News
Additional details on classes, housing and campus resources.
All classes for the remainder of the semester will be conducted online. Students who are able to move out of undergraduate residence halls for the rest of the semester are encouraged to do so.
An update on the public health measures that inform our campus policies, including social distancing, self-isolation, isolation, and quarantine.
Update on status of Columbia community member and plans for virtual class instruction.
Although classes are suspended, the University is not closed. We will continue all other business as usual to the extent we reasonably can.
The University has now updated our events policy to strongly discourage non-essential events of more than 25 people on all of our campuses
Classes are suspended Monday 3/9/20 and Tuesday 3/10/20. This suspension of activities will allow the University to prepare to shift to remote classes for the remainder of the week.
In light of the rapidly changing COVID-19 information, the University's updated policy strongly discourages non-essential events of more than 25 people on all campuses.
No confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Columbia community. Essential hygiene measures are the most effective means of prevention.
The Provost provides more detail on the travel policy, based on advice from Columbia’s public health experts, to explain how this policy will be implemented.
University guidance on travel in light of the international reach of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).
Your well-being remains a top priority for Columbia University, and we continue to actively monitor the outbreak of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).
The University continues to follow information and expert national and international recommendations regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Message sent to the Columbia community by Dr. Melanie Bernitz, Associate Vice President and Medical Director, Columbia Health.
Email to Columbia community 2/1/20:
This email includes very important, time-sensitive information for members of the University community who are currently in mainland China, have returned from mainland China in the past 14 days, or have plans to travel to China.