In an attempt to alleviate congestion at Dodge Fitness Center, Columbia launched a partnership on Jan. 22 with Wellhub, a subscription-based service subsidizing off-campus gym memberships for students, after months of advocacy from the University Senate student affairs committee.

Columbia is among the nation’s top 10 universities in receiving foreign funding, totaling $1.2 billion largely from China and England as of Jan. 31, 2025, according to a new data dashboard released by the U.S. Department of Education on Jan. 2.

Columbia piloted a program to “de-densify” its class schedule for the spring 2026 semester by implementing a 40 percent distributional cap on courses scheduled to start between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., several faculty members confirmed to Spectator. The program includes 10 of the University’s largest undergraduate departments.

University Provost Angela Olinto spoke about the future of research at universities at a Dec. 2 Columbia World Projects event amid uncertainty surrounding federal funding and the rise of artificial intelligence.