News

The University has issued a statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in the Harvard and University of North Carolina cases. 

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, a new play by Jocelyn Bioh ’08, will premiere on Broadway in fall 2023.

David Pastor ’04 is the co-writer and co-director of Bird Box Barcelona, a new thriller that will be released by Netflix on July 14, 2023.

Adjunct Assistant Professor and Writing alumna Hilary Leichter ’12 is set to launch her second book, Terrace Story (HarperCollins, 2023), a novel based on the National Magazine Award-winning story published in Harper’s in 2021.

Sound Art alumnus Nolan Lem ’15 has landed a post-doctoral fellowship at the prestigious Chalmers Institute of Technology, where he will conduct innovative research in a field that connects with his previous work based on computer and generative music.  

Swim Class (48" x 60," oil on canvas, 2021), a painting by Visual Arts alumna and Adjunct Assistant Professor Yuri Yuan ’21, is featured as part of the Columbus Museum of Art’s PRESENT ’23 exhibition.

James Mangold ’99 is the the director of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the upcoming fifth and final installment of the iconic Indiana Jones franchise. The film will open theatrically across the US on June 30, 2023.

Visual Arts alumnus Uri Aran '07 is currently featured in a solo show titled I’m a Restaurant at the Andrew Kreps Gallery in New York City.

Sound Art alumnus Chatori Shimizu ’16 will be part of the ensemble for Woman at Point Zero, a new multimedia opera premiering at London's Royal Opera House from June 28–30, 2023.

Theatre Management & Producing Alumna Natalie Gershtein ’15 has been named Executive Artistic Producer of New York Stage and Film (NYSAF). 

Elzie Williams III '22 is making their solo exhibition debut with Politics As Usual. The show, which opened on June 1, 2023, is on view now through July 16, 2023 at M 2 3 gallery in New York City.

The 29th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest will take place June 20–26, 2023. The festival is one of the most acclaimed short film showcases in the world, and Columbia filmmakers have had excellent success placing in past years.

Acting alumna Laura Campbell ’08 is currently starring in an innovative new performance piece, Molly Bloom: Redux.

Writing Alumnus Tyler Parker ’16 has published his debut novel A Little Blood and Dancing (Penguin Random House, 2023).

Metronome, a new major installation by Professor Sarah Sze, is on view now through September 17, 2023 as part of her long-awaited show with Artangel, The Waiting Room