
The stunning five-ton sculpture Shorter Than the Day created by Columbia University School of the Arts Professor Sarah Sze was unveiled in June at the newly renovated Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport. Read more on the Columbia University School of the Arts site here.

On November 20, 2019, The New York Times first reported the news of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's hiring of Denise Murrell '14GSAS. The acclaimed curator of the Wallach Art Gallery's Posing Modernity will begin her appoinment in January 2020 as associate curator for 19th and 20th century art.

Michelle Rejwan '08GS producer of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was recently hired by Lucasfilm as their new senior vice president of live action development and production. In her new role will oversee all theatrical and direct-to-consumer live-action content for Lucasfilm and Disney Plus and is responsible for identifying and delivering future projects for Lucasfilm.

The 2019 Tony Awards were presented on Sunday, June 9, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Columbia alumni and faculty were among the notable nominees including director Rachel Chavkin '08SOA, who led with 14 total nominations for Hadestown and took home eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical.