On Thursday, September 10, News Editor Eira Prakash participated in a roundtable discussion with President Jennifer Mnookin to speak about a variety of topics pertaining to Columbia’s campus. 

On Monday, April 13, Sunrise Columbia filed a complaint with the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, accusing the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) of claiming to be “unbiased” while accepting millions of fossil fuel funding. 

On Thursday, March 26, Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences released regular decision admissions results for the Class of 2030. Congratulations Lions!

This historic class was chosen from over 10,000 applications. Congratulations and welcome to Barnard!

This Tuesday, March 10, The Student Workers of Columbia (SWC) voted to strike should Columbia University not meet their demands.

On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, local law enforcement attempted to gain entry to a Barnard residence hall, claiming to be looking for a student, according to an email from Barnard leadership.

Detailed below is a timeline of events of the detention and release of Elmina Aghayeva on February 26, 2026, including campus activity and response. 

Amidst student criticism for the February 9 decision to hold the 2026 Commencement off-campus at Baker Athletic Complex, the University announced their decision on Tuesday, following conversations with student leaders.

An anti-ICE demonstration took place Thursday, February 5, 2026, outside Columbia University’s 116th Street and Broadway gates, where NYPD officers made 12 arrests, including students and faculty.

Mnookin, who currently serves as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will step into the role July 1, 2026 after a nine month national search.

Columbia introduced a new minor in Artificial Intelligence for undergraduates not studying computer science.

The Student Workers of Columbia (SWC) claim that the administration has surveilled and threatened union members for participating in a practice demonstration on October 17, “flouting the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and explicitly extending its suppression of free speech to labour action.”

The Columbia Elections Commission released the results of the Fall 2025 CCSC and ESC elections this Monday in an email to CC and SEAS students. 

On Monday, October 27, members of Sunrise Columbia protested the usage of fossil fuel funding in Columbia’s Center for Global Energy Policy (CGEP) research. 

On Monday, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Amy Hungerford announced compensation and stipend increases for student employees, after a cancelled bargaining session with the Student Workers of Columbia (SWC).