Columbia has, for the second time, challenged the National Labor Relation Board’s ruling that affirmed the vote of graduate students to unionize, once again delaying union negotiations indefinitely.

In the months leading up to the vote to allow Columbia graduate students to unionize, engineering students emerged as a prominent anti-union bloc, voicing concerns that their interests wouldn’t be represented as vigorously as their peers’ in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

The Faculty Affairs Committee presented a series of suggestions at Friday’s University Senate plenary to support discourse among faculty about how they are affected by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Although the National Labor Relations Board has not yet announced the results of a hearing that could stall unionization efforts for Columbia’s graduate student union, members of the union held internal elections on Thursday for its bargaining committee that would negotiate with the University.

When University President Lee Bollinger launched the Knight First Amendment Institute last spring, the goal was to address the unexplored legal implications for First Amendment law in the digital age. However, the Institute now finds itself balancing fulfilling its initial purpose with an entirely new challenge: responding to a federal administration that is openly hostile to the press.

The annual Dean’s Scholarship Reception Tuesday night brought together scholarship donors and Columbia College students.

The University Senate plenary on Friday focused primarily on growing concern about mental health on campus and the impact of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order.

Associate Provost and Director of the International Students and Scholars Office David Austell announced increased staffing and support in the office at Thursday’s University Life Forum regarding recent immigration legislation.