Thursday, February 16, 2017 5-7pm Columbia College Chicago Library, 3rd Floor 624 S. Michigan Noted author and Creative Writing department associate professor, Shawn Shiflett is featured in the Winter 2017 Signature Showcase. He will read from and discuss his...

Stumped about how to pronounce Prabal Gurung or Thankoon? Unsure about how to say Elie Saab or Marchesa?  Is the last n silent in Lanvin and Balmain (hint, yes it is!)? With awards season underway and fashion weeks happening...

Chicago is home to museums large and small.   You can take advantage of these rich cultural resources on even the tightest budget.  Major museums have free days while many smaller ones are free or inexpensive.  February is the perfect...

Celebrate Black History Month with by visit to a museum,  attending a fashion show, listening to an alumni panel discussion, viewing art exhibitions, and/or attending cultural celebrations around the city! Black History Month Alumni Panel Columbia College 623 S....

The Columbia College Chicago Library has won the college category of the 2017 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award which recognizes the accomplishments of librarians and other library staff as they come together as members of a team to...

Lights, Camera, Action, Make! January 25, 12-1pm Visit the Library and let us introduce you to the wide variety of resources available to enhance your creativity. This is a hands-on opportunity for you to become familiar with the many tools...

Humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers once stated that if he were a teacher, he would ask himself, “Can I discover the interests of each individual and permit him or her to follow those interests?” and “Can I be creative in...

The Library has extended hours for the last two weeks of the semester. Monday-Thursday 7:30am – 11pm Friday 7:30am – 8pm Saturday 9am – 5pm Sunday 10am – 6pm Fall semester ends on December 17th.

Studying fashion at Columbia? Teaching in Fashion Studies here? Maybe you’re using the history of fashion from a certain time period as a subject for a creative project or for an assignment in a literature class. Maybe you’re just...