Walker Percy Society (Literature and Writing)
Affiliation: College of Physicians and Surgeons
Contact: Charlene Ong, Officer - co2249@columbia.edu
P&S takes pride in the fact that many of its students and faculty are poets, writers, journalists and avid readers. Named in honor of the 1941 P&S graduate, the club offers a forum for the appreciation of literature and life. We invite students, faculty, and literary enthusiasts from the community at large to monthly informal discussions of short stories or poems. We also host events that promote literature and the arts at P&S. In past years we made trips to the 92nd Street Y for readings by Tom Stoppard and Pat Barker. In conjunction with the Program for Humanities in Medicine, we also have enjoyed readings on campus by writers Junot Diaz, Michael Ondaatje and Richard Selzer.

WBAR 87.9 FM (Media)
Website: http://wbar.org/
Main Email Contact: wbar@columbia.edu
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WBAR is an independent, free-form, non-commercial, non-profit radio station broadcasting from the Barnard College campus in New York City. All of our programming is generated entirely by on-campus DJ's, with a new show spinning every 2 hours. Our staff is a fine bunch of Barnard and Columbia students, and every one of us is just as aesthetically pleasing as we are qualified for the job. WBAR's mission is to provide an outlet for the music that you won't find on mainstream stations, so we don't stop at broadcasting. We also put on some of the best shows in New York City.

WKCR 89.9 FM (Media)
Website: http://www.wkcr.org
Main Email Contact: board@wkcr.org
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Contact: Michael Zaken, Station Manager - mjz2106@columbia.edu
WKCR is Columbia's non-commercial, student-run radio station broadcasting throughout the New York Metro area at 89.9 FM and streaming around the world at wkcr.org. Since its inception in 1941, WKCR has stood strong against the tide of commerce in defense of art. As a public radio station free from commercial and political pressures, WKCR gives top priority to meaningful art; Louis Armstrong, J.S. Bach, Bessie Smith, and many other geniuses are broadcast staples that grace WKCR's airwaves daily. WKCR applies to this artistic spectrum the stated goals of Columbia University: education and research. The mission of education is twofold, offering listeners informed programming with historical emphasis while training undergraduates in understanding the art forms as well as the style and science of presenting them on radio. 

Writing Division - School of the Arts (Literature and Writing)
Location: 415 Dodge Hall
Phone: 212-854-4391
Affiliation: School of the Arts
Website: http://wwwapp.cc.columbia.edu/art/app/arts/writing/index.jsp
Main Email Contact: writing@columbia.edu
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The Writing Division is a creative community of master teachers working with gifted apprentice writers who possess the creative force to find and develop a distinct voice and vision. Hundreds of books have been published by our graduates, including numerous thesis projects. Our location in New York City provides us with a two-way avenue to the nation's literary and publishing nexus. Students have access to events and internships at such institutions as the Poetry Society of America, the Academy of American Poets, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and the PEN American Center. Representatives from publishing houses and literary agencies regularly come to campus. The Hertog Fellowship program enables six students a year to work as research assistants to writers who also serve as mentors, such as Rick Moody, A. M. Homes, Peter Carey, and Diane McWhorter.