Take note of these important academic programming dates, school event dates, university holidays, academic appointment deadlines, and financial planning deadlines by subscribing to the Key Dates Outlook calendar or viewing individual events on the list below.
From your Outlook calendar view, select + Add calendar from the left-hand menu, then select Add from directory, select the name of your own personal account, then search for keydates@gsb.columbia.edu and click Add. Alternatively, from the File menu, select open... then Shared Calendar, then search for keydates@gsb.columbia.edu and click Open.
A list of all important dates and deadlines has been compiled below. We will keep the dates below updated in the inevitable event that life happens and things change. Instead of relying on outdated lists in old emails and paper calendars that may be inaccurate, we can all stay in sync by relying on updatable, accurate sources.
Academic Year 2025 - 2026
| August 15-16 | EMBA Orientation |
| August 18-22 | MBA, MS, PhD Orientation |
| August 27 | New Faculty Orientation |
| September 1 | Labor Day |
| September 2 | First Day of A Term |
| September 5 | Make-up for Labor Day (All classes on a Monday schedule) |
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September 15 September 23-24 |
Submission deadline for FY 2026 updated budget estimates Rosh Hoshanah* |
| September 26 | Submission deadline for Spring 2026 adjunct appointments |
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October 2 October 6 October 9 |
Yom Kippur* CBS Board Meeting All Staff Meeting |
| October 10 | Last Day of A Term |
| October 13-17 | MBA Final Exams |
| October 17 | All Staff Professional Development Day |
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October 20 October 20 |
First Day of B Term Diwali* |
| November 3 | No Classes Scheduled |
| November 4 | Election Day |
| November 7 | Submission deadline for Spring 2026 Teaching Assistant Appointments |
| November 26 | No Classes Scheduled |
| November 27-28 | Thanksgiving |
| December 5 | Last day of classes |
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December 8-12 December 15 |
MBA Final Exams All Faculty and Staff Meeting and Holiday Reception |
| December 19 | End of Term |
| December 25 | Christmas |
| January 1 | New Years Day |
| January 12-16 | MBA Orientation |
| January 19 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| January 26 | First Day of A Term |
| February 5 | Submission deadline for Spring 2026 budget schedules, FY 2026 updated budget estimates, and FY 2027 original budgets |
| February 13 | Submission deadline for Summer 2026 adjunct appointments |
| March 6 | Last day of A Term |
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March 9-13 March 13 |
MBA Final Exams Submission deadline for FY 2026 original budgets to Office of Management and Budgets |
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March 16-20 March 20 |
Spring Break (Administrative offices open) Eid Al-Fitr* |
| March 23 | First Day of B Term |
| April 3 | Submission deadline for Summer 2026 Teaching Assistant Appointments |
| April 7 | Spring Staff Update/Recognition |
| April 16 | Submission deadline for Summer 2026 budget schedules |
| April 24-25 | EMBA Orientation |
| May 1 | Last Day of Classes |
| May 4-6 | MBA Final Exams |
| May 5 | CBS Board Meeting |
| May 7 | FY 2026 closing dates announced |
| May 8 | Submission deadline for Fall 2026 Adjunct appointments, End of Term |
| May 20 | University Commencement |
| May 25 | Memorial Day |
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May 26 May 27 |
First Day of A Term Eid Al-Adha* |
| June 1 | Submission deadline for AY 2026-2027 workspace assignments |
| June 5-6 | Reunion 2026 |
| June 8 | Submission deadline for employees to submit self-evaluations to managers |
| June 10 | Service Day / Summer Picnic / Faculty and Staff Update |
| June 19 | Juneteenth |
| July 3 | Last Day of A Term Classes |
| July 6-7 | Study / Contingency Day |
| July 8-9 | MBA Final Exams |
| July 17 | Submission deadline for Fall 2026 Teaching Assistant Appointments |
| July 31 | Submission deadline for managers to send completed self-evaluations to HR |
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Dates marked with an asterisk (*) indicate holidays on the New York City Department of Education calendar. We advise against scheduling major events or required community activities on these days; however, optional or informal gatherings may be scheduled at the discretion of the host.
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