Announcements Archive
Statement Regarding Columbia’s Commitments
March 25, 2025
Sharing Progress on Our Priorities
March 21, 2025
Our Next Steps
March 19, 2025
Standing Together for Columbia
March 15, 2025
Update to Our Community Regarding DHS Activity Tonight
March 13, 2025
Columbia’s Commitment to Our International Community
March 13, 2025
Engaging with our Columbia Community
March 12, 2025
The Principles Guiding Me
March 12, 2025
Leading Through This Challenging Time
March 10, 2025
Responding to Federal Action
March 7, 2025
Tomorrow’s AI Summit
March 3, 2025
Updates and News From President Armstrong to Alumni
February 20, 2025
An Update on the President’s Advisory Committee on Institutional Voice
February 18, 2025
Meeting This Moment
February 13, 2025
Update on Morningside Campus Access
January 24, 2025
Priorities for Our Spring Semester
January 21, 2025
What Columbia Stands For and How We Lead
January 6, 2025
An Update on the Campus Collaborative and Community-Building Initiatives
December 10, 2024
Gratitude and an Update from President Armstrong to Alumni
November 26, 2024
Affirming our Mission
November 25, 2024
A Message for Our Community About Election Week
November 1, 2024
Update for Our Community
October 6, 2024
Supporting Our Community
October 01, 2024
Update on Morningside Campus Access
September 24, 2024
Update from Interim President Armstrong to Alumni
September 23, 2024
An Update on Student Engagement
September 13, 2024
An Update on our Approach to Protests and Demonstrations
September 05, 2024
Interim President Armstrong Welcomes Columbia’s Students
September 03, 2024
Introducing the Campus Climate Collaborative
August 29, 2024
Sharing an Update on Our Leadership Structure
August 28, 2024
Looking Ahead to the New Academic Year
August 23, 2024
A Message from Katrina Armstrong
August 14, 2024
Announcement from President Minouche Shafik
August 14, 2024
President Shafik’s Statement on the Passing of Tsung-Dao Lee
August 5, 2024
Update for Our Community
July 24, 2024
Messages from President Shafik and Provost Olinto
July 8, 2024
Sarah Cole Appointed Dean of the School of the Arts
June 25, 2024
Daniel Abebe Appointed Dean of Columbia Law School
June 17, 2024
A Message from President Minouche Shafik
May 1, 2024
Statement from Columbia University President Minouche Shafik
April 29, 2024
Morningside Campus Update
April 23, 2024
Statement from Columbia University President Minouche Shafik
April 24, 2024
Statement from Columbia University President Minouche Shafik
April 18, 2024
Statement from Columbia University President Minouche Shafik
March 18, 2024
Cas Holloway Appointed Chief Operating Officer
January 30, 2024
Announcing Angela V. Olinto as Provost of Columbia University
January 18, 2024
A New Social Contract: Sharing our Strategic Priorities
January 17, 2023
Our Community, Our Values
December 20, 2023
Announcement Regarding Jerome Davis, Secretary of the University
December 4, 2023
Announcement Regarding Gillian Lester, Dean of Columbia Law School
November 29, 2023
Announcing Doxing Resource Group
November 1, 2023
Announcing Task Force on Antisemitism
November 1, 2023
Standing in Solidarity
October 27, 2023
Upholding Our Values
October 18, 2023
Message of Concern for Our Community
October 9, 2023
Message to Our Community
September 18, 2023
Announcement Regarding Admissions Working Group
August 23, 2023
Announcement Regarding Provost Mary C. Boyce
April 6, 2023
An Update on Staff Initiatives at Columbia
March 6, 2023
President Bollinger Comments on the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
February 7, 2023
Hillary Rodham Clinton to Join the Columbia Community
January 5, 2023
Felice Rosan to Serve as General Counsel in 2023
November 3, 2022
76th Annual Columbia Community Service Campaign
November 1, 2022
Announcement Regarding Jane Booth, General Counsel
October 27, 2022
Announcement Regarding Carol Becker, Dean of the School of the Arts
October 24, 2022
Wafaa El-Sadr Appointed EVP for Columbia Global
July 28, 2022
President Bollinger and Columbia Mourn Shinzo Abe
July 12, 2022
Josef Sorett Appointed Dean of Columbia College
May 24, 2022
Announcement from President Lee C. Bollinger
April 14, 2022
Recognizing Juneteenth in 2022
March 22, 2022
Message Regarding Ukraine
March 2, 2022
President Bollinger's Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine
February 24, 2022
Announcement Regarding Commencement
February 7, 2022
Announcing the Inclusive Public Safety Advisory Committee
January 31, 2022
President Bollinger on Affirmative Action and the Supreme Court
January 24, 2022
Katrina Armstrong Appointed to Lead CUIMC
