Marginalia | The Graduate Blog, Columbia College Chicago

The last five blog posts I’ve written have been about how great Columbia is, sharing details about the program, and showcasing th..

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Endings are hard. Even when new, exciting opportunities lay on the horizon, endings can carry monumental emotional weig..

As we near the end of the semester many students are thinking about graduation. This means thinking about jobs, portfolios, resumes, audit..

I’ve been hearing the words “All art is good art” a lot lately and while I agree with the sentiment, I’d like to propose something sli..

My Pap-Pap John running a printing press.

Since returning to Western Pennsylvania last year, I have been researching my family history..

I remember the title of Jenny Boully’s oeuvre The Book of Beginnings and Endings. I was her student for a few classes during my MFA at C..

My roommate/best friend recently downloaded Bumble BFF in hopes of finding a new friend. At first, I was confused and a little jealous. I ..

Here at Columbia, a large focus of the program is on creating music for games and other interactive media. In the course “Music for Ga..

My furry therapist, Tawnta.

What’s that smell? Is there a bonfire somewhere nearby? Did you leave the iron on? Did someone forget to t..

As a reformed freelancer of 15 years, one of the main reasons I attended graduate school was to gain access to and become connected with t..