On Thursday, September 10, News Editor Eira Prakash participated in a roundtable discussion with President Jennifer Mnookin to speak about a variety of topics pertaining to Columbia’s campus. 

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On Wednesday, April 15 2026, Barnard’s decision to eliminate the position of John Wright, and the Slavic department at large, became public. Meet the three students behind the fight to keep him here.

This Monday, the SWC hosted a candidate forum with Eli Northrup, running for Assembly District 69, and Conrad Blackburn, running for Assembly District 70.  Editor’s note: the author of this post is a member of the Columbia Democrats.

In a charming performance, Columbia University Ballet Ensemble (CUBE) presented their show “Sleeping Beauty” on Sunday. 

On Monday, October 27, members of Sunrise Columbia protested the usage of fossil fuel funding in Columbia’s Center for Global Energy Policy (CGEP) research. 

On Wednesday, September 17, Barnard President Laura Rosenbury published a Guest Essay in the New York Times, accompanied by an email to Barnard students. 

The Trump Administration has said that it will review the visa statuses of the 78 students arrested in the Butler Library occupation on Wednesday, May 7. 

On Monday, May 5, Columbia University announced Jeh Johnson as the newly elected co-chair of the Columbia University Board of Trustees. He will serve alongside co-chair David Greenwald.

On Wednesday, April 23, Barnard alumni disrupted the start of the annual Alumni Gala in protest for transparency.

Columbia Acting President Claire Shipman emailed the Columbia community on Monday to discuss “the future of higher education” and resources for international students. 

On Monday, April 14th, GS student and activist Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a naturalization appointment in Vermont.

The Barnard Center for Engaged Pedagogy held its last event of the “Year of Elections around the World” series, focusing on the intersection between human rights and climate change. 

On Tuesday, February 25, the office of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he will be joining the Columbia Institute of Global Politics for a one-year appointment.

Not only is voting super cool, it’s also very important. If the whole democracy thing isn’t convincing enough, here are some other reasons why you should head to the polls during fall break!