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Who will bring home Emmys this year?
Dr. Sharon Marie Ross, an associate professor in Cinema and Television Arts, shares her best bets.

Columbia TV Expert Predicts This Year’s Emmy Winners Dr. Sharon Marie Ross, an associate professor in Film and TV, shares her best bets for this year’s Emmy winners, from the epic revival of “Shogun” to the controversial comedy nominee “The Bear.”

Rashid Johnson '00 is considered one of the most influential voices of his generation and has expanded the cultural conversation around race in America.
He is preparing for a career survey exhibition at the Guggenheim next year.
From The New York Times ⬇️

Rashid Johnson Will Have Career Survey at Guggenheim in 2025 (Gift Article) A major exhibition by the acclaimed artist will fill Frank Lloyd Wright’s rotunda with plants and artwork. Johnson stepped down from the Guggenheim’s board last year.

New semester, new Dance Center season 💃
The 51st season titled "Fuse. Converge. Connect. — Spotlighting Intergenerational Dancemaking and Performance" runs through May 2025. Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Z6tAsJ

The first day of classes has us smiling 😊
Have a great start to the 2024 Fall Semester, everyone!
This is what we have to look forward to ➡️ https://bit.ly/3AQ1XKv

The energy at New Student Convocation was electric ⚡️
We're excited to see what our Columbia community creates when the semester begins next week.

Young creatives made Columbia's campus theirs over the summer.
Initiatives like Blues Camp, Design Your World, and Summer at Columbia offer local youth immersive experiences in music, design, and media while fostering their creative futures. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3T2NbX8

The Hollywood Reporter ranks Columbia among the top 15 US film schools⭐️
The opportunities students have for work on virtual production tools like the new Volume wall makes the school stand out https://bit.ly/3Az5tZE

Nine Columbia students got their 15 minutes of fame on the popular Sound Opinions podcast with hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot.
These students are the winners of the show's criticism, photography, and songwriting competitions and 2024 “Sound Opinions” scholarship recipients. Meet the winners ➡️ https://bit.ly/3YZ4Fay

134 years of creating 🩵
On this day in 1890, Mary Blood and Ida Morey Riley founded the Columbia School of Oratory. Since then, thousands of creatives have had their start with Columbia. We're excited to see how generations of Columbia students to come will build off the ones who came before and author the culture of their times.

Summertime Chi 🩵
Students will start returning to campus next week to start the Fall 2024 semester. We can't wait to see what they learn and create within our campus community.

Alum Megan Hammond '22 has taken her talents across Michigan Avenue from Columbia's campus to the Lollapalooza stage.
The Chicago-based singer-songwriter, known professionally as m.e.h., shares her journey to Lollapalooza’s Chicago Made Music Showcase 🎤 https://bit.ly/3M95s11

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication awarded
Columbia College Chicago’s “Wanderer” publication a silver award in Student Graphic Design for its Chicago LatinArtists edition.
The 44-page issue highlights the rich diversity of Latino, Latina, and Latinx artists based in Chicago. Sixteen students worked on the publication ⭐️ https://bit.ly/3AkZh7l

Two new murals on the Wabash Arts Corridor come courtesy of Columbia's talented faculty. Get to know the artists and their work:
🐇 "Curious Bunny" by Assistant Professor Cheri Charlton is a playful piece on the side of Columbia's Student Center. At 11,000 square feet, it’s now the largest mural created by a woman in Chicago.
🐊 "Alligators" by Assistant Professor Cecilia Beaven is bringing vibrancy to the facade of 916 S. Wabash Ave. This mural features alligator silhouettes in bold colors against a black background.
Learn more about the strategic collaboration between The Home Depot, BehrPaint, One Summer Chicago, and Columbia College Chicago ➡️ https://bit.ly/3SMZOFx

The Joseph Jefferson Awards are considered some of Chicago's top theatre honors.
This year a dozen Columbia alumni and faculty are among the nominees.
Read the full list 🏆 https://bit.ly/4dEPbfR

are changing the world ⭐️
We're honoring 24 alumni for their professional achievements beyond their academic journeys.
Join us in celebrating our alumni community for their creative influence within their industry, passion for their craft, and their connection to world around them ➡️ https://bit.ly/4coYShw

Columbia College Chicago A college for creatives. We inspire and empower our community to .

