Smoke cloaked West Harlem on Thursday as wildfires roared across Minnesota and Ontario, Canada, triggering air quality alerts and health warnings. Later that night, New York City’s air quality index ...

One week ago, an office at Columbia was formally filled for the first time in three years: the office of the University president. Jennifer Mnookin officially became Columbia’s 21st president on July ...

The School of International and Public Affairs officially announced Tuesday its new undergraduate major in global affairs and public policy, which will begin instruction in the 2026-27 academic year.

On March 13, 2025, the federal government demanded that Columbia place its Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African studies department under academic receivership. The demand, which would have ...

Columbia will once again require standardized test scores for undergraduate applicants, beginning in August 2027, the University announced Friday. With the change, Columbia is the final Ivy League ...

While Mayor Zohran Mamdani, alongside State Sen. John Liu, introduced the Repeal Egregious Property Accumulation and Invest it Right Act as an assembly member, the legislation has since struggled to ...

The Adam J. Elkhadem Foundation was founded in memory of Adam Elkhadem, CC ’18. Reporters Melina Nath and Ian Romero spoke to friends and family about Elkhadem’s life, the foundation, and the ...

As a college student, Jameel Jaffer did not have his sights set on landing a job in law—much less a job at Columbia. A former investment banker, Jaffeer pivoted to law seeking to explore “the biggest ...

Environmental organizations united for the “Harlem Walk and Talk to Build a Strong Parks System” advocacy tour Saturday to draw attention to the challenges and opportunities within the neighborhood’s ...

At the event, titled “From Combat to Campus,” Israeli army reservist Eli Wininger and soldier Yossi Hertz shared their experience serving in the Israeli forces since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on ...

The House Judiciary Committee asked Columbia in January to hand over documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associates’ ties with the University, financial support of ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating Columbia over its handling of allegations against convicted OB-GYN Robert Hadden, as students have increasingly raised concerns about ...