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Patience Hurston, Copy Chief

phurston@columbiachronicle.com

Patience Hurston is a junior journalism major, minoring in Black World Studies. Hurston has reported on student loan forgiveness, changes with campus building policies and has written film reviews. They joined the Chronicle in June 2023 and led the paper in 2024 as editor-in-chief.

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

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Exclusive: Columbia’s president-elect pledges transparency when she takes over this summer

Patience Hurston and Vivian Richey
March 17, 2025

Breaking: Board of Trustees votes to eliminate, merge nearly half of Columbia’s majors in historic overhaul.

Doreen Abril Albuerne-Rodriguez and Patience Hurston
December 16, 2024

Breaking: College to increase tuition 5% for continuing students for next school year

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-chief
November 12, 2024

Columbia students react to Trump win with anxiety, disappointment

Patience Hurston, Charles Rahn, and Perla Mía Valdez
November 6, 2024

Editor’s Note: Voting doesn’t create instant change, but it is a starting point

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2024

Breaking: College looking to close 18 majors across the college

Patience Hurston and Vivian Richey
September 11, 2024

Explainer: What it means to review a program and what happens when it ends

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-chief
September 11, 2024

‘It’s her time’: Chicagoans react to historic nomination of first Black female presidential candidate Kamala Harris

Patience Hurston, Sofía Oyarzún, and Araceli Ramirez
August 22, 2024

Thousands gather in Union Park on first day of DNC to demand end of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza

Samantha Ho, Patience Hurston, and Maya Liquigan
August 19, 2024

College delays release of consulting firm’s recommendations for which majors should be cut

Patience Hurston and Araceli Ramirez
August 16, 2024

Interim President Jerry Tarrer unveils priorities for next 12 months that focus on retention, new student initiatives, addressing fiscal challenges

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-chief
August 16, 2024

College announces new DEI leadership appointment, disbands Antiracism Transformation Team

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-chief
August 16, 2024

Exclusive: Eleven full-time faculty accept buyouts but still have time to change their mind

The college had offered 18 faculty members offers through the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program to help close the deficit and potentially avoid full-time layoffs.

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-chief
August 14, 2024

Newly tenured faculty ‘proud’ and ‘relieved’ after five-month delay in appointments

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-chief
August 12, 2024

Exclusive: Forced out of job after nearly 35 years, Columbia librarian remains hopeful college will survive financial challenges

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-chief
June 20, 2024

Columbia to integrate virtual mental health provider TimelyCare alongside existing Counseling Service resources, providing 24/7 access to mental health care

Addison Annis, Patience Hurston, and Maya Liquigan
June 5, 2024

Exclusive: College lays off 70 staff across the college to help close the financial deficit, including four therapists in the Counseling Center

Addison Annis and Patience Hurston
May 30, 2024

Full-time faculty, senior administrators disagree on whether board’s decision to declare ‘adverse circumstance’ ended tenure at college

Patience Hurston and Sydney Richardson
May 21, 2024

Breaking: Board of Trustees approves sweeping changes to address financial deficit after finding college has met requirements for ‘adverse circumstance’

Patience Hurston and Sydney Richardson
May 20, 2024

How cognitive behavioral intervention is reducing gun violence in Chicago

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-Chief
May 17, 2024

Commencement speakers, graduates reflect on a challenging year as they prepare to move on from Columbia

Patience Hurston and Emily Ramirez
May 12, 2024

‘Columbia taught me what it means to be alive’

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2024

Opinion: Columbia needs to continue to promote community after a tough year

Patience Hurston, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2024

Chronicle TV: Outgoing and incoming editors share advice on the role

Patience Hurston and Olivia Cohen
April 26, 2024

Exclusive: Columbia board chair says cuts, changes to college must be ‘bold’

Olivia Cohen and Patience Hurston
April 25, 2024

Exclusive: President Kim talks resignation, layoffs amid fiscal crisis

Olivia Cohen and Patience Hurston
March 8, 2024

Opinion: Columbia must step up to tackle rising STI rates

Patience Hurston, Copy Chief
February 19, 2024

Hip-Hop Studies educates students on culture, history of the genre

Patience Hurston, Copy Chief
November 27, 2023

Emerald Fennell explores the depths of desire in upcoming film “Saltburn”

Patience Hurston, Copy Chief
November 20, 2023

Students push for access to facilities as college aims to address budget concerns

Patience Hurston, Copy Chief
October 18, 2023

Students ‘disheartened’ after Supreme Court strikes student loan forgiveness

Patience Hurston, Copy Editor
June 30, 2023

Tailgaters gather for the final night of Taylor Swift’s weekend in Chicago

Patience Hurston, Copy Editor
June 5, 2023

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