Study abroad programs will remain suspended for the fall semester, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the registrar’s office, the first day of fall classes will be September 9, not September 7 as the academic calendar initially stated. 

The 127th Annual Varsity Show: Campus in the Clouds premiered on May 7. Written by Wesley Schmidt (CC ’22) and Gigi Russo (BC ’22), directed by Christian Palomares (CC ’22), and produced by Mario Garcia (CC ’21) and Julia Hyman (BC ’22), the show is now available to stream on YouTube. 

Earlier today, President Bollinger announced the next phase of Columbia’s Sustainability Plan, which outlines emissions and sustainability goals for the next ten years. 

In the final SGA meeting of the semester, SGA’s Vice President for Finance, Danielle Hopkins BC ’21, presented the budget for the next academic year.

The 15th Annual Jeanne Clery Lecture Series on April 6 brought sex educators Bianca Laureano and Francisco Ramirez together for a conversation about sex, dating, and intimacy during the pandemic. 

This week, SGA heard a petition for an update to Barnard’s anti-discrimination policy, and viewed a presentation about Barnard’s finances in the past year. 

On April 1, Columbia College released the names of the 91 seniors who will be initiated into Phi Beta Kappa this spring.

New SGA Bureau Chief Grace Novarr reports on this week’s happenings in your favorite student government, during which SGA met with representatives from the Center for Engaged Pedagogy.

Staff Writer Grace Novarr overcame her fear of public dancing at a workshop hosted by Barnard’s Movement Lab.

Dean Boyce announced that the keynote speech at the college’s class day will be given by Rocco Commisso, SEAS ‘71, in an email sent to Columbia Engineering students on Thursday afternoon.

Staff Writer Grace Novarr reviews NOMADS’ latest student-written-and-produced show, Abigail Duclos’ (BC ‘23) Anointed With Gasoline. 

This week, SGA Rep Council heard a presentation from Barnard Library that focused on the recent work that the Library has done toward improving accessibility and community outreach.

On March 10th, Staff Writer Grace Novarr attended a Creative Writing Lecture given by the writer and critic Namwali Serpell, hosted by Columbia’s School of the Arts.

On Wednesday, February 24, the Columbia University School of the Arts held a dialogue with writer and cultural critic Lewis Hyde.