On Campus
SIPA Launches Undergraduate Major in Global Affairs and Public Policy
The interdisciplinary program will be open to students starting in the 2026–27 academic year
On Campus
Most Read
Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible?
A Columbia panel holds a central principle up to the light
20 Photos that Capture Columbia’s 2026 Commencement
On May 20, more than 18,000 Columbians capped off their studies and made the transition from students to graduates
Buddhist monks participate in an April 10 peace march in Mumbai, India (Arko Dattar/Reuters).
Tibet’s Long Shadow
China’s bitter relationship with its highland province and the Dalai Lama
More Stories
On Campus
New All-Electric Research Facility Rising on Medical Campus
The Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons recently broke ground on an eight-story biomedical-research building
On Campus
Daniel Zarrilli Named Chief Climate and Sustainability Officer
The civil engineer and climate-policy expert will lead the University’s efforts to achieve sustainability goals
On Campus
Professors Elected to NAS, AAAS
Five faculty members were elected to the National Academy of Sciences and nine to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
On Campus
Daniel Abebe to Lead Columbia Law School
The legal scholar and academic administrator comes to Columbia from the University of Chicago
On Campus
Sarah Cole Named Dean of the School of the Arts
Cole chaired the Department of English and Comparative Literature for two years before becoming dean of humanities in 2018
On Campus
New Committee to Evaluate Fossil-Fuel Funding
The members are expected to issue a final report by the fall of 2025
On Campus
The Basketball Coach Who Tamed the Columbia Lions
Under Megan Griffith ’07CC, the women’s basketball program has leapt to the top of the Ivies. How far can this team go?
On Campus
Katrina Armstrong Named Interim President, Replacing Minouche Shafik
Armstrong, the chief executive of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, stepped into the position on August 14
On Campus
The Challenges of News Reporting in an Election Year
Columbia Journalism School dean Jelani Cobb on the impacts of disinformation and the dearth of local reporting
On Campus
Columbia Courses that Anyone Can Take Online
Columbia+, the University’s online learning platform, offers dozens of unusual non-credit classes …and some of them are free!
On Campus
Garud Iyengar to Lead Data Science Institute
The longtime engineering professor will oversee a multidisciplinary research institute that applies big-data solutions to real-world challenges