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Article: Creative writing becomes a major at Columbia U.
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- October 30, 2007
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Kibkabe Araya
University Wire
10-30-2007
(Columbia Daily Spectator) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Renowned writers such as Jack Kerouac, Langston Hughes, and J.D. Salinger created indelible marks on the world of literature after having passed through the Columbia University gates. Writers aspiring to join this elite crop now have another option than simply dropping out.
Students and faculty are currently adjusting to Columbia's new undergraduate creative writing major, which came into effect this academic year.
"We wanted to offer the best creative writing courses we could for undergraduate students," said professor Ben Marcus, the chair of the new program. He said wants students to have the ...