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Film alumni have recently been awarded high television accolades.

Professor Brenda Wineapple's essay, The First President Ever to Be Impeached, is the cover story in the spring issue of The American Scholar. It is adapted from her forthcoming book, The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation, to be published by Random House in May.

At the 76th Golden Globe Awards, two films by Alumni were nominated, Green Book, directed and co-written by writing alumnus Peter Farrelly '86 and Ralph Breaks the Internet co-directed and co-written by film alumnus Phil Johnston '04.

The Alumni Spotlight is a place to hear from the School of the Arts alumni community about their journeys as artists and creators.

Associate Professor and Head of the Translation Program, Susan Bernofsky was longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize for her translation of Jenny Erpenbeck's novel, Go, Went, Gone.

The Alumni Spotlight is a place to hear from the School of the Arts alumni community about their journeys as artists and creators.

The Alumni Spotlight is a place to hear from the School of the Arts alumni community about their journeys as artists and creators.

The Writing Spotlight series highlights the work of alumni, faculty and current MFA students, asking them to share thoughts on their craft and practice through a question-and-answer interview.

Kao Kalia Yang '05 and Martin Pousson '99 were finalists of the PEN Center USA 2017 Literary Awards. 

The Alumni Spotlight is a place to hear from the School of the Arts alumni community about their journeys as artists and creators.

The Alumni Spotlight is a place to hear from the School of the Arts alumni community about their journeys as artists and creators.

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From Here to There

by Lisa Cochran

A series in conversation with recent Writing alumni whose books are hitting the shelves, where we reflect on what the writing life looks like on the other side.

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This Is Who We Are

by Carlos Barragán

A series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making.

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Past Lives

by Jessie Shohfi

A series featuring Columbia writers who began their professional lives on different career paths.