December 13, 2021
Update From President Bollinger
December 4, 2021
Vigil for Davide Giri
December 3, 2021
A Tragic Loss in Our Community
December 3, 2021
Our Accelerated Faculty Diversity Efforts
October 29, 2021
75th Annual Columbia Community Service Campaign
October 26, 2021
Announcement Regarding Jim Valentini, Dean of Columbia College
September 23, 2021
President Bollinger Reflects on September 11
September 10, 2021
Task Force on the Relationship of the Arts & Sciences and the College
September 3, 2021
Marking Our Return to Campus
September 1, 2021
Troy Eggers Named Dean of the School of Professional Studies
August 19, 2021
Jeannette Wing Appointed Executive Vice President for Research
August 18, 2021
Message from President Lee C. Bollinger
May 25, 2021
Columbia Will Recognize Juneteenth Again This Year
April 26, 2021
Announcing Columbia’s 10-Year Sustainability Plan
April 22, 2021
Statement on the Verdict of the Derek Chauvin Trial
April 20, 2021
Announcing the Columbia Climate School Leadership
April 19, 2021
Columbia Student Support Initiative Is Announced
April 8, 2021
Message Regarding Commencement and the Fall Term
March 17, 2021
Thoughts on How the U.S. Can Prosecute Khashoggi’s Killers
February 26, 2021
Fourth Purpose Task Force Report and Recommendations
February 25, 2021
Melanie Bernitz Appointed Senior Vice President for Columbia Health
January 25, 2021
Wafaa El-Sadr Appointed Director of Columbia World Projects
January 21, 2021
President Bollinger Marks the Beginning of the 2021 Spring Term
January 14, 2021
President Bollinger Condemns the Assault on Our Nation's Capitol
January 6, 2021
A Message from President Bollinger and Interim Provost Katznelson
December 21, 2020
The Climate School Gets Its First Degree Program
December 11, 2020
Mary C. Boyce Appointed Provost of Columbia University
December 2, 2020
President Bollinger and Columbia Mourn the Loss of David Dinkins
November 24, 2020
74th Annual Columbia Community Service Campaign
November 18, 2020
Planning for the Spring Term
November 16, 2020
Bollinger's Thoughts on the 2020 Presidential Election
November 13, 2020
Saidiya Hartman Named University Professor
October 15, 2020
President Bollinger Comments on College Student Vote on Israel
September 29, 2020
The Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
September 18, 2020
Message from President Bollinger on the Start of this Academic Year
September 4, 2020
Kim Lew Appointed CEO of the Columbia Investment Management Company
September 3, 2020
Announcement Regarding Bard Hall
August 28, 2020
Update on the Fall Term
August 14, 2020
Columbia’s Commitment to Antiracism
July 21, 2020
Announcing the Columbia Climate School
July 10, 2020
Response to Recently Announced ICE Restrictions
July 7, 2020
Plans for the Coming Academic Year
July 7, 2020
Juneteenth
June 17, 2020
Message from President Lee C. Bollinger
June 1, 2020
Update on Research and the Next Academic Year
May 14, 2020
Update on the Next Academic Year and Helping Our Neighbors
April 23, 2020
Ira Katznelson to Remain Interim Provost
April 15, 2020
Update on the Impact of COVID-19 and Commencement
April 9, 2020
Update on COVID-19: Spring Semester and Commencement
March 20, 2020
Update on COVID-19 and Further Changes in Operations
March 15, 2020
Update on COVID-19
March 13, 2020
Update on COVID-19 and Spring Term Plans
March 12, 2020
Update on COVID-19 and Community Member Status
March 10, 2020
Update on COVID-19 and Class Activity
March 8, 2020
New Commitments on Climate
January 30, 2020
The Passing of Columbia President Emeritus Michael Sovern
January 22, 2020
Remarks at the Vigil for Tess Majors
December 12, 2019
Yesterday's Attack in Morningside Park
December 12, 2019
73rd Annual Columbia Community Service Campaign
November 13, 2019
Mike Purdy to Step Down as Executive Vice President for Research
October 31, 2019
Announcement of University Task Forces
September 19, 2019
Columbia’s Commitment to Our Foreign-Born Students and Visiting Scholars
September 3, 2019
Ira Katznelson Appointed Interim Provost
August 16, 2019
The Passing of Alan Brinkley
June 17, 2019
Lee Goldman to Step Down After 2019-20 Academic Year
May 29, 2019
Rui Costa Appointed Director of Zuckerman Institute
May 14, 2019
Nabila El-Bassel Named University Professor
April 8, 2019
John Coatsworth to Step Down as Provost
March 14, 2019
The Passing of Peter Awn
February 18, 2019
72nd Annual Columbia Community Service Campaign
November 7, 2018
Glenn Hubbard, Dean of Columbia Business School, to Step Down
September 13, 2018
Shailagh Murray Appointed Executive Vice President for Public Affairs
September 5, 2018
