Karen Xia

Graduate and postdoctoral unions have voted 1035 to 720 in favor of ratifying Columbia’s bargaining framework, marking the beginning of negotiations after decades of stalemate and ending the possibility of a graduate student strike.

In the days following its release, Columbia’s proposed bargaining framework for the graduate student and postdoctoral unions has become a point of contention among members of both unions, who—despite having successfully pressured Columbia to finally come to the bargaining table—remain fragmented and uncertain about how to proceed.

All Columbia student dormitories will undergo health and safety inspections by University officials from Residential Life, Housing, and Fire Safety beginning Nov. 12, according to an email from Columbia Housing to students earlier this afternoon.

When University President Lee Bollinger announced the launch of Columbia Commitment in spring 2017, the $5-billion-in-5-year campaign proposed a vision for the University with seven major initiatives specifically geared toward connecting scholarly work with broad, global impact.

University President Lee Bollinger, a leading legal scholar and advocate for affirmative action, warned universities to prepare for a potential end to race-conscious admissions processes, a possibility that he said is now more likely than ever.

Columbia has been ranked in the top three national and world universities for the first time ever, beating Stanford and tying with Yale for the third spot, according to U.S. News Rankings.

Shannon Marquez, a former vice provost for international development at Drexel University, will serve as Dean of Undergraduate Global Engagement starting in early November, Columbia College announced this morning.