September/October 2008
Cover Story
True to the Core
Through nearly 90 years, the College’s signature Core Curriculum has changed with the times but maintains its essence by being guided, but not governed, by the past.
By Shira J. Boss-Bicak ’93, ’97J, ’98 SIPA
Features
Sha Na Na and the Invention of the Fifties
Formed at the College in 1969, Sha Na Na didn’t rewrite the history of the ’50s but rather reinvented it, creating the “Fifties” seen in Happy Days and Grease.
By George J. Leonard ’67, ’68 GSAS, ’72 GSAS and Robert A. Leonard ’70, ’73 GSAS, ’82 GSAS
Columbia College Today: Spring ’68
In fall 1968, CCT editor George Keller ’51 published a 96-page issue entirely devoted to the events at Columbia in Spring ’68. It is now available online in its entirety: Columbia College Today - Spring 1968 (PDF).
