That time of year!

Merry Monday!

Columbia introduced a new minor in Artificial Intelligence for undergraduates not studying computer science.

The Student Workers of Columbia (SWC) claim that the administration has surveilled and threatened union members for participating in a practice demonstration on October 17, “flouting the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and explicitly extending its suppression of free speech to labour action.”

Just rode it out.

On Monday, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Amy Hungerford announced compensation and stipend increases for student employees, after a cancelled bargaining session with the Student Workers of Columbia (SWC).

In an email to students last Friday, the Student Affairs Committee highlighted extensive “troubling” changes made to the Rules of University Conduct over the summer, expressing concerns over a lack of transparency from the Board of Trustees.

The Trump Administration has said that it will review the visa statuses of the 78 students arrested in the Butler Library occupation on Wednesday, May 7. 

On April 28 and 29, Barnard and Columbia faculty held a 25-hour speak-out in defense of academic freedom and student safety, calling on University administrators to make campus safer for the community.

From London to New York: my experience as an exchange student at Columbia University.

It’s more common than you’d think.

A letter calling for the academic boycott of Columbia is circulating among students, faculty, and staff at a number of colleges and universities, advocating for more signatories. 

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. 

Columbia announces new policies, including a mask ban with exceptions and increased police authority, in an effort to regain $400 million in federal funding. Editor’s warning: mentions of violence and death.

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.”