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1 month ago | 
columbiaspectator.com | Gabriella Gregor Splaver |Joseph Zuloaga
Federal funding accounted for $1.3 billion of the University’s annual operating budget in fiscal year 2024. Federal funding accounted for $1.3 billion of the University’s annual operating budget in fiscal year 2024.
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1 month ago | 
columbiaspectator.com | Saumya Chaudhry |Colette Holcomb |Joseph Zuloaga |Saul Quintanar
President Donald Trump’s recent actions relating to immigration alongside a lack of communication by the University about fears of mass deportations have led to student groups like the Student Organization of Latines to take action in support of undocumented community members.
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1 month ago | 
columbiaspectator.com | Saumya Chaudhry |Colette Holcomb |Joseph Zuloaga |Saul Quintanar
“I definitely feel that the administration at Columbia should do more to protect us, especially when they use diversity as a selling point to recruit more students to come here,” Arreola said. “They love to be proud of the diversity and the organizations on campus, but at the end, it seems like they are not willing to protect us or put anything on the line to push back against the federal government.”
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1 month ago | 
columbiaspectator.com | Stella Ragas |Joseph Zuloaga
Barnard restricted campus access to only Barnard ID holders after the conclusion of a sit-in on Wednesday near Dean Leslie Grinage’s office at Milbank Hall. Beginning Thursday at 8 a.m., Barnard will “transition campus access to Level C .” The 117th Street and Broadway gate will be the sole main entry point onto Barnard’s campus, and will only be open to students with a Barnard ID, according to the email. IDs will be required for building access.
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1 month ago | 
columbiaspectator.com | Jared Holt |Joseph Zuloaga
Pompeo noted that he looks forward to “fair, reasoned and fact-based discourse.”Pompeo noted that he looks forward to “fair, reasoned and fact-based discourse.”Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Pompeo is the latest politician with ties to the White House to join SIPA’s faculty.
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2 months ago | 
columbiaspectator.com | Stella Ragas |Joseph Zuloaga
The forum consisted of five sessions with nine speakers from several academic departments. The forum consisted of five sessions with nine speakers from several academic departments. “We have titled this forum ‘In Defense of the University,’ because while indefensible things are certainly happening on this campus and on others, the very idea of the Uuniversity, as well as its material prayers, norms and practices are under such severe threat,” she said.
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2 months ago | 
columbiaspectator.com | Rebecca Massel |Joseph Zuloaga
“OCR’s directed investigation will examine whether Columbia discriminates against, enables harassment of, or violence against, students and faculty on the basis of their Jewish ancestry in violation of Title VI and its implementing regulations,” Craig Trainor, Department of Education acting assistant secretary for civil rights, wrote in an email to interim University President Katrina Armstrong obtained and published by Jewish Insider The University wrote in a statement on its Office of...
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2 months ago | 
columbiaspectator.com | Joseph Zuloaga
Armstrong wrote that Columbia will “continue to uphold the values that make our University a beacon of excellence.”Armstrong wrote that Columbia will “continue to uphold the values that make our University a beacon of excellence.”Armstrong reiterated the “unwavering commitment to the core mission and principles” of the University.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Joseph Zuloaga
NPR’s “The War in Gaza Coverage” was one of the 16 winners honored at the ceremony. NPR’s “The War in Gaza Coverage” was one of the 16 winners honored at the ceremony. “Visual Evidence Shows Israel Dropped 2,000-Pound Bombs Where It Ordered Gaza’s Civilians to Move for Safety” by the New York Times, “Democracy on Trial” by PBS’ Frontline, and “Putin vs. the Press” by Frontline and Channel 4 were some of the finalists.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Zohar Ford |Daksha Pillai |Joseph Zuloaga
The protest began right after the tree lights along College Walk were lit. The protest began right after the tree lights along College Walk were lit.
