Students have until 5PM today, March 16, to retrieve their items. Libraries also provide additional guidance on book returns.
Libraries close in the interest of safety for students, faculty, and staff.
Undergraduate residential students in Columbia Housing have been advised to move out by Tuesday, March 17. See FAQs for additional information.
As the University responds to COVID-19 by working to reduce on-campus populations, including in research, it is imperative to rapidly ramp down most of our on-site, in-person research activities.
Accelerated check out timeline for undergraduate residential students to Tuesday, March 17. Additional updates to campus and academic operations.
Today, the University announced 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.
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.
The University is being diligent, day by day, in assessing circumstances in tandem with leading health authorities and the practices of other institutions. As a result, we may update advice at any time as circumstances may change rapidly.
Columbia University is actively monitoring the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and there are currently no confirmed cases in the Columbia community. Here is important information about the virus’s symptoms and current recommendations.