The Norwegian Noble Committee has announced its pick for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize: jurist Navi Pillay.

Happening off Campus: This morning, the Norwegian Nobel Committee named South African human rights lawyer and international judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner. In their announcement, the committee recognized Pillay’s efforts “to promote peace and international law,” including investigating the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, defending revolutionaries like Nelson Mandela during apartheid, and serving on the United Nations commission that concluded that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza (NYT).

Happening near Campus: New York State has announced that it will protect Bronx residents from new federal Medicaid eligibility requirements. Starting in January 2027, the H.R. 1 domestic policy bill will require adults under 65 receiving Medicaid to prove they are working, doing community service, or participating in an employment program for at least 80 hours a month, or that they are enrolled in an educational program at least half-time. However, it allows a hardship exemption for people living in areas with unemployment levels of 8% or 1.5 times the national average. With the Bronx’s unemployment rate hitting 7.1% in August, it falls into the latter bucket—something the state has told hospital leaders it will leverage (Gothamist).

Happening on-Campus: Today, on the 25th anniversary of the day legal scholars Henry Hansmann and Reinier Kraakman declared that history had ended for corporate law, Columbia Law School will host a day-long conference to “consider whether history did in fact end for corporate governance, and if not, what might come next.” See details here.

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