Three days after the University announced it would suspend Students for Justice in Palestine and BC/CU Jewish Voice for Peace, an open letter titled “From Jewish Students: Protecting the Free Speech of our Peers” began circulating among Columbia and Barnard students. 

After two protests mounted on College Walk, students at Teachers College gathered Thursday afternoon for a walkout of their own in solidarity with Palestine.

On Friday, the University announced that Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and BC/CU Jewish Voice for Peace, two student groups responsible for organizing a number of recent demonstrations on campus, would be suspended as groups for the remainder of the fall semester.

On Thursday, a gathering to support the hostages of Hamas and a walkout to support Palestine both mounted on College Walk, drawing an increased NYPD presence on campus, renewed gate closures, and additional barricades.

The Columbia Social Workers for Palestine, a new student collective at the School of Social Work, organized a sit-in on November 8 in support of Palestine.

Columbia President Minouche Shafik and Barnard President Laura Rosenbury announced the formation of a Doxing Resource Group composed of offices at Columbia and Barnard, which will serve as a “point of contact for issues related to doxing, harassment, and online security.”

Columbia President Minouche Shafik, Barnard President Laura Rosenbury, and Teachers College President Thomas Bailey sent out a joint statement on November 1 announcing a community-wide Task Force on Antisemitism.

The authors of an open letter responding to President Laura Rosenbury’s October 26 email have invited members of the Barnard and Columbia communities to add their signatures.

One day after “doxing trucks” appeared around campus, Barnard President Laura Rosenbury has announced a number of policy changes related to security, hate speech, and political discussion on campus. 

On Thursday, October 26, members of the Columbia community gathered at 116th and Broadway for “Stop Doxxing Now,” a protest against the recent doxing of students by the organization Accuracy in Media.

On Wednesday, Columbia once again closed its gates to non-affiliates as students from across campus gathered at Low as part of a National Walkout for Gaza. At the same time, so-called “doxing trucks” appeared on campus, bearing the names and faces of current students. Later that day, a second protest, “End Jew-Hatred on Campus,” mounted […]

After months of bargaining sessions with the University, the union for postdoctoral and associate researchers says it plans to strike on November 1 if its demands are not met by then. 

The union hopes to settle a contract with the college that provides equitable compensation for all RAs, particularly those who receive financial aid.

After several days of rising tensions, Thursday October 12 saw Columbia’s campus closed to visitors and guarded by NYPD as the Call to Action for Palestine protest and a simultaneous protest by Students Supporting Israel (SSI) mounted on Butler Lawns.

CC sophomore Giovanna Canonici has passed away, according to an email from Dean Josef Sorett.  Content warning: Mentions of death