The NEA Big Read at Columbia College Chicago hosts four programs this week around our featured reading selection, Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat, including two presentations by the author. Students, faculty and their classes are encouraged to attend,...

National Library Week is an annual celebration by the American Library Association highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library staff play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. This year’s theme, Libraries = Strong Communities, illustrates how today’s...

Alexa Rixon is the Fall 2018 Artist in Residence at Columbia College Chicago Library.  She will share her experience as an interdisciplinary artist working in book, paper and print forms with image and text and how the residency benefitted...

February 1st marks the beginning of Black History/African-American History Month, honoring the contributions and sacrifices African-Americans have made throughout history toward the achievement of equal rights in America. The following is an excerpt from an essay written by Dr....

If you don’t know history, it would be hard to see the connection between the racial tensions that exist between Haitians and Dominicans, and the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” uprising in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014. Ferguson, Missouri has been...

Today is Veteran’s Day, a national holiday honoring all who have served our country and made great sacrifices in the name of freedom. Thank you for your service.

Although graduation seems like it is a long time from now, it’s not too early to start planning!  Graduating students are invited to attend the Fall 2018 Grad Expo, taking place at the Haus on Thursday, November 8th from...