Feb. 9, 2026: Finding their pitch: Horizon prepares for collegiate spotlight, Only one seat filled in SGA spring election, Capstone Production Salon offers students opportunities in film production, Asian Alliance uses cultural games to bring students together
Dec. 22, 2025: Exclusive: Columbia considers counting C-minus grades toward major, Breaking: Columbia considers significant reductions in severance for laid off tenured faculty, Hermosa residents rebuild community support after neighborhood association closes. Columbia junior builds fashion brand from Instagram to a styling enterprise
Dec. 8, 2025: Mexican food becomes a Chicago Staple, Columbia lays off five full-time faculty in third round
Nov. 24, 2025: Breaking: Columbia freezes tuition but raises fees, College celebrates Weisman Award recipients, Student Government Association senator hosts first town hall for students with disabilities
Nov. 17, 2025: Columbia’s rendition of ‘Grease’ to bring diverse, representative cast to the main stage, ‘It’s a spit in my face’: Transgender students respond to passport restrictions, Columbia’s first ‘Snoozefest’ engages students in sleep health
Nov. 9, 2025: Students prepare for registration amid enrollment dip, College celebrates its first-generation student body — and looks to close support gap, More than a dozen arrested at Broadview ICE protest as court curbs use of force
Nov. 3, 2025: Breaking: Manifest to take place on Saturday for the first time, Students discuss their planned Halloween costumes and their favorite costumes from past years, Student performers take the stage for Columbia’s annual drag show, Columbia hosts Estonia-led discussion on AI’s impact on art, education
Oct. 27, 2025: Breaking: Columbia president considers tuition increase, floats idea of alumni access to campus, AWS outage disrupts access to Canvas, ‘BSU’s Got Talent’ brings Columbia’s Black creatives center stage
Oct. 2o, 2o25: ‘Hands off Chicago’ unites over 100,000 protestors to rally against the Trump administration, Thousands pack State Street for Arts in the Dark parade celebrating Chicago’s creative spirit, Keith Smith reflects on balancing the start of a new school year with finishing in ‘America’s Got Talent’ top five
Oct. 13, 2025: For Latino students in uniform, a painful question: Who are we protecting?, Chance the Rapper speaks to Columbia students on artistry, activism, 47th Chicago Marathon brings out thousands of participants, spectators
Oct. 6, 2025: Breaking: Columbia sees sharp enrollment decline, Columbia students face fifth week without loan refunds after delays, Columbia grad blends photography, contemporary dance in Andersonville exhibition
Sept. 29, 2025: Survey shows students prefer, perform better in person, Columbia watches, waits as first-year competes in ‘AGT’, Columbia’s ASL Jam brings community together despite loss of major
Sept. 22, 2025: Columbia reclassified as nation’s only Hispanic-Serving, arts-focused college, Services for Students with Disabilities office temporarily switches to in-person accommodation letters, South Loop Night Market winds down for season
Sept. 15, 2025: Trump administration ends funding for Hispanic-Serving Institutions like Columbia, Columbia’s TRIO program plan to expand support for first-generation students, Review: Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ figuratively raises both middle fingers
Sept. 8, 2025: Breaking: Weekend Wi-Fi outage at University Center leaves students scrambling to connect, Latino Alliance welcomes students amid ICE activity, Thousand protest near Columbia after Trump threats
Sept. 1, 2025: Back to campus: Live updates from 2025 New Student Convocation, Columbia’s Cult Cinema Club hosts screening of animated ‘Fixed’
Aug. 25, 2025: Columbia’s new president draws standing ovation after outlining her vision, Columbia alum launches Chicago-made TV pilot to boost opportunities for local filmmakers
Aug. 18, 2025: New Illinois law set to shake college admissions
Aug. 9, 2025: Columbia set to launch mobile app, Chicago Botanic Garden’s ‘Patterned by Nature’ exhibits fashion students’ commitment to sustainability
Aug. 4, 2025: Lollapalooza’s 20th anniversary, Lollapalooza expands cultural reach with diverse genres, Columbia’s anniversary gallery ‘Unity’ exhibit
July 28, 2025: Columbia’s recent credit rating explained, Francis Ford Coppola talks ‘Megalopolis’ at Columbia hosted event
July 20, 2025: Columbia alumni stun in new play ‘Queen for A Day,’ chatting with new students at student orientation
July 13, 2025: Columbia’s ASL program continues summer workshops, free venue run by Columbia alumni
July 6, 2025: Columbia NASCAR viewing party, Professor Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin leaves Columbia for Solutions Journalism Network
June 30, 2025: Columbia sells presidential residence, new EL Tracker app helps Chicago riders track their commute
June 23, 2025: Columbia student faces loss amid U.S. immigration crackdown, film instructor Martin Bernstein explores new stories
June 16, 2025: Chicago’s hardcore music community unites to help people impacted by ICE raids, Co-founder of Columbia’s film and video program, Michael Rabiger, dies at 86
June 9, 2025: Suzanne McBride named interim provost, Campus commuters at risk after transit funding reform fails
June 2, 2025: Columbia holds farewell party for departing faculty members
May 12, 2025: Professor Emerita RoseAnna Mueller talks new book release, Students attempt to lower screen time in last two weeks of semester
May 5, 2025: College changes names of DEI initiatives following President Trump’s attacks on higher education, Two Columbia students selected for Fashion Italia Graduate 2025
April 28, 2025: ‘It feels like we’re being silenced’: International students face anxiety over summer travel, Review: ‘Until Dawn’ is stuck in a death loop of its own making
April 21, 2025: More than half of courses offered this summer will be online asynchronous
April 7, 2025: Gandhi leads conversation on democracy, says ‘we have opinions but not knowledge about other groups’, April marks start of Autism Awareness Month
March 31, 2025: New Columbia president visits campus during Spring Break
March 17, 2025: Columbia enrollment declines 11% from fall, but more transfer students stay after their first semester, Uplift Women’s Week celebrates the power of women’s voices, contributions through art, performance, community
