5 Online Offerings from Columbia and Beyond

Octavia Spencer as Madam CJ Walker in Netflix's "Self Made"
Netflix
Binge

Self Made, a limited series inspired by the story of pioneering African-American beauty entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, premiered this spring on Netflix. Based on the biography by A’Lelia Bundles ’76JRN, Walker’s great-granddaughter and a University Trustee, it stars Octavia Spencer.

 

Listen

Tune in to Columbia Bizcast, a podcast from Columbia Business School, for career insights, B-school news, and interviews with alumni innovators and faculty experts. 

 

Read 

Columbia Global Reports, a nonfiction publisher dedicated to timely, underreported topics, is offering a free bonus book from its backlist to new and existing subscribers. Sign up to receive seven releases, including 2020’s The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project, by Krithika Varagur.  

 

Watch 

Columbia’s 2020 Kit Film Noir Festival was canceled due to COVID-19, but you can still get your fix of fedoras and femmes fatales. Visit the School of the Arts’ website to listen to past discussions with filmmakers and film scholars.  

 

Network

Who says you have to leave the house to make meaningful personal connections? Alumni job seekers and those simply looking to reach out to fellow professionals can sign up for a virtual Networking Hour (professional attire optional).