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Dean Emerita and Professor of the Arts Carol Becker is releasing her new book, George’s Daughter, with publisher Spuyten Duyvil in February/March 2025.
Lin King ’22 has won the 2024 National Book Award in Translated Literature for her work translating Yáng Shuang-zi’s Taiwan Travelogue to English from its original Mandarin Chinese.
Rivka Galchen uses her scientific knowledge in her writing and her teaching.
A Woman Among Women by Playwriting alum Julia May Jonas ’12 was recently selected as a New York Times Critic’s Pick. The show's debut on October 15, 2024, opened The Bushwick Starr’s new location at 419 Eldert Street.
Film alum Greg Mottola ’91 is set to direct and executive produce The Miniature Wife, an adaptation of the short story of the same name by Writing alum Manuel Gonzalez '03. Mottola will direct the first two episodes of the comedy series for Peacock, in a straight to series order.
Simon Kinberg ’03 has punched his ticket to a galaxy far, far away, signing a deal with Lucasfilm to write and produce a new trilogy of Star Wars films for Disney. Producing with Kinberg will be longtime Lucasfilm President, Kathleen Kennedy.
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Adjunct Associate Professor of Theatre Morgan Jenness, one of our most beloved, valued, and inspiring teachers.
Alum Baris Gokturk ’20 discusses their journey as an artist and creator.
Several Columbia alums are screening films at Lincoln Center this weekend as part of this year’s Diversity and Inclusion Film Festival (DIFF). This year’s festival includes numerous industry panels, sponsored parties, and premieres for attendees.
Film and Media Studies alum Alexandra James Salichs ’18 is part of the curatorial team behind Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema, a new exhibition that opened October 6 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
When asked to explain sound art, Assistant Director of the Sound Art Program Seth Cluett provides a nuanced perspective that highlights its position at the intersection of the art and music worlds. "For a long time, sound art was a kind of catch-all for all of the things that happened in between the art world and the music world," he explained.
Visual Arts alum Kambui Olujimi '13 is taking a deep dive into questions of race, history, and the universe in his new exhibition, North Star at the San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA) in California.
Film and Media Studies graduate student Ann Wang has found her passion and her future at Columbia and in New York City.
A new series, Where Ideas Come From, asks a variety of experts how ideas originate and evolve
Visual Arts alum James Holl ’77 is being celebrated with three new exhibitions in the Hudson Valley this fall. The exhibits, opening at TurnPark Art Space in Massachusetts, Athens Cultural Center, and The Lockwood Gallery in New York, are in tandem with the release of Holl’s new publication, The Landscape Painter 1972-2023, from publisher Edizioni Grifo.