This Is Who We Are

This Is Who We Are is a series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making during a pandemic.

Started in Fall 2020 by alumna Amanda Breen '21, 2021-2022 interviews were conducted by student Willam Hutton, and 2022-2023 interviews are conducted by student Carlos Barragán.

“Between coronavirus and politics, so much is frightening about the world right now that it almost feels like escapism to lose myself in the pages of a 100-year-old novel.”

Associate Professor Susan Bernofsky, Writing, Director of Literary Translation (LTAC)

This Is Who We Are: Nicola López

January 20, 2021

This Is Who We Are is a series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making during a pandemic.

Peter Jay Fernandez

This Is Who We Are: Peter Jay Fernandez

January 11, 2021

This Is Who We Are is a series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making during a pandemic.

Susan Bernofsky

This Is Who We Are: Susan Bernofsky

December 14, 2020

This Is Who We Are is a series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making during a pandemic.

"There's no Zoom-substitute for seeing work in person...there's the part about not only the interaction, but the access to materials, facilities, things like that, and I worked really hard to try to make it the best possible and was also blown away by the students, and how they stepped into it and were really ready to commit one hundred percent to making it work."

Associate Professor, Nicola López, Visual Arts