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A statement from Chief Operating Officer Cas Holloway regarding an unauthorized protest on campus on April 4.

Beginning at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, access to the Morningside campus will be limited to CUID holders only. All campus gates will remain open, but CUID will be required for entry.

A statement from Chief Operating Officer Cas Holloway regarding an event that took place on campus on March 24.

On behalf of the Columbia University Department of Public Safety Team, I welcome you back from spring break. As you return, I want to remind you of the myriad of resources available to keep you and our university community safe.

Awards highlight individual commitment and special service to safety at Columbia

Beginning at 12 p.m. tomorrow, February 14, access to the Morningside campus will be limited to CUID holders only with entry at the College Walk pedestrian gates at Broadway and 116th and Amsterdam and 116th, Wien Gate on 116th between Amsterdam and Morningside Drive, Earl Hall Gate at 117th and Broadway, and John Jay Gate on 114th Street near Amsterdam. 

Beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 8, access to the Morningside campus will be limited to CUID holders only with entry at the College Walk pedestrian gates at Broadway and 116th and Amsterdam and 116th, Wien Gate on 116th between Amsterdam and Morningside Drive, Earl Hall Gate at 117th and Broadway, and John Jay Gate on 114th Street near Amsterdam.

Beginning at 12:00 p.m. Friday, February 2, the campus gates at 116th and Broadway will be closed and access to the Morningside campus will be limited to CUID holders only. This measure is being put in place out of an abundance of caution based on information received about a large planned demonstration at 116th and Broadway on Friday afternoon.

Beginning at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 1, access to the Morningside campus will be limited to CUID holders only with entry at the College Walk pedestrian gates at Broadway and 116th and Amsterdam and 116th, Wien Gate on 116th between Amsterdam and Morningside Drive, Earl Hall Gate at 117th and Broadway, and John Jay Gate on 114th Street near Amsterdam. All other campus gates will be closed.

Beginning at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 24, access to the Morningside campus will be limited to CUID holders only with entry at the College Walk pedestrian gates at Broadway and 116th and Amsterdam and 116th, Wien Gate on 116th between Amsterdam and Morningside Drive, Earl Hall Gate at 117th and Broadway, and John Jay Gate on 114th Street near Amsterdam. All other campus gates will be closed.

Public Safety partnered with engineering students to update Lion Safe, the University’s mobile safety app. Input from students about how the app is used and which services are most popular helped shape the redesign of the free app.

An update on recent incidents in and around Morningside Park