Talk:Columbia College Chicago
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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)
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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
One Of The Few Colleges Founded Before 1900 That Was Founded By A Woman
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
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
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
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
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]
In Top Ten - Most Liberal Colleges In United States
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
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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- ↑ 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