Students from Columbia College, Roosevelt University and the School of the Art Institute stood in solidarity outside of the Art Institute on Friday, April 26 to protest the ongoing war in Gaza. The Columbia chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine organized a campus walkout in the South Loop on Friday. Columbia students started at 618 S. Michigan...

Chair to the Board of Trustees John M. Holmes said Columbia must make “bold” changes to curb the college’s looming $38 million deficit.  Faculty and staff have pushed back on the pace of the college’s sweeping proposals to balance the budget, including laying off employees and cutting programs. But Holmes said big changes are necessary to avoid incremental...

Daniel Huerta, senior music major sings “Summertime Sadness” by Lana Del Rey and plays the piano to go along with the song. Huerta attends the Jam Session at the Music Concert Hall on Thursday, April 11, 2024. (Kaelah Serrano) Student Government Association Music Senator Uriel Reyes, organized a Jam Session event for students “to feel comfortable to...

The Columbia Chronicle has selected a new editor-in-chief for the next academic year. Patience Hurston, a junior journalism major and Black world studies minor from Chicago, will lead the student newspaper during a critical time at Columbia, where a major restructuring is underway to address a $38 million deficit. Hurston said with this position change,...

Student Diversity and Inclusion partnered with Students for Justice in Palestine, Muslim Student Association and Student Organization Council for the opening night exhibit of “Artists Against Oppression,” an exhibit dedicated to “reflecting on experiences and observations of oppression.” Over 30 registered attendees gathered on the second floor of...

Earlier this week, the S&P Global Ratings lowered Columbia’s credit rating from a BBB+ to a BBB- as the college continues to struggle to balance its budget due to the looming $38 million deficit.  S&P Global called the rating’s outlook “negative.”  But what does this mean?  Similar to academic grades, credit ratings consist of a letter on...