InterArts Faculty Spotlight: Paul Catanese
In this blog post, I interview Paul Catanese, a faculty member from the InterArts Department, to get his thoughts on the program…and adv..
Jimmy Carter, Donald Trump, and What to Do About that China?
Donald Trump in February 2009 (Image via Wikipedia)
Patrick Winn’s post on the Rice Bowl, an Asia-focused blog on Global Post, caught m..
Art Education MAT – Kick-off the Class Projects
First Year Kick-Off Project
Wendie Bloxsom, Art Education MAT, Columbia College Chicago
During the New Graduate Student Orientation,..
Cubbyholes & the Adjunct Office
Cubbyhole: 33 East Congress, Fifth Floor
I spend about eighty percent of my time on campus on the fifth floor of the 33 E. Congress bui..
Keeping Up and Staying Positive
From a meeting in the Graduate Student Office.
To start off this post, I thought I’d directly quote from a text conversation I had earl..
The Power of Movement
So, I must admit as I began to contemplate what I wanted my inaugural Grad Ambassador blog post to encompass, much anxiety was induced. T..
Columbia College Poetry Dispatch: Transplant Identity
I live in one of the world’s great cities.
It’s strange for me to write that, to type it, and even stranger to think about it while..
Out Loud: Readings in Chicago
Before I moved to Chicago, I thought of literary readings as tame, mannered affairs that involved an hour or so of self-serious mumbli..
Book & Paper: Starting the Year Off Right!
Last night the new show Wood Type, Evolved: Experimental Letterpress & Relief Printing in the 21st Century opened at the Center for Bo..
Getting Back in The Grad School Zone
In order for me to get into my grad school zone, I have to create a to do list.