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 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.

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.

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.”

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. 

In an email to students last Friday, the Student Affairs Committee highlighted extensive “troubling” changes made to the Rules of University Conduct over the summer, expressing concerns over a lack of transparency from the Board of Trustees.

On Wednesday, September 17, Barnard President Laura Rosenbury published a Guest Essay in the New York Times, accompanied by an email to Barnard students. 

Amelia Alverson will step down as Executive Vice President (EVP) for University Development and Alumni Relations on September 15, 2025.

At approximately 3:15 pm on May 7, Butler 301 was occupied by Pro-Palestinian protesters, claiming to rename the library as Basel Al-Araj Popular University. Public Affairs notified the community of the protest one hour later, writing it will not be “tolerated.” Dozens of protesters were taken into custody by the NYPD starting around 7:30 pm.

On Monday, May 5, Columbia University announced Jeh Johnson as the newly elected co-chair of the Columbia University Board of Trustees. He will serve alongside co-chair David Greenwald.

On May 1, Columbia Student Union and Student Workers of Columbia held a picket line near the Sundial for May Day, commemorating the US labor rights movement. The protest advocated for workers’ rights while also covering a number of other topics including the war in Gaza, ICE detentions, and University divestment from Israel. 

On April 22, Law School faculty sent an email to students containing a statement outlining their thoughts on recent events. The letter represents their own individual opinions and was written expressly for law students.

Columbia Acting President Claire Shipman emailed the Columbia community on Monday to discuss “the future of higher education” and resources for international students.