Katie Dunn

When friends, extended family, or even strangers hear that you’re an English or—God forbid—a creative writing major, their usual response is sympathetic: “good luck,” occasionally coupled with the offer of a couch to sleep on in 10 years, when they assume you’ll be out of work and/or writing the next Great American Novel.

As Columbia College students reluctantly settle back in from spring break, they might be surprised to hear that their predecessors are eagerly signing up for a chance to revisit the Core Curriculum.