In Case You Missed It: In addition to other generous support, Heidi and Steven Levin created funds to support students with financial need and give students with disabilities equal access to Columbia’s educational and co-curricular opportunities.
In recognition for their generosity, Columbia has named an area of the Student Center in their honor.
Read more about their gifts ➡️ https://bit.ly/46GzQsX

Last weekend Megan Hammond '22 was back near campus.
She performed across the street in Grant Park on Lollapalooza's Chicago Made Music Showcase under her artist name m.e.h.
m.e.h. spoke with WBEZ ahead of her Lolla debut.

Singer m.e.h.’s journey from national anthems in Maryland to Lollapalooza in Chicago Megan Hammond came to Chicago in 2018 to study music at Columbia College. Since then, she’s released her own songs that highlight her powerful vocals, artful lyricism and genre-bending range.

There's still time to visit the "Captured Earth" exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Photography.
The exhibition runs through August 17 and presents works by artists who create works in photography and installation that use elements from nature.
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LRcRlk

Wabash Arts Corridor, a living urban campus in the South Loop, is on USA Today Best10 list of Best Arts Districts.
This summer two large murals, "Curious Bunny" by Cheri Charlton and “Alligators” by Cecilia Beaven, are adding to this vibrant stretch of public art. Chicago is getting even more colorful thanks to a strategic collaboration between BehrPaint, The Home Depot, One Summer Chicago, and Columbia College Chicago ➡️ https://bit.ly/4fminu5

There is just over a month until the first day of classes for Fall Semester 🎊
Incoming students and families have filtered through campus over the past few weeks for Engage Orientation, and we're so excited to see what they create over the coming years.

Curious what's happening at the Student Center? 👀
A strategic collaboration between BehrPaint, The Home Depot, One Summer Chicago, and Columbia College Chicago is bringing multiple new murals to the Wabash Arts Corridor and campus buildings.
This collaboration will continue to beautify the South Loop, feature local artists, and provide hands-on experience to Columbia students and recent graduates. Photo shows muralist Cheri Charlton's "Curious Bunny" in the beginning stages.

Keep the corny jokes coming, parents.
Anne Libera, associate professor of comedy writing and performance, coauthored a study on how humor could be a key parenting tool.

Humor could be a key to good parenting, new research shows | CNN The kind of jokes parents make are sometimes stereotyped as corny, but they may be helpful in raising happy, connected children, according to new research.

"The Lord of the Rings - A Musical Tale" makes its U.S. debut this summer at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Michael Kurowski '16 takes center stage as Samwise Gangee.

America is getting its first taste of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ musical, with Chicago actors as the hobbits The sweeping musical at Chicago Shakespeare Theater strives to be both epic and intimate in its staging of the classic J.R.R. Tolkien novels.

Congratulations to all the 2024 Emmy Nominees, especially those from the Columbia College Chicago community. They include:
🐻 Eric Frankel '10: Set Decoration, "The Bear"
🧑‍🍳 Annie Tighe '02: Outstanding Picture Editing For A Structured Reality Or Competition Program, "Top Chef"
🐻 Lisa Korpan '09, adjunct professor: Production Design, "The Bear"
🔥Troy Takaki, Semester in LA instructor: Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program, "Escaping Twin Flames"

"MovieMaker" ranks Columbia College Chicago as one of the top film schools in U.S. and Canada ⭐️
Read more about how Cinema and Television Arts stands out 🎬 https://bit.ly/3W3SmGW

The checker flag waved on the NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend, but not without Columbia College Chicago making its mark.
The student-designed activities taught spectators of all ages about the sport. Learn about their experience 🏁 https://bit.ly/3W9hr38

Congratulations to Diane Pathieu '01 on being promoted to traffic anchor at ABC 7 Chicago! Pathieu takes over from fellow Roz Varon who was in the position for 35 years. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4d1aU1x

📍 We are a college for creatives located in the heart of downtown Chicago’s Cultural Mile.
Take a look around campus and meet some of the students who make Columbia a vibrant and diverse creative community.

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With a volume now available on campus, along with Unreal Engine 3-D software, Columbia students can digitally build make-believe settings and characters, just as filmmakers have done for “The Mandalorian,” “Avengers: Endgame,” and “The Batman."
Learn how they're creating 🚀 https://bit.ly/3xVIPcH

The green flag is about to wave for this year's NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend.
Check out the interactive activities produced by Columbia students in preparation for the event 🏁 https://bit.ly/4cn2j9p