I have great memories of my contemporary civilization course, taught by a very distinguished, erudite professor...
Robert Marcus ’64
Something I learned in the Core was...
Core Stories
Lifetime learning. I go back to these texts often and I continue to learn from then.
Sara Cherkerzian ’94
Something I learned in the Core was...
The Core experience seems to me to be the essence of the Columbia
experience...
Jerold Schwartz ’52
Something I learned in the Core was...
Rhetoric and logic
Fundamentals
Critical thinking
Young J. Kim GS'96
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...
Music & Art - Gotta study for those. Not an easy A!
Philosophy Class - the Best!
Christine Parlamis ’94
Something I learned in the Core was...
Eye-opening, Plato, Directional
Elizabeth Beerman GS'98
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...
The concept of hubris-the Iliad...
Abe Greene ’99
Something I learned in the Core was...
Wozzeck- an amazingly strange opera.
The Iliad: A perfect foré to our presentation of modern war.
Robert Gabel ’69
My favorite work in the Core is...
John W. Lombardo ’69
The Core thinker/artist/writer that affected me most was... Professor Edward Said
Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude!
John W. Lombardo ’69
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...
Mind-opening, inspiring, great discussion
Fred Bremer ’74
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...
Plato's "The Republic" was the first book I read at Columbia College in 1975 and realize how relevant it is in 2019...
Jeffrey B. Freedman ’79
My favorite work in the Core is...
Creative
Thinking
Different
Leonie Wedderburn ’94
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...
How to improve my essay writing. My first year writing class, Logic & Rhetoric, helped me to write academic papers...
Andrew Chen ’99
Something I learned in the Core was...
Salvatore Volpe ’19
The Core thinker/artist/writer that affected me most was... John Stuart Mill
The Golden Ass: It is a great story about learning about oneself and evolving into your true self.
Cristina Bonaldes ’97
My favorite work in the Core is...
Broadening, educational, insightful.
Geo Mann ’59
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...
Outstanding, transformative, stimulating
Richard Walker ’64
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...