The Columbia Chronicle

Actor Alaqua Cox speaks on deaf representation at Columbia’s Deaf Awareness Day

For Alaqua Cox, becoming a Marvel superhero came with opportunities she never expected. Now, through talking about Deaf representation and accessibility, she hopes her experience can encourage other Deaf people to pursue their goals in creative fields.

Shawn Katz, Reporter
September 19, 2026

School of Communication and Culture

Columbia creative writing professors publish new works spanning fiction and poetry

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.