We asked the Class of 2026 to share their photos, memories, gratitude, and advice in anticipation of Commencement Week. Here’s what they had to say.

In Returning, Nicholas Lemann traces his family’s story from Germany to the Deep South to New York, where he embraces Judaism ...

Jon Batiste, Michael L. Lomax, Michael Novak, Amanda Peet, George Stephanopoulos, and Harriet Zuckerman will be honored.

Natalie Brito, a professor of psychology, researches how both the families we’re raised in and the societies we live in, ...

This year, professors Kristina Guild Douglass and Michel Sadelain will both hold the ceremonial role.

The University has committed $33 million to bring modern elevators, widened escalators, and other improvements to the station ...

In a recent virtual event hosted by Columbia University School of General Studies, the award-winning chef, TV host, artist, and author reflected on everything from his years studying at Columbia to ...

In 2014, a NASA telescope observed as the infrared light emitted by a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy gradually grew brighter. The star glowed more intensely with infrared light for around three ...

From a medieval cleric’s cloak to a signature Columbia Blue gown, the caps, hoods, and robes worn for Commencement carry centuries of history. When Columbia University graduates line up each May for ...

Commencement (rain or shine) has been held outdoors on Morningside campus since 1926! For 100 years, we have celebrated our captivating graduates at an "out of doors exercise" on Low Plaza in front of ...

New York City is home to some 7,000 startups, valued at more than $71 billion. In just five years, Columbia Startup Lab has made an impact on that growing ecosystem with more than 250 startups and ...

Aziza Shuler may be an Emmy Award-winning journalist, who co-anchors Weekend Mornings on CBS News New York, but she is also a student at Columbia, working toward a master’s degree at the Journalism ...