Marginalia, Graduate Blog

Good days and bad days

by Katie Kather

We are down to about three weeks left in the semester, but I don’t feel a sense of relief. I can’t even see past next week. If you’ve been following …

Good days and bad days

We are down to about three weeks left in the semester, but I don’t feel a sense of relief. I can’t even see past next week. If you’ve been following …

Journalism MA Katie Kather, kathryn.kather@loop.colum.edu
600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

How we come up with stories

by Parker Stockman

We play a lot of games in class. It is meant to be generative and to help us get to that creative place where anything can happen. We start in …

How we come up with stories

We play a lot of games in class. It is meant to be generative and to help us get to that creative place where anything can happen. We start in …

Creative Writing - Fiction MFA Parker Stockman, parker.stockman@loop.colum.edu
600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

The Great Thing About Digital Prints–They Can Go Anywhere

by Evan Baden

Today I want to talk about how the digital medium, at least when it comes to photography, can be of great assistance to you when trying to exhibit internationally. The …

The Great Thing About Digital Prints–They Can Go Anywhere

Today I want to talk about how the digital medium, at least when it comes to photography, can be of great assistance to you when trying to exhibit internationally. The …

Photography MFA Evan Baden, evan.baden@loop.colum.edu
600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

Would You Rather

by Bubba Murray

How many things can you shake a stick at? Have you ever gone outside and started shaking a stick? You look like a raving lunatic.

Would You Rather

How many things can you shake a stick at? Have you ever gone outside and started shaking a stick? You look like a raving lunatic.

Film & Video - Cinema Directing MFA Bubba Murray, james.murray2@loop.colum.edu
600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

Spectator Sports Opens at MoCP

by Evan Baden

There is a new show up at Museum of Contemporary Photography. It opened last Thursday and has a few pieces in it that I am quite excited to finally see …

Spectator Sports Opens at MoCP

There is a new show up at Museum of Contemporary Photography. It opened last Thursday and has a few pieces in it that I am quite excited to finally see …

Photography MFA Evan Baden, evan.baden@loop.colum.edu
600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

3Ds (Directors, DPs, and Dairy Queen)

by Bubba Murray

When you expect to be working hard over a series of days it is always best to start out easy. It tends to build confidence in the crew and strengthen the moral of all involved.

3Ds (Directors, DPs, and Dairy Queen)

When you expect to be working hard over a series of days it is always best to start out easy. It tends to build confidence in the crew and strengthen the moral of all involved.

Film & Video - Cinema Directing MFA Bubba Murray, james.murray2@loop.colum.edu
600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

Admitted Student Day

by Evan Baden

Every year, Columbia hosts a series of Graduate Admitted Student Days. Last Friday, students who were admitted to the Photography MFA program were invited to come in and see what …

Admitted Student Day

Every year, Columbia hosts a series of Graduate Admitted Student Days. Last Friday, students who were admitted to the Photography MFA program were invited to come in and see what …

Photography MFA Evan Baden, evan.baden@loop.colum.edu
600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

Things I’ve been reading!

by Parker Stockman

I’ve been reading a lot lately, and here are a few of the books that I’ve read or am in the process of reading. 1) Vampires in the Lemon Grove …

Things I’ve been reading!

I’ve been reading a lot lately, and here are a few of the books that I’ve read or am in the process of reading. 1) Vampires in the Lemon Grove …

Creative Writing - Fiction MFA Parker Stockman, parker.stockman@loop.colum.edu
600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

Working At Columbia

by Evan Baden

Here’s a question that I get asked a lot: What do graduate students do for work (or money) while attending the Photography MFA program? Well, here are some answers:

Working At Columbia

Here’s a question that I get asked a lot: What do graduate students do for work (or money) while attending the Photography MFA program? Well, here are some answers:

Photography MFA Evan Baden, evan.baden@loop.colum.edu
600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

Time for a (Spring) Break

by Bubba Murray

Spring break has hit Columbia College Chicago, and believe me it’s the right time. We’ve got one full week with no classes. The temperature is rising, and the snow is …

Time for a (Spring) Break

Spring break has hit Columbia College Chicago, and believe me it’s the right time. We’ve got one full week with no classes. The temperature is rising, and the snow is …

Film & Video - Cinema Directing MFA Bubba Murray, james.murray2@loop.colum.edu
600 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605

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