A passing comment by the president of Columbia University on Monday touched off a flurry of expectations that President Obama would affiliate with the university, his alma mater, after he leaves office, but the White House said no decisions had been made. Lee C. Bollinger, the Columbia president, mentioned at convocation that he looked forward to welcoming back the university’s most famous alumnus, a remark that was quickly repeated on social media. Mr. Obama earned a bachelor’s degree from Columbia in 1983.

August 31, 2015 ・ From The New York Times