Columbia University
Private university in New York City
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| August 2024 | The university's antisemitism task force reported that the university failed to prevent violence and protect Jews, with the report being criticized by faculty and students for misrepresentations. |
| August 2024 | Three deans and President Minouche Shafik resigned in the wake of campus protests. |
| April 30 2024 | NYPD officers in riot gear cleared Hamilton Hall, arresting dozens of demonstrators who had occupied the building and caused property damage. |
| April 22 2024 | The university moved all in-person classes online to 'deescalate the rancor' amid ongoing campus protests. |
| April 17 2024 | Columbia president Minouche Shafik was questioned by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce about antisemitism on campus, while student activists began renewed protests. |
| January 2024 | Students who were former IDF soldiers were accused of attacking pro-Palestine demonstrators with chemicals, leading to an investigation and suspension of one student. |
| October 2023 | Pro-Palestine student activists organized protests in response to the Israel–Hamas war, with counter-protests from pro-Israel activists. |
| June 2023 | Columbia University announced that its undergraduate schools would no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report's rankings, following previous withdrawals by its law, medical, and nursing schools. |
| 2022 | Professor Michael Thaddeus criticized Columbia's reporting of metrics used for university ranking, leading U.S. News & World Report to 'unrank' Columbia from its list of Best Colleges due to unverifiable data. |
| 2021 | Columbia was ranked seventh in the world (sixth in the United States) by Academic Ranking of World Universities, sixth in the world by U.S. News & World Report, 19th in the world by QS World University Rankings, and 11th globally by Times Higher Education World University Rankings. |
| 2020 | Columbia University's total student population reached 31,455, including 8,842 undergraduate and 22,613 postgraduate students. 45% of the student population identified as a minority, with 26% of students from families with incomes below $60,000. |
| 2020 | Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation was ranked the second most admired graduate program by Architectural Record. |
| 2020 | Columbia Climate School is founded. |
| January 2013 | The Campbell Sports Center opened, adding new facilities to the Baker Athletics Complex. |
| 2011 | Mines ParisTech: Professional Ranking of World Universities ranked Columbia third best university for forming CEOs in the US and 12th worldwide. |
| 2011 | Columbia University received a 'B+' rating from the College Sustainability Report Card for its environmental and sustainability initiatives. |
| 2010 | Columbia's undergraduate colleges began accepting the Common Application, becoming the last Ivy League university to make this policy change. |
| 2010 | The School of International and Public Affairs became an independent faculty, separating from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. |
| June 14 2010 | Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg launched the NYC Media Lab, a consortium including Columbia University, to promote media industry innovations and connect companies with universities in technology research. |
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See Also
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
University accreditation organization in the United States
Association of American Universities
Organization of leading research universities
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Organization of private US colleges and universities