Liam Rieber

Liam Rieber, Reporter

Liam Rieber is a first-year journalism major and broadcast journalism and photojournalism minor. Rieber is a reporter for the Chronicle. He joined the Chronicle in January 2026.

Hometown: Geneva, Illinois

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Chicago’s Iranian diaspora reacts with hope, fear amid escalating conflict

As tensions involving Iran intensify, members of Chicago’s Iranian community expressed different views about the war and what political change in Iran should look like two weeks after the U.S. and Israel strikes began.

Liam Rieber, Reporter
March 16, 2026

Construction underway on Columbia’s new Center for Student Success

Advising, financial services, academic coaching and a campus food pantry will be housed together for the first time in the 33 E. Ida B. Wells Drive building. The project is funded through a grant from the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

Liam Rieber, Reporter
March 13, 2026

Three former presidents join thousands to pay final respects to Rev. Jesse Jackson

A jubilant service on Chicago’s South Side on Friday, March 6 honored the civil rights leader whose decades of activism reshaped national politics and grassroots organizing.

Marc Balbarin and Liam Rieber
March 7, 2026

[Photo] Chicago mourns Rev. Jesse Jackson, a giant of the civil rights movement

Allison Shelton and Julia Martinez Arroyo
February 26, 2026

Provost finalist calls serving Columbia’s students an ‘ethical imperative’

Michael Soto, a former provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, said the college must serve first-generation and underrepresented students while preparing them for an AI-driven future. A search committee has narrowed the finalists to three candidates. Soto was the second to speak at an open forum on campus this week.

Liam Rieber and Mya DeJesus
February 24, 2026

Faculty, staff spotlight their work in Glass Curtain Gallery showcase

The School of Visual Arts marked its second year with a first-ever faculty and staff exhibition in the 1104 S. Wabash Ave. gallery.

Liam Rieber, Reporter
February 20, 2026

Columbia students denounce immigration enforcement at poster-making event

Ahead of a march to Federal Plaza on Friday, Feb. 13, students gathered in the Makerspace to create signs protesting federal crackdowns in sanctuary cities.

Liam Rieber, Reporter
February 12, 2026

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Liam Rieber, Reporter

Chicago’s Iranian diaspora reacts with hope, fear amid escalating conflict

Construction underway on Columbia’s new Center for Student Success

Three former presidents join thousands to pay final respects to Rev. Jesse Jackson

[Photo] Chicago mourns Rev. Jesse Jackson, a giant of the civil rights movement

Provost finalist calls serving Columbia’s students an ‘ethical imperative’

Faculty, staff spotlight their work in Glass Curtain Gallery showcase

Columbia students denounce immigration enforcement at poster-making event

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