Interim president Katrina Armstrong is stepping down according to a University statement. Board of Trustees Co-Chair Claire Shipman has been appointed Acting President effective immediately. 

On Monday, March 24, the Columbia University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) held an “Emergency Vigil” outside the University’s main gates. Organizers spoke, condemning Columbia’s reported compliance with demands requested by the Trump administration on March 13. 

The Columbia University chapter of the American Association of University Professors released a statement last Tuesday, March 18 responding to the recent letter sent by the Trump administration to University officials demanding academic and disciplinary changes. The statement describes recent funding cuts as an “assault” on higher education. 

On Monday, The Lions named Kevin Hovde as their new head coach. This announcement follows Jim Engles’s resignation two weeks prior.

In a letter to Columbia officials, Trump administration officials demanded that the University take “immediate next steps” before continuing negotiations regarding federal funding. This occurs less than one week after canceling $400 million in grants and contracts.

 Interim University President Katrina Armstrong emailed the Columbia community Thursday night regarding the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel on campus. Two judicial warrants granted DHS access to search two students’ rooms in university residence halls. No arrests were made.

In a university statement, Columbia University announced the outcomes of the University Judicial Board (UJB) disciplinary process regarding student protests that took place last spring with a number of students being suspended, expelled, or having their degrees temporarily revoked. 

On Wednesday, Provost Angela V. Olinto and Interim Executive Vice President of University Life Melanie Bernitz announced the University’s new Anti-Doxxing and Online Harassment Policy, stating Columbia’s commitment to “fostering an inclusive, respectful, and safe community, in person and in online spaces.”

On Tuesday, a group of Jewish demonstrators held a protest on Low steps, condemning the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and affirming that “immigrants are welcome here” amid ICE presence around Columbia’s campus.

As of Monday, March 10, Columbia Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jim Engles has resigned, as announced by Athletic Director Peter Pilling.

On Saturday, March 8, Columbia alum and activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This is a developing story.

On Friday, March 7, the Trump administration announced the cancellation of $400 million in federal funding to Columbia due to its alleged inaction against the harassment of Jewish students.

Columbia University Apartheid Divest held a protest in the Milstein Center lobby on Wednesday, March 5. Demonstrators expressed a number of demands, including the reinstating of three expelled students and a public meeting with Barnard President Laura Rosenbury and Dean Leslie Grinage.

On Monday, March 3, Barnard President Laura Rosenbury published an op-ed in The Chronicle Of Higher Education addressing recent student protests and student expulsions. Rosenbury shared the op-ed in an email to the Barnard community on Tuesday, March 4.

On Thursday, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) held a picket line in front of the Barnard main gates, demanding the reinstatement of two expelled Barnard students. Student protesters picketed outside the Barnard gates Thursday, demanding the students expelled for disrupting a History of Modern Israel class be reinstated. CUAD posted the call to picket on […]