Columbia’s theater has announced its five mainstage productions for the fall season, with more student and faculty directed productions to follow.
Chronicle illustrator Lilly Sundsbak, a senior illustration major, paid tribute to the longtime part-time instructor with a cartoon.
Columbia has laid off 54 full-time faculty since January 2025, including the six whose positions were eliminated on Wednesday, May 27, as part of an effort to address declining enrollment and a budget deficit that has grown to more than $40 million.
The annual two-day festival in Northalsted celebrates Pride in the historic Boystown.
As hundreds gathered for the public opening of the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s South Side, many said the day's significance extended beyond the new landmark and toward the meaning of Juneteenth.
The long-awaited civic and cultural campus opened Thursday, June 18 with a ceremony and festivities. The Chronicle’s Kameron Clepper was at a viewing party at the Midway Plaisance, where thousands gathered to watch on big screens.
The long-awaited center will open to the public on Friday, June 19, creating a community hub and opportunities on Chicago’s South Side.
Adrianna Gutierrez’s drag performance introduced a new persona to the stage this spring. The debut came to life through a campus showcase built on experimentation and performance art.
Senior Mariah Gordon, who has appeared in “The Chi” and “South Side,” may still get nervous before stepping on stage, but she has learned how to turn that fear into motivation.
A new novel by Lisa Fishman and a restored collection of Beat poet writings edited by Tony Trigilio are bringing conversations about experimentation, literary history and publishing into Columbia classrooms.
Going forward, the Chronicle will identify these employees as "adjunct faculty" on first reference. We believe this term is both accurate and easily understood by readers while aligning more closely with the terminology used by many academic institutions.
More than 5 million graduation gowns are tossed each year. Columbia doesn't have to keep contributing to that number, writes the Editorial Board.
La actuación de baile contó la historia del ciclo de la vida de dos hijos y su papá, con una escena parecida a la ciudad nativa de la compañía peruana.
La Plaza casi duplicó su tamaño este año, acogiendo a 18 artistas locales, e invitó a los asistentes a explorar múltiples culturas latinas en su jornada final.
Miles de fans acuden a la inauguración del quinto año de Sueños con cálidas brisas envolviendo a Grant Park.