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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June 08, 2020

The Enduring Struggle for Racial Equality

Re-examining W.E.B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk, included on the Contemporary Civilization syllabus.

Philosophy

June 01, 2020

Class of 2020 Core Reflections

Just as it has for generations of College graduates, the Core served as a tool for unique discoveries for CC’20.

Core Impact

May 27, 2020

Explore "If Beale Street Could Talk" with this Core-filled Reading Guide

If Baldwin's book is on your summer reading list, use this guide to explore deeper into the timely text.

Philosophy

May 06, 2020

Core Crossword

Put on your thinking cap and pull out your pen (or pencil)!

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"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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