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Columbia Publishing Course

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The Columbia Publishing Course
Pulitzer Hall at Columbia University. Home of the Columbia Publishing Course.
Former name
Radcliffe Publishing Course
TypePrivate graduate certification
Established1947
Parent institution
Columbia University
DirectorShaye Areheart
Students~100 per year
Location
New York City
Websitejournalism.columbia.edu/cpc-ny

The Columbia Publishing Course, formerly known as the Radcliffe Publishing Course, is a six-week graduate-level summer course on book, magazine, and digital publishing at Columbia University.[1]

Many of the course's graduates have gone on to be editors in the "Big Five" publishing companies. The program is known for its lectures held by industry leaders,[according to whom?] many of whom are graduates of the course themselves; and for its two immersive workshop weeks, "Book Week" and "Magazine Week," in which students plan and design their own book imprint and magazine brand, respectively.[2] Some student work have gone on to become actual books, including the bestselling Lean In: Women, Work and the Will To Lead by Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg.[3]

It was established in 1947 at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Edith Gratia Stedman, as a training course for women looking to get into publishing. It became co-ed in 1949. In 2000, when Radcliffe was integrated into Harvard University, the program was moved to Pulitzer Hall at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.[4]

The Columbia Publishing Course has also offered a four-week sister program in September at Exeter College in Oxford, England since 2016.[5]

Shaye Areheart, a former Doubleday editor, has been director of the Columbia Publishing Course since 2013, having been a lecturer for it since 1988. Areheart took over the course after the death of longtime director Lindy Hess, who was known for launching the careers of many editors.[6][7][8]

Renowned editor Robert Gottlieb is shown addressing the course in the 2022 documentary Turn Every Page.[9]

Notable graduates

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References

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  1. ^ Nazaryan, Alexander (2013-07-18). "A Teacher of the Publishing World Is Gone". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  2. ^ Bosman, Julie (July 17, 2011). ""E-book Revolution Upends a Publishing Course"". New York Times.
  3. ^ "Columbia Publishing Course comes to Oxford". Bookbrunch. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  4. ^ "Series 4. Radcliffe Publishing Course, 1944-1995 | HOLLIS for". hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  5. ^ "Columbia Publishing Course comes to Oxford". Bookbrunch. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  6. ^ Nazaryan, Alexander (2013-07-18). "A Teacher of the Publishing World Is Gone". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  7. ^ Swanson |, Clare. "Young Editors Remember Hess". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  8. ^ Deahl |, Rachel. "Publishing Still a Draw for New Grads". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  9. ^ "Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb | Sony Pictures Classics". sonyclassics.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  10. ^ Nazaryan, Alexander (2013-07-18). "A Teacher of the Publishing World Is Gone". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  11. ^ Stewart |, Sophia. "Christopher Carduff, 'Wall Street Journal' Books Editor, Dies at 66". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  12. ^ "David Davidar: What's the Next Chapter?". Hindustan Times. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  13. ^ "Morgan Entrekin - "The American Novel" - 1999 Key West Literary Seminar". 2007-07-02. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2023-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ^ "Radcliffe Publishing Course Celebrates 50 Years | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  15. ^ Nazaryan, Alexander (2013-07-18). "A Teacher of the Publishing World Is Gone". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  16. ^ "A Man at His F*#king Best". Print Is Dead. (Long Live Print!). Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  17. ^ Galo, Sarah; @sarahevonne (2015-01-06). "Jazmine Hughes: 'Women are magic'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  18. ^ Coffey, Michael; Kirch, with Claire; Albanese, Andrew; Maughan |, Shannon. "They Made a Difference: 25 Book Business Change Makers". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  19. ^ Maughan |, Shannon. "Obituary: Jim Murphy". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  20. ^ "Radcliffe Publishing Course Celebrates 50 Years | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  21. ^ Nazaryan, Alexander (2013-07-18). "A Teacher of the Publishing World Is Gone". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-12-06.