March 10, 2025: Student leaders express concerns to Faculty Senate over new federal DEI policy, lack of communication about college’s program changes, Columbia students celebrate art, joy, empowerment at International Women’s Day luncheon, Madison Yager keeps art history alive despite program’s elimination
March 3, 2025: Chronicle sweeps at ICPA, Student rep to college’s Board of Trustees creates ‘Empower Hour’, Museum of Contemporary Photography raises $325,000 at annual benefit auction, ‘Freshman Fifteen’ debuts first-year-made comedy sketch at Comedy Night
Feb. 24, 2025: Latest Trump policy threatens Columbia’s DEI efforts, New exhibit at Hokin Gallery brings art representing different periods of life, Student-led Musical Theatre Dance Cabaret brings bold, loud, diverse numbers to center stage
Feb. 17, 2025: Columbia celebrates 135 years with guest speakers, new mural reveal called ‘A Path Forward’, Record numbers attend INK Fest on first day, Block Party returns for a third year of student engagement
Feb. 10, 2025: Provost tells Faculty Senate that more faculty layoffs are expected, Students turn back time with rock and roll at spring showcase
Feb. 3, 2025: Director of Services for Students with Disabilities Jeanne Doyle Kelly retires after 13 years, White House call to freeze federal funds creates confusion about student aid, International Students and Scholar Services hosts Lunar New Year celebration
Jan. 27, 2025: Semester in L.A. program starts amid wildfire concerns, Chicago residents, students anxious after Trump’s first days back in office, Inauguration Ceremony Day: Crowds gather at Capital One Arena for Trump’s inauguration, Protestors in Chicago march against Trump’s first presidential actions
Dec. 16, 2024: Student organizations cope with a $400 decrease in their budgets this year, Staff, students seek alternatives to ease financial strain of textbook prices, Student workers stress over rent, bills with fewer hours during winter break
Dec. 9, 2024: Breaking: College moves up timeline to present program overhaul to Board of Trustees, Annual gala celebrates student work, raises funds for Persistence Scholarship, Exclusive: Campus vending machines carry expired items, few allergen-friendly options
Dec. 2, 2024: Columbia partners with Patagonia for sustainable design competition, Columbia sports teams return to East-West gym
Nov. 25, 2024: Fact Check: Can he do that?, Exclusive: College negotiating deal to return student access to East-West University gym, Women in Audio student group hosts panel on equity, opportunity
Nov. 18, 2024:Exclusive: Creative writing major would stay but other programs could be merged or cut under preliminary program changes, Budget cuts force reduction of garbage removal in offices, changes in cleaning policies, Columbia will accept DEI course transfers from other institutions
Nov. 11, 2024: Breaking: Columbia puts presidential residence up for sale, Columbia students react to Trump win with anxiety, disappointment, Columbia holds open house for prospective students amid program changes
Nov. 4, 2024: Columbia students join Chicago Women’s March for reproductive rights, Students work to improve voter literacy before upcoming election, College marks one-year anniversary of historic part-time faculty union strike
Oct. 28, 2024: Columbia faculty create free online resources for math courses, Recent hurricanes leave ‘months to years’ of recovery for North Carolina residents, Columbia alum, RegFest event prepares students for upcoming spring semester registration amidst budget cuts and lay-offs
Oct. 21, 2024: Exclusive: Columbia’s Renegades sports teams, clubs lose access to East-West gym facilities used for a decade, SGA holds ‘Conversation with the President’ to address student concerns, Columbia alumni, faculty recognized for theater work at Joseph Jefferson Awards this fall
Oct. 14, 2024: New report reveals Chicago universities’ role in greenhouse gas emissions, calls for energy efficiency improvements, Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee wants college to accept DEI courses from other institutions, Students learn about sexual health at ‘Are you coming?’ safe sex event
Oct. 7, 2024: Columbia College hosts ‘Undebates’ third event focused on immigration topics in 2024 election, Disappointed students cope with canceled course sections this fall, Mk.gee brings musical mystique to Chicago and performs sold-out show at The Vic Theatre
Sept. 30, 2024: NBCU Academy’s AI Student Innovation Summit connects students to industry insights and career opportunities, Columbia theatre students will be performing two plays and two musicals this academic year, Hip-Hop Club guides students through storytelling at Love & Lyrics writing session
Sept. 23, 2024: Recycling program still active on campus amidst budget cuts, For the first time, the Services for Students with Disabilities introduce Glean, “The Real Convocation,” a public community event at the Epiphany Center for the Arts, filled the courtyard with music and art for Columbia students, alumni and artists alike
Sept. 16, 2024: Columbia has launched a new branding campaign with the slogan, “creative careers starts here”, The Student Government Association held its first round of senator elections, Faculty have started moving out of the 624 S. Michigan Ave. building, Students react to the Trump-Harris presidential debate
Sept. 9, 2024: The college is giving full-time faculty and non-union and union staff a 3% raise, Explainer: Understanding the college’s new structure, other changes made over summer, The college closed the student Health Center in August, In light of the upcoming presidential election, Columbia is turning Election Day, Nov. 5, into a non-instructional day on campus, Columbia alum Fernando Diaz is the new bilingual faculty advisor to the Columbia Chronicle, “Freakuency” horror film moves forward in production, set to premiere in December
Sept. 3, 2024: Columbia kicks off school year with annual Convocation for new students, Housing makes changes to dorm move-in this semester to help ease lines and congestion around elevators, Retiring writing faculty offer books to students in impromptu giveaway before school starts
