The Columbia board of trustees voted to divest from thermal coal producers at its most recent meeting, according to an announcement made by University President Lee Bollinger Monday morning.

The University Senate Student Affairs Committee sent a memorandum to students on Thursday. In the memo—first presented to University President Lee Bollinger, the undergraduate deans, and other senior administrators in January—the committee called on the University to improve mental health on campus. 

Tamila Pashaee, GS ’17, may not see her son again.

An annual fundraiser hosted by Columbia’s Alpha Chi Omega sorority chapter to raise money and awareness for intimate partner violence will not take place again following complaints of insensitivity and transphobia.

A former president of Estonia, rising pioneers of real estate and finance, and the creator of Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black” were among the five Columbia College alumni to receive the college’s highest alumni honor at this year’s John Jay Awards Dinner on Wednesday.

In a discussion that spanned over an hour Sunday night, Columbia College Student Council members asked Dean of Columbia College James Valentini and Dean of Undergraduate Student Life Cristen Kromm about the viability of the council’s proposals to address mental health, stress, and a lack of student-facing space on campus.

Citing “the threat of catastrophic climate change,” a committee tasked with advising Columbia’s trustees on its investments has recommended that the University divest from companies who mine coal as an energy source.

Columbia’s three undergraduate deans announced on Friday that their schools will collaborate on an investigation into whether the vandalism of door tags bearing East Asian names in residence halls was racially biased. They also called for students to come forward with information.

Housing rates for upperclassmen will be consistent across residence halls starting next year, according to Vice President for Campus Services Scott Wright.

Columbia Dining will move to a 24-hour model beginning next fall, according to Vice President for Campus Services Scott Wright.