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. 

Congratulations to the 26 Columbia College seniors who make up Phi Beta Kappa’s Junior Initiates this fall! 

Congratulations to the Early Decision Class of 2028!

Construction work will take place throughout Barnard’s campus during Winter Break, mainly affecting Barnard Hall and Altschul Hall.

Congratulations to the 15 Barnard seniors who will be welcomed into Phi Beta Kappa this Fall!

After months of negotiations with the College, the Barnard Resident Assistants Union has officially ratified its first contract.

Christian Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent, will end his tenure as Dean of the College of Dental Medicine and Senior Vice President of Columbia University Irving Medical Center at the end of this month.

Congratulations to the Early Decision Class of 2028!