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
As students, families, and friends gather across campus to celebrate this year’s graduation, we invited members of Columbia’s Class of 2025 to pause, look back, and share moments that defined their time here.
From late-night study sessions and unforgettable friendships to proud academic milestones and moments of quiet resilience, their reflections paint a vivid portrait of what it means to be a Columbian. Their photos and words offer gratitude, hard-won wisdom, and the kind of nostalgia that just might bring a tear to your eye.
Are you a member of the Class of 2025? We’d love to hear your Columbia story, too: share your photos and reflections with us!
COLUMBIA HISTORY
Perhaps no Columbian has affected daily American life more than Frances Perkins (GSAS 1910). As secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt (HON’08), Perkins—the first woman to hold a cabinet position—responded to the Great Depression by proposing far-reaching economic protections for American workers and retirees. These radical plans included a minimum wage, a forty-hour workweek, universal health insurance, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and social security.
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For National Mentoring Month, Ozdemir (CC'25) spoke with Neighbors about the power of mentorship and his work with the Double Discovery Ce
With the skills she’s honed at School of the Arts, Nimisha Misra is on her way to making that happen.
Richard Hagen is the new full-time director of the Bridge to the PhD program in STEM.
Interim Provost Dennis Mitchell announces programs, funding opportunities, and resources for the Columbia community.
This Columbia College senior is aiming for a career in sports psychology.