Mourning the loss of H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest
August 6, 2018
Passing of Florence Irving
July 27, 2018
Maya Tolstoy Appointed Interim EVP for Arts and Sciences
July 19, 2018
Lorraine Frazier Appointed Nursing School Dean
July 10, 2018
Bobbie Berkowitz, Dean of the Nursing School, to Step Down
January 25, 2018
Alexander N. Halliday Appointed Director of Columbia’s Earth Institute
December 14, 2017
College of Physicians and Surgeons Named for Roy and Diana Vagelos
December 5, 2017
Announcing the Institute for Ideas and Imagination
November 17, 2017
Irving Family Bequest for Cancer Research and Clinical Care
November 16, 2017
Lisa Rosen-Metsch Appointed Dean of the School of General Studies
November 14, 2017
Update Regarding Columbia World Projects
November 6, 2017
71st Annual Columbia Community Service Campaign
October 30, 2017
Our Continued Commitment to Enhancing Faculty Diversity
October 5, 2017
Joachim Frank Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
October 4, 2017
The Columbia Commitment
May 1, 2017
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic Named University Professor
April 13, 2017
Columbia World Projects
April 11, 2017
Steering Group on Mental Health
March 24, 2017
University Divestment from Thermal Coal Producers
March 13, 2017
Second Executive Order on Refugee and Immigration Policy
March 6, 2017
Amicus Brief Concerning Executive Order on Immigration and Refugees
February 13, 2017
Executive Order on Refugees and Immigration Policy
January 29, 2017
Regarding the Presidential Election
November 9, 2016
70th Columbia Community Service Campaign Announcement
November 2, 2016
Peter Awn Stepping Down as Dean of School of General Studies
October 25, 2016
Medical Campus Named for Herbert and Florence Irving
September 21, 2016
Columbia University’s New Sustainability Principles
September 12, 2016
Statement Regarding the Passing of Fritz Stern
May 18, 2016
Ruth DeFries and Jeffrey Sachs Named University Professors
April 13, 2016
Bollinger's Message Regarding the Tragic Accident in Honduras
January 14, 2016
Statement Regarding Recent Global Events
November 15, 2015
Announcement Regarding the School of Professional Studies
November 12, 2015
Results of AAU Survey on Sexual Assault
September 21, 2015
Statement on Divestment
May 15, 2015
Expanding CU's Commitment to Enhancing Faculty Diversity
April 28, 2015
Michael W. Doyle Named University Professor
April 8, 2015
Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Campus Climate Survey
April 2, 2015
Announcing the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation
February 27, 2015
Peter Pilling Appointed Director of Athletics
February 3, 2015
Expanding the Campus Conversation about Equal Justice
January 23, 2015
Update on Ebola Case
October 23, 2014
68th Columbia Community Service Campaign
October 17, 2014
Update on Prevention of Sexual Assault
May 15, 2014
Gillian Lester Appointed Dean of Columbia Law School
April 23, 2014
Update on Prevention of Sexual Assault
April 7, 2014
Announcement Regarding University-wide Forum
March 13, 2014
President Lee C. Bollinger Statement on Anti-Boycott Legislation
February 7, 2014
The Columbia Campaign and Our Future
January 30, 2014
Statement Regarding Gender-Based Misconduct and Sexual Assault
January 29, 2014
Statement Opposing ASA Boycott
December 27, 2013
President Lee C. Bollinger Statement on the Typhoon in the Philippines
November 12, 2013
67th Columbia Community Service Campaign
October 25, 2013
Announcement Regarding Marsha Wagner, Ombuds Officer
October 7, 2013
Announcement Regarding the Search for the Dean of Columbia Law School
September 9, 2013
Our Shared Concerns About Boston
April 19, 2013
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 17, 2013
Steve Coll Appointed Dean of Graduate School of Journalism
March 18, 2013
Announcement Regarding the 66th Columbia Community Service Annual Appeal
November 19, 2012
A Message Regarding Hurricane Sandy
October 31, 2012
A Message Regarding NYPD Surveillance of Muslim Student Groups
February 24, 2012
John Coatsworth Appointed Permanent Provost of Columbia University
February 17, 2012
Gerry Lenfest Pledges $30 Million to Fund Manhattanville Arts Center
November 17, 2012
Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering Proposal
October 27, 2011
President Lee C. Bollinger Statement on the Earthquake in Turkey
October 26, 2011
65th Annual Columbia Community Service Campaign Kickoff
October 24, 2011
James Valentini Named Interim Dean of Columbia College
September 2, 2011
John Coatsworth Named Interim University Provost
June 29, 2011
