Columbia’s School of Theatre and Dance announces Fall 2026 productions
Columbia’s theater has announced its five mainstage productions for the fall season, with more student and faculty directed productions to follow.
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Remembering Richard Laurent
Chronicle illustrator Lilly Sundsbak, a senior illustration major, paid tribute to the longtime part-time instructor with a cartoon.
Breaking: College lays off 6 tenured faculty in fourth round of cuts
Columbia 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.
Breaking: Columbia suspends faculty sabbatical leave for a second year
Interim 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.
Latino and Latine Studies minor to drop language requirements for Fall 2026
The change is part of a larger effort to streamline minors in the School of Communication and Culture.
‘Boom-chicka-boom’: Columbia graduates close commencement with joy, reflection and uncertainty
Graduates 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.
Columbia celebrates first commencement under Bolton with dancing and a message about facing fear
Graduates from schools of Business and Entrepreneurship, Communication and Culture, Fashion, and Film and Television crossed the stage Sunday morning, May 17 at Credit Union 1 Arena during the first of the college’s two commencement ceremonies.
Manifest 2026: Live updates from Columbia’s 25th annual arts festival
The 25th anniversary of the college’s annual arts festival is a public all-day event showcasing graduating senior and graduate student work.
‘We cannot survive on a skeleton crew’: Columbia staff union says sudden layoffs hurt morale, student services
Union leaders say the college failed to notify the union before three staff positions were eliminated in recent weeks.
Benefit concert rallies Columbia community around student battling cancer
Students, alumni and staff raised money for senior audio arts major Kathrynn Vettas through a show organized by Sessions @ 33.
Manifest returns for 25th year with renewed public push, alumni homecoming
The college’s signature urban arts festival will take place on Saturday, May 16 throughout Columbia’s buildings, including the Student Center. The block between Harrison and Balbo streets will be closed to vehicular traffic.
New performance, last season’s rack
Students find different ways to reuse previous costumes through campus resources or upcycling it themselves.