stage Management faculty and students are in charge at New York Times Critic’s Pick and Richard Rodgers Award-winner, Maybe Happy Ending.

After the successful sale of his short story BOMB to 20th Century Studios late last year, which will be adapted to the screen under director Ridley Scott (Thelma & Louise, The Martian), Kevin McMullin ’14 is now set to pen the English-language remake of A Bittersweet Life.

Winners of the 2025 Golden Globe awards were announced over the weekend, and Columbia filmmakers started off the year right by bringing home awards in various categories. 

How to Dodge a Cannonball, the second book from Writing alum and Adjunct Assistant Professor Dennard Dayle ’17 is being released in hardcover on June 17, 2025 from Henry Holt and Co., an imprint of Macmillan.

Director Jamie Lloyd’s minimalist rendition of Sunset Boulevard was one of the most anticipated Broadway openings this season.

Acting alum Rebecca Henderson ’06 has made her Broadway debut in Cult of Love.

Adjunct Assistant Professor Dana Lok ’15 recently opened her second solo exhibition at Miguel Abreu Gallery, As Syllable from Sound.

Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Adama Delphine Fawundu ’18 is presenting her second solo exhibition at HESSE FLATOW gallery, go-slow.

Rev Publishing, founded by Writing alum Jessica Ciencin Henriquez '17, is on a mission to disrupt and redefine the publishing industry with new metrics for success and a determination to put writers at the center of everything they do. 

Visual Arts alum Sasha Fishman ’24 is debuting her solo exhibition Resurrectura at Murmurs Gallery in Los Angeles, on view from November 9, 2024 to February 23, 2025.

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