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Art | Design professor, Joan Giroux, Senior Vice President and Provost, Marcella David and Associate Professor of Economics, Rojhat Avsar lead the Faculty Senate town hall in Hokin Hall on Friday, March 1, 2024.

Provost Marcella David addresses faculty questions about layoffs, increased workload following release of draft advisory report

By Avery Heeringa and Vivian Richey
March 1, 2024
Audience members listen as President Kwang-Wu Kim speaks about the current financial state of Columbia College Chicago at the Student Center on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.

Breaking: College could cut 125 positions across campus to save $19 million

By Allison Shelton and Maya Swan-Sullivan
February 7, 2024
Members of the Latino Alliance join together at the Student, Diversity and Inclusion office at 618 S. Michigan Ave. on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, for a holiday potluck.

Spanish-speaking parents need important college updates in their language, students say

By Miranda Bucio, Bilingual Reporter
December 15, 2023
Part-time faculty and students march outside 1104 S. Wabash Ave. to protest the administration's labor practices on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. This marks the third day of the strike and its expected for the strike to continue throughout the rest of the week.

Provost: Students are expected to return to class after fall break as negotiations with union continue 

By Olivia Cohen, Editor-in-Chief
November 21, 2023
AAUP President Joan Giroux, a professor in the Art and Art History Department, sits with Dana Connell, an associate professor in Fashion Studies, during a meeting in the 623 S. Wabash building on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Faculty met to discuss their workload and shared governance during the strike.

Faculty discuss increased workload, need for shared governance over strike decisions

By Vivian Richey, Senior Staff Reporter
November 17, 2023
David Moravec, cinema and television arts adjunct professor, and Wyatt Fritts comedy writing and performance major stand with the picket line outside of 1104 S. Wabash on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Students and faculty continue to show support for CFAC leading into week two of the strike.

Provost calls for stop to ‘hateful behaviors’ during part-time union strike

By Lily Thomas and Robin Sluzas
November 11, 2023
Students and part-time faculty huddle together for a press conference during a strike in support of fair contracts for part-time faculty, held by theColumbia Faculty Union on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Part-time faculty, students and member other unions joined to speak outside 600 S. Michigan Ave.

Part-time faculty strike for second day, bargain in closed-door session

By Olivia Cohen, Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2023
Delia Pless, part-time faculty of English and Creative Writing, grabs supplies for making picket signs. Columbia Faculty Union gave an open invite for students, faculty and staff to join in on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 600 S. Michigan Ave.

Breaking: Union authorizes to strike with 88% approval vote

By Olivia Cohen, Leah Love, Kimberly Vazquez, and Miranda Bucio
October 26, 2023
Diana Vallera, president of Columbia's part-time faculty union, speaks to students, faculty and staff demanding change on Friday, Oct. 20, at 1104 S. Wabash.

Ahead of spring registration, students are concerned about potential course cuts, increased class sizes

By Allison Shelton and Uriel Reyes
October 25, 2023
President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim listens to students and faculty raise concerns over course cuts, increased class sizes and more budget transparency after the part-time faculty union led students into the Student Center during the President’s address on Saturday, Oct 21, 2023.

Columbia part-time faculty has long history of fighting over class size, financial transparency. Here’s what students need to know

By Olivia Cohen, Editor-in-Chief
October 25, 2023
Senior Vice President and Provost Marcella David speaks to parents, students and staff during a demonstration at the Student Center on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. She stands in front of President Kwang-Wu Kim and Diana Vallera, president of the Columbia College Faculty Union and a part-time photography instructor.

CFAC, students hold protest at president’s address

By Vivian Richey and Allison Shelton
October 21, 2023
A Columbia graduate embraces a family member after receiving their diploma on Saturday, May 13, 2023. The college's 2022-2023 commencement was broken up into four different ceremonies by department and was held at the Arie Crown Theatre, located at 2301 Jean Baptist Pt. DuSable Lake Shore Dr.

‘Commencement is why we serve’: Graduation weekend kicks off with first day of ceremonies 

By Olivia Cohen, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2023
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