As a photographer and music agent, the late, Chicago-raised Chip Hooper exemplified Columbia students' interdisciplinary nature. Now, a $50,000 scholarship fund in Hooper's name will award selecte...
While the cold months may be here, Navy Pier has introduced a free escape.
“The Beach Chicago,” which opened Jan. 19, is a free interactive public art installation designed to emulate being at a b...
Four Columbia students spent the Spring 2018 semester working on a case study about global retail expansion, and after months of research and a semester of peer review, their work resulted in each of them winning a $5,000 scholarship.
YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund is a non...
An adjunct professor in the Communication Department is celebrating his 20th teaching anniversary in a unique way: creating a scholarship for public relations students.
Dominic Calabrese said he donated personal money to create two $2,500 scholarships for public relations stude...
Tess Holliday, a size-22 model, will grace the October cover of Cosmopolitan UK. Noted commentator Piers Morgan criticized Holliday Aug. 30 after the cover’s preview release, stating the magazine’s ...
President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim has big plans for Columbia's 2018-2019 academic year, including increased security measures, continued construction of the student center and beginning the search for a new provost.
Kim discussed these goals, along with some of the challenges he s...
Columbia is trying to strengthen relationships with local community colleges with the new Chicagoland Transfer Award, which was awarded to 11 incoming students this fall.
Students transferring to Columbia from nearby community colleges were able to apply for one full-...
With faculty and staff eager to financially assist students, the Faculty and Staff Scholarship Initiative has reemerged on campus, led by supporters from various departments with assistance from the Development and Alumni Relations Office.
Since its inception in 2009 during the na...
Two Columbia student teams won first and second place in the National Retail Federation student competition, receiving thousands of dollars in scholarships.
The NRF collaborates with STORY, a retail company in Manhattan that likens itself to a magazine, continually reinventing it...
The U.S. Senate passed a tax reform bill Dec. 2, bringing with it drastic changes that many will struggle to grasp. Tax code’s complexity isn’t what makes the bill or its consequences baffling. Th...
As a proud parent of two Chicago Public School graduates and as a respected journalist, Mara Tapp knows literary arts are crucial to children’s education. While substitute teaching at CPS schools, Ta...
Students are complaining of reduced college resources within their departments and clubs due to the college’s budget cuts.
The affected programs noted by students include the English and Creative Writing Department, the Student Athletics Association, the Communication ...
