Which building was it? Which cult was it?

In a new email, Columbia College Dean Josef Sorett and Dean of Academic Affairs Lisa Hollibaugh announced that Columbia College and General Studies will introduce minors and phase out concentrations. The change will go into effect in Fall 2024. 

Last year, the Columbia Postdoctoral Workers (CPW) and the Columbia chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) hired a professional to analyze Columbia’s finances to get the truth about its budget. Earlier this week, CPW and AAUP presented the professional’s findings.

This week’s events include the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day, Professional Report of Columbia’s Finances, and a series of photo essays on the Animacy of Nature!

Welcome, Columbia’s newest lions!

Whether you were tanning at the beach or rotting in your bed at your parent’s house in the cold, I’m sure after the first few days of break, you started to miss Columbia. I guess absence does make the heart grow fonder.

Get ready to fit into any of the undergrad schools!

Jackie takes us back to the days of slightly-unreasonably-priced Joe Coffee.

In an email sent to the Columbia community this morning, President Bollinger announced his appointment of Felice Rosan as Columbia University’s General Counsel, following the retirement of Jane Booth, CLS ’76.

SEAS student Norris Pride passed away over the weekend, according to an email that Shih-Fu Chang, Dean of Columbia Engineering, sent to the Columbia community this morning.

Four months after Columbia Mathematics Professor Michael Thaddeus accused Columbia of using false information to secure its #2 ranking from U.S. News & World Report, the University has announced it will not submit undergraduate data for next year’s rankings.

This morning, President Bollinger announced the next phase of Columbia’s expansion plan, effective immediately, which outlines Columbia’s immediate absorption under Barnard into a new parent university.

Bwog talked with two recipients of Columbia’s Scholarship for Displaced Students, Sara Wahedi and Dr. Ajmal Sabawoon, about their experiences at Columbia, their fields of study, and their respective journeys to the University.

In a panel hosted by the Columbia Climate School, a group of Indigenous climate activists examined the presence of Indigenous voices in discussions surrounding climate change.

This is a joke, but I am judging you.