During the early days of quarantine in the spring, Brianna Burke’s better school days happened when the lectures would actually load on her computer.
Burke, a former Illinois Valley Community...
After taking a sabbatical last spring, Carmelo Esterrich, an associate professor in the Humanities, History and Social Sciences Department, was anxious about teaching his Big Chicago class remotely...
Over the last six months, I have witnessed countless discouraging events that leave me questioning my faith in humanity as both a journalist and a human being.
Since the coronavirus pandemic beg...
It might be strange, but even after working remotely from the comfort of our homes since the middle of March, coming to the realization that the Chronicle will not be operating in the office surrounded by a...
For years, Anya Kohlman’s dream has been to promote lesser known artists in the music industry by organizing shows and connecting with performers.
Kohlman said because much of Chicago's local talent ...
Three days ago Columbia had nearly 50% of Fall 2020 semester courses listed under in-person instruction and had what some considered insufficient ventilation for buildings in place. But as of Tuesday, th...
With the start of Columbia’s Fall 2020 semester a little more than a month away, faculty are still worried about a slew of uncertainties, like whether instructors can be retaliated against for con...
When campus closed last semester on March 14, I found myself struggling to rethink my own course as a graduate student instructor, or GSI.
It was my third semester teaching "Writing and Rhetoric" as ...
Christopher Shaw was ready for his first online "Introduction to Statistics" class to begin, but as students logged onto Zoom, he was struck by a surprise attendee—a Zoombomber.
Shaw, an associate profe...
After cracking a joke, junior comedy and performance major Case Lowe waited for laughter and sounds of amusement, but instead received a grid of thumbs-up and clapping emojis from classmates on Zoom.
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From Zoom calls for work meetings and classes, to socially-oriented FaceTime sessions, to happy hours with loved ones, coronavirus-induced lockdowns have many people turning to their screens as the...