Announcement Regarding Provost Claude M. Steele
June 13, 2011
A Message Regarding ROTC
April 22, 2011
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 1, 2011
Columbia Community Service Campaign
November 8, 2010
Announcement Regarding Gregory Mosher of the Arts Initiative
September 30, 2010
Roy and Diana Vagelos Donate $50 Million for New Medical Education Building
September 27, 2010
Announcement of Dean of the School of Nursing
March 16, 2010
Statement on the Earthquake in Chile
March 1, 2010
Update on the Earthquake in Haiti
January 13, 2010
Columbia Community Service Campaign
November 9, 2009
Announcement of Dean of Continuing Education
August 27, 2009
Kofi Annan to Join Columbia Community
May 14, 2009
Announcement of New Provost
May 13, 2009
Current Economic Update
May 6, 2009
Appointment of Dean of SEAS
April 22, 2009
Jane Booth Named General Counsel
March 25, 2009
Appointment of Dean of Columbia College
February 27, 2009
Update on University Finances
January 28, 2009
Columbia and the Economic Outlook
November 11, 2008
Columbia Mourns the Loss of Dr. Allan Rosenfield
October 12, 2008
Biological Sciences Chair Martin Chalfie Wins Nobel Prize
October 8, 2008
Statement Regarding ROTC and the Campus
September 25, 2008
Donna MacPhee Named Vice President of Alumni Relations
September 22, 2008
Austin Quigley Announces Last Year as Dean
May 21, 2008
President Bollinger Names John Coatsworth Dean of SIPA
April 29, 2008
On the Passing of Professor Charles Tilly
April 29, 2008
University Mourns Loss of PhD Student Minghui Yu
April 5, 2008
Linda Fried Named New Dean of Mailman School of Public Health
January 16, 2008
City Council Approves Proposed Expansion in Manhattanville
December 19, 2007
City Planning Commission Acts on Proposed Expansion Plan
November 26, 2007
Statements on Recent Bias Incidents
October 10, 2007
Statement on the Release of Kian Tajbakhsh
September 21, 2007
Statement about President Ahmadinejad's Scheduled Appearance
September 19, 2007
Jerome Davis Selected Next University Secretary
June 8, 2007
Carol Becker Named New Dean of School of the Arts
June 1, 2007
John Coatsworth Named Interim Dean of SIPA
May 31, 2007
Statement on Detainment of Iranian-American Scholars
May 31, 2007
Gerald Navratil Named Interim Dean of SEAS
April 20, 2007
John Kluge, CC'37, Pledges $400 Million for Financial Aid
April 11, 2007
Statement on Upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 12, 2007
Update on Campus Speech Issues
December 22, 2006
President's Task Force on Undergraduate Education
October 18, 2006
Orhan Pamuk Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
October 12, 2006
Professor Edmund Phelps Awarded Nobel Prize in Economics
October 9, 2006
President Bollinger's Statement on Freedom of Speech
October 6, 2006
Gift for Endowed Chairs and Funding for CC and SEAS Financial Aid
September 19, 2006
Welcome for the 2006-2007 Academic Year
September 14, 2006
End of Year Update
June 12, 2006
Statement on the Proposed Designated Suppliers Program
April 13, 2006
Lee Goldman to Lead Columbia University Medical Center
April 10, 2006
New York City and the Columbia Experience
January 26, 2006
Announcing the Columbia Committee on Global Thought
December 14, 2005
Fall Report on Campus Dialogue and Community Activities
December 6, 2005
Welcome for the 2005-2006 Academic Year
September 6, 2005
Columbia, ROTC, and Sexual Orientation
May 17, 2005
Strengthened Grievance Procedures and Other Actions
April 11, 2005
Response to the Faculty Ad Hoc Committee Report
March 31, 2005
Mid-Semester Report on University Developments
March 9, 2005
Welcome and Highlights for the Semester
January 24, 2005
Statement on the Indian Ocean Tsunami
January 5, 2005
In Recognition and Appreciation of University Gifts and Support
December 22, 2004
Convening of Ad Hoc Faculty Committee
December 8, 2004
Statement on David Project Film
October 27, 2004
University Policy on Academic Integrity and Freedom of Expression
October 22, 2004
Participation in Upcoming Election
October 21, 2004
Congratulations to Nobel Prize Winners
October 5, 2004
Welcome for the 2004-2005 Academic Year
September 8, 2004
Nick Dirks Appointed Vice President for Arts and Sciences
August 5, 2004
National Day of Mourning in Honor of Ronald Reagan
July 11, 2004
End of Another Successful Academic Year
May 19, 2004
Columbia University's 250th Anniversary
October 3, 2003
Statement on the Future of Journalism Education
April 15, 2003
Alan Brinkley Appointed Provost
April 1, 2003
In Remembrance of Roone Arledge
December 6, 2002
In Remembrance of Alfred Lerner
October 25, 2002
Statement on Military Recruitment
October 10, 2002