100 Years of The Core

Columbia College celebrates a century of dialogue and debate through a year of festivities and conversations.

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August 27, 2020

New Work on Racial Violence For Lit Hum

"To remain vital, Lit Hum must be open to change, contestation and debate..."

Literature

July 16, 2020

Contemporary Music Inspired by the Classics

Did you know Alicia Keys and Barry Manilow were inspired by composers studied in Music Hum?

Music

June 24, 2020

Reading Recommendations based on Lit Hum Favorites

Looking to expand your #tbr list? Core faculty suggest books based on your Lit Hum favorites.

Literature

July 08, 2020

The Core Cartoon Caption Contest: CC

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Philosophy

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Upcoming Events

Core Talk | Data Humanities

Does humanities have a place in this data-driven world?

September 29, 2020

6:30pm

Science

Core Conversations: Claudia Rankine's Citizen

Join fellow alumni in a month-long reading of this timely book-length poem, beginning October 9.

October 09, 2020

12:00am

Literature

"It is a gift to be young and to be introduced to genius, in a way that will make it forever possible over a lifetime to return and deepen that capacity to experience more poignantly the mysteries of genius."

Lee C. Bollinger

2018 Commencement speech

"A human being has close kinship with the whole human race—not a bond of blood or seed, but a community of mind."

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations (Lit Hum Syllabus 1937-1941)

"Do you think it is a small matter" asks Socrates, "to determine which whole way would make living most worthwhile for each of us?"

Plato

Philosopher

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