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What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?

November 17, 2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Room/Area: Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor

Theater of War Productions returns to Columbia University to present a live, dramatic reading of Hua Hsu’s recent article in The New Yorker, "What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?” to frame a guided audience discussion about the use of A.I. in and out of the classroom and its implications for the future of higher education. 

Featuring performances by Paul Giamatti (Billions), Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers), Amy Ryan (The Office), Eric Berryman (Atlanta)and Marjolaine Goldsmith (Dress).

Presented by Theater of War Productions, the Undergraduate Community Initiative, the Center for the Core CurriculumColumbia Journalism SchoolArts & Sciences, and CJS2030: The Initiative on AI, with special thanks to The New Yorker.

Directed and facilitated by Bryan Doerries.

This registration link is exclusively for Columbia College students, faculty and staff and is nontransferable. You must register to attend. Spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basisRegistration will close Sunday, November 16, at 10 AM ET. 

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Columbia Journalism School