Recent News from Columbia
April 11, 2025
Here's Every Columbia 2025 Class Day Speaker We Know (So Far)
With graduation festivities around the corner, here's who we expect to speak to our graduates in celebration of their accomplishments.
April 11, 2025
A Close Look at a Planet Swallowed by a Star Yields a Surprise
New observations upended scientists' standing hypothesis about how a star would engulf a planet, causing its demise.
April 11, 2025
A New Lab Examines the Social, Political, and Economic Consequences of Disappearance
Claudio Lomnitz’s work on disappearance dates back to 2019, and the lab is expanding his efforts.
Research & Discovery
Campus & Community
National & Global Affairs
Arts & Humanities

Souleymane Bachir Diagne's research interests include the history of philosophy, Islamic philosophy, and African philosophy and literature.
Colleagues and former students will gather to discuss the work of the eminent professor of French and philosophy.

Sable Elyse Smith is an assistant professor of Visual Arts at School of the Arts.
Sable Elyse Smith wants her School of the Arts students to see these effects in the world around them.

Rosalind Morris's research interests include art, objects, language, social theory, critical theory, and practices of memory. Photo by Julia Knop.
Rosalind Morris digs deep via ethnography, history, personal testimony, and political thought to tell the story about the mines.
Columbia in the News
America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era
The Atlantic, Apr. 9
Kevin Hovde Tells The Post About ‘Whirlwind’ Juggling Act as New Columbia Coach While Still With Florida
The New York Post, Apr. 7
The Return of the Dire Wolf
Time, Apr. 7