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.

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.

An alleged Senate proposal titled “Resolution of the Columbia University Senate Proposing a Prohibition on Masking in Classrooms and University Events and Condemning Doxxing” calls for a mask ban throughout campus and denounces doxxing.

Congratulations to the newly admitted members of the Class of 2029! 

The iconic bagel shop closed on Thursday, prompting an outcry of sadness amongst neighborhood residents and Columbia students. 

Congratulations to the Fall 2024 cohort of Barnard seniors recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa!

At 5:30 pm on Tuesday, November 26, community organizations Defend Harlem and New York Interfaith Commission gathered on 116th and Morningside to rally against Columbia’s land expansions.

The House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce stated in a recent report that the University settled $395,000 with one of the students who was suspended after spraying a substance at a January 19 pro-Palestine protest. 

On Monday, September 30, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), Housing Equity Project (HEP), and local organization Defend Harlem held a protest in opposition to Columbia’s expansion into the Harlem community.

Barnard Health and Wellness has confirmed an on-campus case of whooping cough as of Thursday, September 19.

On September 23, antisemitic graffiti was identified on a dumpster next to Barnard’s campus, which was shown to have been defaced before arriving on campus. Content warning: Antisemitism

On the morning of Columbia’s first day of Fall 2024 classes, more than 100 student protestors formed a picket in front of the 116th Street gates. Columbia University Apartheid Divest described the protest as opposing Columbia’s investments in the bombs falling on Gazan universities and contributions to “scholasticide” in Palestine.

In the early morning of Thursday, August 8, police received a call regarding people vandalizing a home in Brooklyn belonging to Cas Holloway, Columbia’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).