CampusColumbia has laid off 54 full-time faculty since January 2025, including the six whose positions were eliminated on Wednesday, May 27, as part of an effort to address declining enrollment and a budget deficit that has grown to more than $40 million.Read Story
CampusInterim Senior Vice President and Provost Suzanne McBride announced the decision during the Friday, May 22 Faculty Senate meeting, citing ongoing financial pressures at the college. The move reflects broader cost-cutting across higher education, though relatively few colleges and universities have publicly announced pauses to faculty sabbaticals specifically.Read Story
CampusGraduates from the Schools of Theatre and Dance, Audio and Music, Design, and Visual Arts crossed the stage Sunday afternoon, May 17 at the Credit Union 1 Arena during the second of commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2026. About 1,200 students were awarded degrees at Columbia this spring.Read Story

Columbia’s theater has announced its five mainstage productions for the fall season, with more student and faculty directed productions to follow.

Chronicle illustrator Lilly Sundsbak, a senior illustration major, paid tribute to the longtime part-time instructor with a cartoon.

The change is part of a larger effort to streamline minors in the School of Communication and Culture.
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Artists from across the country gathered in Chicago over the weekend to share work rooted in history and human connection at this year’s Magnificent Mile Spring Art Festival.

The Chicago Tribune won the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for “64 Days in Chicago: The Story of Operation Midway Blitz.”

People in the crowd cheer, dance and mosh as the bands at Livewire Lounge play music during a house show.

Demonstrators gathered in Grant Park and marched through downtown Chicago on Saturday, March 28 as part of a nationwide day of action targeting Trump administration policies.

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Senior Mariah Gordon, who has appeared in “The Chi” and “South Side,” may still get nervous before stepping on stage, but she has learned how to turn that fear into motivation.

A new novel by Lisa Fishman and a restored collection of Beat poet writings edited by Tony Trigilio are bringing conversations about experimentation, literary history and publishing into Columbia classrooms.

Audio arts senior Aaron Daane, who performs as “aaron's book club,” earned national recognition after releasing his latest indie album, “Doggies.”

Going forward, the Chronicle will identify these employees as "adjunct faculty" on first reference. We believe this term is both accurate and easily understood by readers while aligning more closely with the terminology used by many academic institutions.


May 14, 2026

More than 5 million graduation gowns are tossed each year. Columbia doesn't have to keep contributing to that number, writes the Editorial Board.
La Plaza casi duplicó su tamaño este año, acogiendo a 18 artistas locales, e invitó a los asistentes a explorar múltiples culturas latinas en su jornada final.
Miles de fans acuden a la inauguración del quinto año de Sueños con cálidas brisas envolviendo a Grant Park.

El festival masivo anual de música latine de dos días regresa en su quinta edición con un cartel que incluye a Kali Uchis, Fuerza Regida y el regreso de J Balvin.

