2017 Year in Review

A look back at the achievements, highlights, and innovations of faculty, students, and alumni of Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈéÉ«Ç鯬 in the past year.
In 2017, Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈéÉ«Ç鯬 built upon its traditions in creative and innovative excellence to write several new and exciting chapters in its history. This year, Columbia celebrated the groundbreaking of the college’s first Student Center; prestigious achievements for faculty and alumni—Lena Waithe's historic Emmy Award, Dawoud Bey's MacArthur “genius" grant, Brad Temkin's Guggenheim Fellowship, Aleksandar Hemon's PEN Literary Award, among others; and curricular developments that prepare students for a changing world and its evolving industries.
Recent Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈéÉ«Ç鯬
- Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈéÉ«Ç鯬 Alums and Faculty Win 2026 Equity Jeff Awards
- Alum Christian Sprenger '07 Wins Two Emmy Awards for 'Widow’s Bay'
- Two Latinx/e Performance Festivals Come to Columbia This Fall
- Columbia Theatre Alums Bring Camp, Comedy, and ‘Queen for a Day’ Off-Broadway
- From Columbia to the Emmys: Cinematographer Tari Segal '03