Talk:Columbia College Chicago
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[edit]I have created this page from the content at Columbia College, which is now a disambiguation page. mat334 | talk 09:54, May 20, 2005 (UTC)
copyright infringement
[edit]The whole history section of this page is copy-pasted from Columbia College's "about" page at colum.edu . That's a problem and needs to be changed.
Notable facts
[edit]One Of The Few Colleges Founded Before 1900 That Was Founded By A Woman
[edit]Who is Mary Blood? What is the Blood Ball anyway? https://columbiacollegearchives.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/who-is-mary-blood-what-is-the-blood-ball-anyway/
Byte-Size History: Episode 1 - Mary Ann Blood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wTKuJYe5vA&t=63s
Early Leadership In The Kindergarten Movement
[edit]Active involvement was mostly before WW2. Stated verbal support still exist today.
Bertha Hofer Hegner President, Pestalozzi Froebel Teachers’ College / Columbia College of Expression 1929 - 1936 https://library.colum.edu/archives/college-history/presidents/bertha-hofer-hegner.php
Post WW2 GI Program Was Notable
[edit]One of fifteen Veterans Guidance Centers in the United States. (Program canceled at some point before 1961 it seems)
Norman Alexandroff President, Columbia College 1944 - 1960 https://library.colum.edu/archives/college-history/presidents/norman-alexandroff.php
Sherwood Conservatory of Music
[edit]Sherwood Conservatory of Music was a respected music college which was founded in 1895. The colleges were friends with each other for many years. Sherwood Conservatory of Music merged into Columbia College Chicago in 2007. See: https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/sherwood/#:~:text=History,Building%2C%20410%20South%20Michigan%20Avenue.
Alumni Awards
[edit]Columbia College Chicago alumni have won a high number of Awards. Such as Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards, Tony Awards , Academy Awards, Booker Prize, Oscars , and National Book Awards [1][2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ https://www.colum.edu/news-and-events/rankings-and-awards/index
- ^ https://www.colum.edu/news-and-events/announcements/2019/columbia-alums-2019-grammy-nominees
- ^ https://www.colum.edu/news-and-events/articles/2014/history-of-corrido-music
- ^ https://www.colum.edu/news-and-events/announcements/2021/2021-emmy-award-winners
- ^ https://blogs.colum.edu/theatre/2021/01/09/tony-award-winning-columbia-college-chicago-alum-tonya-pinkins-to-star-in-abcs-the-women-of-the-movement
In Top Ten - Most Liberal Colleges In United States
[edit]Was Ranked 9th most Liberal College in The United States in 2016
Ranks Top 5 Percent Of All Colleges In The United States And In The Entire World In Diversity
[edit]Columbia Demographics & Diversity Report https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/columbia-college-chicago/student-life/diversity/
Columbia Student Racial-Ethnic Demographics https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/columbia-college-chicago/student-life/diversity/chart-ethnic-diversity.html
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