Five United Nations special rapporteurs expressed concern over potential human rights violations in an Oct. 14 letter to acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, obtained by Spectator and first published by The Intercept on Sunday.

After an Oct. 17 Student Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers picket on College Walk, Rules Administrator Gregory Wawro sent members disciplinary letters, warning them of their potential violation of the Rules of University Conduct.

Columbia reported the highest endowment return among the Ivy League in fiscal year 2025 at 12.4 percent, marking the highest annual return on the University’s endowment since 2021.

Student Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers delivered its first proposed contract articles to the University on Monday following months of stalled negotiations.

Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, joined fellow Palestinian rights advocates on Sunday to speak at a “Voices for Gaza” fundraiser, where he shared diary entries from his experience in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. His appearance at the event came just days after a federal judge ruled he be deported to Algeria or Syria.

Transport Workers Union of America AFL-CIO alleged at a Sept. 3 news conference that Barnard fired a custodian who had worked at the college for one year and seven months to avoid paying her maternity leave.