Learning to Love the Impossible
Eddie Izzard has set herself an “impossible” task of completing 32 marathons in 31 days for charity.
Why do video games have “nightmar..
Preparing for the End
As a distraction from working on my final draft of my thesis paper, I look out the window at the snow-covered ground. The sky is still..
My Top 5 Albums of 2020
Given the Grammys are a little more than a month away, I thought it would be fitting to talk about the music that has continued to get me ..
Columbia Collaborates
In my last two blog posts, I talked about projects in the classroom as part of the MFA Composition for the Screen program, but there a..
To Grow and Learn, to Teach in Turn
My cute, but largely unhelpful FTA (Feline Teaching Assistant)
I’ve been accused countless times in my life of dreaming too big, havin..
To Grow and Learn, To Teach in Turn
I’ve been accused countless times in my life of dreaming too big..
Set the Timer to Pandemic and Wait
Over the next three weeks, students all over the country will prepare for finals in the form of tests, projects, presentations, and perfor..
The Lifelong Friendships We Make in College
Going off to college can be exciting and fun and scary and stressful all at the same time, especially if you are like me and went out ..
Interdisciplinary MFA Salon: Blending Words and Images
The MFA program in Creative Writing has recently welcomed a new Director of Graduate Studies: Lisa Fishman. Lisa has claimed her posit..
Giving Thanks During the End of the World
My family (minus one!) last Thanksgiving
For three weeks in September, I found myself experiencing online learning for the first time…