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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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

An Instagram post released Friday addresses student questions about the University’s response to student protests.

Last month, two teams from Columbia University qualified to take part in the upcoming annual International Quiz Bowl Tournaments (IQBT) Undergraduate Championship Tournament. Columbia’s teams finished in the top 40 out of 100 teams at the online qualifying event.

A coalition of student groups, including Barnard-Columbia Abolition Collective, Student-Worker Solidarity, and Columbia-Barnard Young Democratic Socialists of America, has announced plans to mount a tuition strike ahead of the Spring 2024 payment deadline. Among other demands, organizers hope the move will pressure the University to divest from Israel.

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.

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.

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.

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.