On Monday, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) held a protest outside Barnard’s main gates calling for divestment from Israel after circulating posts on Instagram reading “Barnard First, Columbia Next.” Barnard President Laura Rosenbury described the posts as “inflammatory” with “violent imagery” in an email to students announcing restricted campus access ahead of the protest. On […]

Frederick Neuhouser, Barnard Philosophy Professor and President of the College’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, spoke with Bwog regarding student protests in 1968 versus 2024. 

On Wednesday, Barnard administration announced updates to campus demonstration policies and changes to Barnard’s policy development and revision process in an email to students. These amendments come several months after the policies were first implemented during the height of campus protest activity during the Spring 2024 semester.

Columbia University has been subject to much media attention regarding its pro-Palestine protests and Encampments over the past several months. Bwog reported on the protests first-hand and provided live updates throughout the duration of the Encampment. Read for a summary of Bwog’s coverage of the protests during the 2023-2024 academic year. Content warning: violence, discrimination, […]

Protests continue outside campus while Barnard announces that the 2024 reunion will be canceled. Read live updates here.

Barnard Organization of Soul and Solidarity (BOSS), Columbia Black Students’ Organization (BSO), Columbia Caribbean Students’ Association (CSA), and Columbia African Students’ Association (ASA) recently released a joint statement following the administration’s decision to employ police force in the removal of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment and Hamilton Hall occupation.

At 12 pm on Wednesday, May 1, Columbia faculty and graduate students gathered on 116th and Amsterdam to rally against NYPD presence on campus.

On Wednesday morning, New York City Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference to address the protests at Columbia and CCNY. This comes about 12 hours after Columbia University authorized the use of NYPD officers to remove protesters from Hamilton Hall.

On Tuesday afternoon, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials discussed the ongoing protests at Columbia University, including the recent Hamilton Hall occupation.

Sometimes you have to embarrass yourself for no real reason.

At 2:30 pm on Monday, April 29, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) held a press conference to address the end of negotiations and the University’s plans to clear the Encampment.

On the morning of Monday, April 29, President Shafik announced that negotiations with Encampment leaders have ended. President Shafik stated that the University would not divest and laid out various offers given to negotiators. A notice circulated around the Encampment stated that all protesters must leave the Encampment by 2 pm and self-identify, lest face […]

New developments continue to emerge as negotiations remain between the University and student protesters inside the Encampment.

On Friday evening, President Shafik and other senior administrators sent an email to the Columbia community addressing their hope for a resolution to the ongoing campus situation. In their email, leaders stated the NYPD would not be brought on campus and condemned antisemitism.

On Friday, the New York Hostage and Missing Families Forum held a press conference and demonstration on the corner of 116th Street and Broadway in support of the hostages currently in Gaza.