Following student backlash, Columbia has returned its Universitywide Commencement ceremony to the Morningside campus, reversing its Feb. 9 decision to relocate the event to Baker Athletics Complex, the Commencement team announced in a Tuesday email.

Barnard will play a central role this year in a national research initiative focused on understanding the inner workings of immigration courtrooms. The project, titled “Hidden Justice: An Ethnographic Examination of U.S. Immigration Courts,” will be supported by both student-led research conducted during a spring 2026 course offered at Barnard and a $75,000 grant from the Incite Institute at Columbia.

Wrestling hosted the University of Michigan at Levien Gymnasium on Friday. Backed by a supportive home crowd, three Lions clinched wins against Wolverines. However, the Big Ten challenger dominated the mat, walking away with a 25-9 victory.

Wrestling opened its 2025 season on the road, traveling to Elletsville, Indiana to face Indiana University at Edgewood High School, and then returning home to take on Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

The Law School hosted its annual Sports Law Symposium on Nov. 6, organized by the Journal of European Law and the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Society. Open to the public, the event, titled “Power Plays: Law and Strategy in Global Sport,” brought together experts to discuss how legal frameworks shape competition, governance, and integrity in sports worldwide.

Women’s soccer faced Dartmouth in a tense semifinal match at the 2025 Ivy League tournament last Thursday. Entering as the No. 3 seed, the Lions looked to pull off a win against the No. 2 seed Big Green. An early goal by Dartmouth forward Stephanie Lathrop left the Light Blue trailing for much of the match. Despite a second-half push, Columbia could not find an equalizer and fell 1-0 to close its 2025 season.

Women’s soccer defeated Harvard on Saturday in its final game of the regular season. With a spot in the 2025 Ivy League tournament on the line, the Lions put together a dominant performance, securing a 2-1 victory over the Crimson and extending their run into the postseason.