Can you teach someone to be funny? It depends on who you ask.

Robert K. Elder interviews Sheldon Patinkin, who steps down after 29 years as chair of Columbia's Theater department.

Kid Sister, Flosstradamus, and the Cool Kids are the next wave of Chicago hip-hop artists aiming to break big.

Slide shows of current lines from three successful graduates of Columbia's Fashion Design program, plus new looks from some of our students poised to enter the field.

“I had to go to dark places … I just felt so close to these characters. I wanted to do them justice. The story worked so well in my head, and I wanted it to do the same on paper.”

Entrepreneur, community organizer, instigator—call him what you will; Jorge Ortega knows how to get things going.

"When kids were taking out coloring books, I was already drawing lines and planning space."

Dan Asma remembered the blood—gallons and gallons of blood cascading over the elevator doors, splashing down the hallway, engulfing everything.