Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization, spoke about reforming world trade at Columbia’s 2025 World Leaders Forum on Tuesday.

Many Columbia students go on to do incredible things after they graduate…

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the 116th Street and Broadway gates during Columbia’s central Commencement ceremony on Wednesday morning. At the rally, several Barnard and Columbia alumni ripped and set fire to their diplomas.

The School of General Studies class of 2025 hosted its annual class day on Monday at Columbia’s Morningside campus. The ceremony featured speeches from General Studies Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch, GS/JTS ’90, keynote speaker Alicia Graf Mack, GS ’03, and valedictorian Peter Gorman, GS ’25.

A few weeks ago, Nitya Nigam, CC ’25, walked into rehearsal under the ornate arches of St. Paul’s Chapel. Unlike the other musicians, she wasn’t unpacking cases or tuning her instrument. As one of the artistic directors of the Columbia University Bach Society, she was there to conduct the student orchestra and choir through a rousing rendition of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells.”

Leaving New York Police Department custody on April 19, 2024, Maryam Alwan, GS ’25, knew what she had to do next.