Columbia College joins University community in mourning passing of School of General Studies Emeritus Peter J. Awn

At the end of 2018, in the CU Records recording space on the fifth floor of Lerner Hall, seven musicians — including Riley Burke CC’18, Nick Loud CC’21 and Michael Coiro CC’21 — were hard at work recording their debut EP. Flash forward to January 2019, and The Wild, The Innocent have released their eponymous first record.

On February 5, Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger and Columbia College Dean James J. Valentini welcomed former U.S. Congressman Beto O’Rourke CC’95 back to campus, where he spoke to College students in Low Rotunda. After O’Rourke’s opening remarks, where he spoke about his life as a public servant, the event was largely centered around an opportunity for students to ask O’Rourke questions.

Films produced by Dede Gardner ’90’s Plan B Entertainment production company made a splash at the 2019 Oscar nominations: Vice was nominated for Best Picture, as well as in the Lead Actor (Christian Bale), Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Director (Adam McKay), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, and Makeup and Hair categories. If Beale Street Could Talk was nominated for Original Score, Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actress (Regina King).