Starting Monday, June 17, public access to the Morningside campus will be restored between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm, as announced by Chief Operating Officer Cas Holloway.

As of 7 am on Monday, June 17, the Morningside campus will be reopened to all individuals, including those without a CUID,  as announced in an email to the Columbia community from Columbia Chief Operating Officer Cas Holloway on Friday afternoon. The expanded campus access will be in effect between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm, seven days a week. Between 5 pm and 7 am, access will remain restricted to individuals with a valid Columbia ID. 

Campus access remains limited to four access points at the College Walk gates at 116th Street and Broadway and 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, the Wien Gate on 116th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive, and the Earl Gate at 117th Street and Broadway. 

Despite the expanded access, Holloway asked affiliates to continue pre-registering guests visiting the Morningside campus. The pre-registration process for guests and event attendees has been in effect since June 5. It allows Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers’ College affiliates to request a one-use QR code on behalf of their guests that can be scanned to access campus. 

Holloway also warned that “circumstances may arise that require a return to restricted campus access” and asked for “continued adherence to university rules and policies.” 

The general public has been unable to access the Morningside campus since Monday, April 15, two days before the first Gaza Solidarity encampment was erected on the Morningside campus’ East Butler lawn on April 17. 

Email from Cas Holloway to Columbia affiliates, sent on Friday, June 14 at 4:41 pm

Dear fellow members of the Columbia community, 

Beginning Monday, June 17, the Morningside campus will be open to everyone – including non-CUID holders – between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., seven days a week. With these changes, we are pleased to welcome back to campus all members of affiliated schools, alumni, our community neighbors, visitors, and many others. Campus can be accessed during these hours through the College Walk gates at 116th Street and Broadway and 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, as well as the Wien Gate on 116th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive and the Earl Gate at 117th Street and Broadway. 

Between the hours of 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. each day, the Morningside campus will be open to all individuals with a valid Columbia University ID. Campus can be accessed during these hours through the north pedestrian gates at 116th Street and Broadway and 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, as well as the Wien Gate on 116th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive. For questions regarding access please contact Public Safety at cupublicsafety@facil.columbia.edu.  

Columbia affiliates should continue to pre-register guests visiting the Morningside campus. Please keep in mind that circumstances may arise that require a return to restricted campus access, and continued adherence to university rules and policies is fundamental to achieving our shared goal of maintaining an open campus. 

Thank you for your continued patience, understanding, and support. 

Sincerely, 

Cas Holloway 

Chief Operating Officer 

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