Barnard College instituted a new “Policy for Safe Campus Demonstrations,” effective February 19. The policy details the protocol for scheduling and holding demonstrations on campus.

This Wednesday, Students Supporting Israel (SSI) held a protest titled “Rally for Our Existence” on the Sundial.

At 4 pm on Tuesday, students gathered at the Sundial for an emergency rally in support of displaced Palestinians in Rafah.

On Thursday, students gathered at the Sundial to redesign Columbia apparel and hold a rally in support of Palestine. 

On Friday, February 2, protesters surrounded campus in support of Palestine and those affected by a previous protest’s alleged chemical attack. Heightened police presence and arrests increased tensions between participants and the NYPD. Editor’s note: Mentions of violence.

On Tuesday, January 30, President Minouche Shafik announced that Cas Holloway will serve as Columbia University’s first Chief Operating Officer.

Barnard issued an announcement of the possible return of doxing trucks to campus on Wednesday, January 31.

In a change from past years, Columbia will now host two Commencement ceremonies to accommodate a large number of graduates across schools.

Columbia University agrees to settle its portion of a lawsuit filed for violation of an antitrust exemption. This decision comes two years after the lawsuit was initially filed, after increasing pressure from lawyers and the imminent threat of a growing settlement.

On Thursday evening, students protested against the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies event “The Debate over Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism: The Terms and the Stakes,” holding a “counter-class” outside of Barnard Hall.

CU Apartheid Divest held an “Emergency Protest” titled “No Safety Without Divestment” at 2 pm on Wednesday. The protest comes five days after the alleged chemical spraying that required multiple students to be hospitalized.

Columbia posted various statements via Instagram, email, and the Department of Public Safety’s website in response to reports that individuals sprayed protesters with a chemical at CU Apartheid Divest’s (CUAD) January 19 protest. Editor’s warning: mentions of violence

On Friday, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) hosted a protest to encourage students to participate in the tuition strike and send a message to the University to lay “hands off Yemen and Gaza.”

On Wednesday, January 18, President Minouche Shafik announced that Angela V Olinto, professor and Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences and the Albert A Michelson Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, will begin her tenure as Provost in April. 

The New York Civil Liberties Union has issued a letter to Barnard President Laura Rosenbury, alleging that College policies prohibiting political expression on departmental websites and requiring websites to be approved by the Office of the Provost violate academic freedom.