Student & Alumni Affairs

A Welcome Message from Laila Maher

Dean of Student and Alumni Affairs

Now more than ever it is crucial for artists to be supported as they pursue their craft. The life of an artist as well as that of a student involves much more than the classroom and the work itself, and this is where the Office of Student Affairs comes in. In addition to guiding new students through the process of transitioning to the School of the Arts, we plan the School-wide orientation, School of the Arts Convocation, and support student groups, events, and activities. 

We also play a critical role in connecting School of the Arts students to the larger university and necessary services, and help students navigate many of the central offices including Health Services (which houses the Office of Disability Services, Insurance, Immunization, and Counseling and Psychological Services), Columbia Residential, Public Safety, University Life, the International Students and Scholars Office, and the Registrar's Office. Our office also helps to uphold many of the School and University-wide policies and we manage the School’s disciplinary procedures.

The Artists’ Resource Center, also part of our Office, maintains information on funding opportunities and career resources for students and alumni at the Columbia University School of the Arts, and provides consultations to students and alumni to help them look for professional development opportunities and more.

After graduation, the Office of Alumni Affairs provides more than 7000 alumni artists, creators, and leaders with opportunities to stay connected with the School of the Arts, the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA), and one another through alumni programming, benefits, a monthly newsletter, and collaborations with CAA Arts Access.

Our ultimate goal is to support our students and alums while they pursue their education as valued members of our dynamic community and as they navigate their time after graduation.
 

Student & Alumni News

Hogar, a feature directed by David Pastor '04 and his brother Alex Pastor, has begun production, and will premiere on Net

The National Endowment for the Arts recently granted $15,000 to Transit Books, a publishing press of work in fiction, nonfiction, and translation s

Thin Places: Essays From In Between, a collection by writing alumna Jordan Kisner '16, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this month.

Film and Media Studia BA alumnus Henry-Alex Rubin ’95 won Best-of-Show at Screen Short Film Fest last week for his short Back-to-School Essentials.

Jaqueline Cedar ’09 was the curator of the exhibit Go For Broke at the Good Naked Gallery in Brooklyn, New York.

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Boys Don’t Cry celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Katherine Otto-Bernstein Screening room on February 14th, 2020. 

Uncle Peckerhead, a feature horror-comedy produced by alumni Nicholas Payne Santos '19 and Kristy Richman '19 and assistant directed by alumna Andr

Alumnus Toby Fell-Holden '13 was selected as one of Film London's 2020 Lodestars.

Anna Rebek takes on the task of creating an original Horror work with her Director’s Thesis GASP! 

Written by The Presnyakov Brothers

Translated by Sasha Dugdale

Produced by arrangement with Nick Hern Books