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 Instead of relying on outdated lists in old emails and paper calendars that may be inaccurate, we can all stay in sync by relying on updatable, accurate sources.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 2026 - 2027
| August 14-15, 2026 | EMBA Orientation |
| August 24-28, 2026 | MBA, MS, PhD Orientation |
| September 7, 2026 | Labor Day |
| September 8, 2026 | First Day of A Term |
| September 11, 2026 | Make-up for Labor Day (All classes on a Monday schedule) |
| September 11, 2026 | Submission deadline for Spring 2027 adjunct appointments |
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September 14, 2026 September 21, 2026 |
Submission deadline for FY 2027 updated budget estimates Yom Kippur* |
| October 6, 2026 | CBS Board Meeting |
| October 16, 2026 | Last Day of A Term |
| October 16, 2026 | All Staff Professional Development Day |
| October 19-23, 2026 | MBA Final Exams |
| October 26, 2026 | First Day of B Term |
| October 30, 2026 | Submission Deadline for Spring 2027 Teaching Assistant Appointments |
| November 2, 2026 | No Classes Scheduled |
| November 3, 2026 | Election Day |
| November 25, 2026 | No Classes Scheduled |
| November 26-27, 2026 | Thanksgiving |
| December 11, 2026 | Last of Classes |
| December 14, 2026 | All Faculty & Staff Meeting and Holiday Reception |
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December 14-18, 2026 December 23, 2026 |
MBA Final Exams End of Term |
| December 25, 2026 | Christmas |
| January 1, 2027 | New Years Day |
| January 11-15, 2027 | MBA Orientation |
| January 14, 2027 | First Day of J Term |
| January 18, 2027 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| January 25, 2027 | First Day of A Term |
| February 4, 2027 | Submission deadline for Spring 2027 budget schedules, FY 2027 updated budget estimates, and FY 2028 original budgets |
| February 12, 2027 | Submission deadline for Summer 2027 adjunct appointments |
| March 5, 2027 | Last day of A Term |
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March 8-12, 2027 March 9, 2027 |
MBA Final Exams Eid Al-Fitr* |
| March 12, 2027 | Submission deadline for FY 2027 original budgets to Office of Management and Budgets |
| March 15-19, 2027 | Spring Break (Administrative offices open) |
| March 22, 2027 | First Day of B Term |
| March 26, 2027 | Good Friday |
| March 30, 2027 | Submission deadline for Summer 2027 Teaching Assistant Appointments |
| April 16, 2027 | Submission deadline for Summer 2027 budget schedules |
| April 21, 2027 | Submission deadline for Fall 2027 Adjunct Appointments |
| May 3-7, 2027 | MBA Final Exams |
| May 6, 2027 | End of Term |
| May 7, 2027 | End of J Term |
| May 10, 2027 | FY2027 Closing Dates announced |
| May 11, 2027 | CBS Board Meeting |
| May 16, 2027 | Start of Term |
| May 17, 2027 | Eid Al-Adha* |
| May 19, 2027 | University Commencement |
| May 24, 2027 | First Day of A Term |
| May 27-28,2027 | Reunion 2027 |
| May 31, 2027 | Memorial Day |
| June 1, 2027 | Submission deadline for AY 2026-2027 workspace assignments |
| June 1, 2027 | Submission deadline for employees to submit self evaluations to managers |
| June 14, 2027 | Service Day/Summer Picnic/Faculty & Staff Update |
| June 18, 2027 | Juneteenth (Observed) |
| June 30, 2027 | Completion deadline for all performance review conversations |
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July 2, 2027 July 7-8, 2027 July 8, 2027 |
Last Day of A Term classes MBA Final Exams Submission deadline for Fall 2027 Teaching Assistant Appointments |
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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