Days before his arrest, Jeffrey Epstein sent himself a list of figures spanning politics, celebrity, finance, and, seemingly out-of-place, academia. How did these academics—including Columbia’s own Richard Axel and Brian Greene—become integrated into Epstein’s network, and what motivated his interest in these elite academic circles? Through an examination of Epstein’s personal correspondences and related news […]

What happened at Columbia over the past year was not an isolated episode. It was a window into an ongoing reality that is invisible to most.

On Wednesday, April 15 2026, Barnard’s decision to eliminate the position of John Wright, and the Slavic department at large, became public. Meet the three students behind the fight to keep him here.

A new Columbia Residential Life initiative known as the “sociogram” was paused this week after quickly becoming the subject of surveillance concerns, Sidechat posts, and growing confusion among both students and RAs. Introduced as a pilot program in early April by ResLife’s Wellness and Inclusion Committee, the sociogram was intended to map relationships and connections […]

This historic class was chosen from over 10,000 applications. Congratulations and welcome to Barnard!

On Friday, March 13, Editor-in-Chief Eve Bertrand and News Editor Eira Prakash participated in a roundtable discussion with President Laura Rosenbury and senior Barnard Administrators to speak about a variety of topics pertaining to Barnard’s campus. 

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

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).

On Wednesday, September 17, Barnard President Laura Rosenbury published a Guest Essay in the New York Times, accompanied by an email to Barnard students. 

A graduate student was handcuffed and released by several individuals claiming to be federal agents last Tuesday, according to an email from Acting President Claire Shipman.

Acting President Claire Shipman sat down for a video on Wednesday, May 7, to address the Columbia Community following the arrests made in Butler Library.

A new academic year means a multitude of fresh changes in Barnard’s curriculum for the class of 2029. Key changes include new course offerings across a number of subject areas.

On Monday, three students filed a lawsuit against Columbia, claiming the University violated its own policies when disciplining students involved in protests and the encampment during the spring of 2024. 

On January 15, Shaun Abreu, New York City Council Member of Manhattan’s 7th District, and Victor Edwards, chair of NYC Community Board 9, published an open letter urging Interim President Katrina Armstrong to reopen college walk to the public, citing its historical significance to the community.

In December, a petition was circulated condemning harassment experienced by Student Senator Helen Han Wei Luo. It called for the removal of Professor Shai Davidai and a public statement, among other demands.  Content warning: Sinophobia (anti-Chinese sentiment), antisemitism, brief mention of sexual harassment