Marginalia

During the 11th annual Manifest, the MAT Education program held a reception. The reception showcased the Art and Elementary MAT gradu..

Conducting original work is pretty much the coolest thing you can do. Conducting someone else’s original work is almost the coolest thing..

Well, the first year of my graduate education is finally over. To finish up the year at Columbia, the first year students have a close..

So what exactly does a grad student do all summer? Work. Write. Go to class or an internship, sure. But I also make sure to save some tim..

This past weekend I traveled to Two Rivers, Wisconsin to the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. As you know from my last post, this..

I recently had the opportunity to enjoy an experience that visitors to Chicago often put on their “to do” lists: I saw a Chicago Cubs ..

I can’t believe that I didn’t wake up and go to class this morning. I didn’t teach. I didn’t work. I didn’t crack open a book or have ..

The summer between the first and second year of an MFA program feels important. It feels like growth is supposed to happen; you’ve bee..

Here we are, Prospective Student — the last stage of the graduate experience. The MFA class of 2012 gathered with friends, family, an..