Jessica Raimi

Jessica Raimi was managing editor of the alumni magazine Columbia College Today from 1985-1991, and subsequently a contributing editor to Columbia Magazine and a freelancer for various university offices. From January 2008 through May 2019, Raimi was on the staff of the Columbia University Senate. Her writing has appeared in the Gettysburg Review, the Palo Alto Review, the Tribeca Trib, and elsewhere. Her memoir “Ballet School,” in the Antioch Review, was named a Notable Essay of 2012 in “Best American Essays 2013” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).

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April 14, 2025

Emma the Mattress Girl: Seeking a Gentleman in College

Jessica Raimi

In September 2014, Emma Sulkowicz, a senior at Columbia College, began “Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight),” her protest against the university administration that had failed to expe......

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