Columbia welcomed a handful of presidents to campus last week in its 20th World Leader’s Forum—the first for University President Minouche Shafik.

It might be impossible to count how many times Karen Jang, BC ’23, has crossed the three blocks between Barnard and the Manhattan School of Music, going straight from the chemistry lab to a practice room.

Columbia has joined 15 other universities as a member of the Small-Town and Rural Students College Network in an effort to increase admissions accessibility for rural high school students, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions announced on April 4.

Sara Wahedi, GS ’24, works at the forefront of addressing threats to women’s security in Afghanistan, particularly as conditions have worsened since the Taliban’s takeover of the country in 2021.

Nina Tandon, SEAS ’09, will serve as the keynote speaker at Columbia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science Class Day on May 15, the school announced in a press release Tuesday.

Roy and Diana Vagelos have given $175 million to support the creation of the Roy and Diana Vagelos Institute for Biomedical Research Education, Columbia University Irving Medical Center announced in a press release on March 6.

Columbia EcoReps joined hundreds of student activists at Foley Square on Friday as part of an annual global climate strike organized by New York City’s branch of Fridays For Future, an international youth-led climate strike movement.

The dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science Shih-Fu Chang, two professors, and an alumna have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the NAE announced in a press release on Feb. 7.