This page is dedicated to stories about Columbia's campus and community. From student, staff, and faculty profiles to interesting events happening on campus and in our surrounding neighborhoods, here is where you can find the latest about what's happening on and around Columbia's campuses.
Story Highlight
When she was just nine years old, Savona Bailey-McClain went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the first time on a field trip with her elementary school in the Bronx. She vividly remembers her mother tenderly loaning her a scarf and special pin for the trip. When she got there, everything changed: seeing and thinking about art became core to her identity.
Decades later, as a young woman settled in Harlem and working full-time at a mental health clinic for children, still taking every chance she got to immerse herself in the art world, she noticed something: People she met every day felt shut out by museums and galleries, intimidated before they even reached the front door.
“I never could quite understand why people were so intimidated,” Bailey-McClain told Columbia Neighbors. “It is a very American problem, and I just said, ‘What if I helped to bring art into the open public space where people could see it every day?’”
Photo of the Week
This past year, 450 Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College employees and retirees generously donated nearly $250,000 for grants distributed to 47 local nonprofits to combat hunger, provide crucial social services, champion arts and culture, and bridge educational gaps for local youth in STEM, literacy, and the arts.
COLUMBIA HISTORY
In the northeast corner of campus, Constantin Meunier’s sculpture Le Marteleur greets visitors in front of the home of the engineering school. Le Marteleur or the Hammerman was a gift of the Class of 1889 of the School of Mines (now the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science) installed all the way back in 1914. But did you know that the statue has moved multiple times over the years? And not always easily or willingly.
KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST
Did you know we have a biweekly newsletter filled with Campus & Community content you might not find anywhere else, delivered straight to your inbox?
Find the most recent editions here. And make sure you subscribe to receive the newsletter in your inbox every other Wednesday.
Out and About
More Stories
Think you're a movie buff? A Columbia know-it-all? Test your mettle with this Academy Awards-themed quiz.
With Valentine's Day around the corner, we're swooning over these alumni love stories.
In the last 100+ years, Black Columbians have made an indelible mark on the world. As Black History Month approaches, here are just a few of them you should know.
Test your knowledge of 2021 at Columbia with questions on centennial celebrations, the Olympics, Columbia's entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and much more.
During the pandemic, a group of Columbia graduate students launched the Physics and Coding Club at Democracy Prep Harlem High School. A year later, they’ve left the virtual world of Zoom to gather in real rooms for the first time.
What stories grabbed the attention of our readers in 2021? The results may surprise you.
With finals and wintertime dreariness upon us, we could all use some new coffee spots to add to the caffeination rotation.
On Dec. 2, the Columbia community lost one of its own: Davide Giri. On Dec. 3, the Columbia community came together to remember him and mourn his loss.
Content advisory: This article includes information about mental health distress, suicide, and suicide prevention.
With Halloween around the corner, Columbia News is taking a look at some of the ghoulish lore surrounding this 267-year-old university.
Columbia students, faculty, and staff talk about the history of the university and the strides made by the indigenous community.
Did you know that Columbia was home to one of the first student gay rights organization in the U.S.? New resources from the university are tying the history of queerness at Columbia to our current moment.
