On September 23, antisemitic graffiti was identified on a dumpster next to Barnard’s campus, which was shown to have been defaced before arriving on campus. Content warning: Antisemitism

On the morning of Columbia’s first day of Fall 2024 classes, more than 100 student protestors formed a picket in front of the 116th Street gates. Columbia University Apartheid Divest described the protest as opposing Columbia’s investments in the bombs falling on Gazan universities and contributions to “scholasticide” in Palestine.

In the early morning of Thursday, August 8, police received a call regarding people vandalizing a home in Brooklyn belonging to Cas Holloway, Columbia’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Starting Monday, June 17, public access to the Morningside campus will be restored between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm, as announced by Chief Operating Officer Cas Holloway.

Over the summer, Barnard expects to experience new structural changes of various administrative offices, as well as senior staff member turnover. 

A lawsuit settlement between a Jewish Columbia student and Columbia stipulated that the University will provide greater public safety measures and academic accommodations.

As of early morning on May 1, the Gaza Solidarity Encampment has been removed by the University and NYPD. Read live updates here.

Columbia has announced that it will recognize five honorary degree recipients at the two ceremonies for Commencement on May 15.

Barnard College will be extending the deadline for declaring a class P/D/F as well as the ability to withdraw from a class for the Spring 2024 semester.

On Tuesday evening, Barnard SGA posted a petition written by former Nightline staff members alleging discriminatory incidents in the workplace. SGA posted their own statement alongside the petition denouncing the alleged events. Nightline has responded to the allegations.

The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) expressed “outrage” concerning Barnard College President Rosenbury’s lack of redress for comments made by Barnard’s CARES Associate Director Rosemarie Ronde.

Columbia University’s Task Force on Antisemitism’s first report includes an endorsement of the recently-established Interim University Policy for Safe Demonstrations, calling for its increased enforcement during active protests and follow-up consequences for its violation.

On Sunday, Columbia University Apartheid Divest and Student Workers at Columbia announced Columbia College Student Council’s new resolution to boycott Israel-supporting companies and voted for a referendum concerning University divestment. The next day, Barnard College, School of General Studies, and the Columbia School of Social Work joined the referendum, with the Columbia Law School planning […]

On Friday, February 23, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) demanded that Columbia reinstate Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and BC/CU Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) by March 1. NYCLU plans to sue the University if their demands are not met.

On Wednesday, February 21, the undergraduate student councils announced that the normal operations of annual event Glass House Rocks will be canceled.