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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

“In university structures, we study what we are emotionally, psychologically, and intuitively drawn to,” said Carol Becker, professor and dean emerita of School of the Arts. “As we go along, and spend ...

On Monday, April 13, 2026, a group of student leaders, faculty, and University staff and administrators gathered at Geffen Hall on the Manhattanville campus for the launch of Columbia University’s ...

Simon Brendle, professor of mathematics; Andrew Gelman, Higgins Professor of Statistics; and Hashim M. Al-Hashimi, Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, were ...