University President Minouche Shafik addressed reports of “disruption” at a recent Columbia Law School admitted students event in a Monday statement from the Office of the President. She also announced additional tour guide training and increased staffing at recruitment events.

School of General Studies Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch, GS ’90, and Davey Liu, GS ’24, attended the annual Miami Center for AIDS Research symposium in Miami, Florida, last Friday to present their research on HIV testing across the United States. Liu emerged as the recipient of the “impactful clinical project” award for his poster presentation on the findings.

Columbia/Barnard Hillel hosted Tzipi Livni, former minister of justice of Israel, in conversation with Jack Snyder, professor of international relations, on Monday at the Kraft Center.

The Knight First Amendment Institute and the School of Engineering and Applied Science co-hosted a symposium at The Forum on Tuesday titled “Generative AI, Free Speech, & Public Discourse,” the first collaboration between the school and the institute.

Barnard College held its third annual Sheila Abdus-Salaam memorial fund lecture at the Diana Center on Monday. The event, titled “Our Unfinished March: A Conversation with Eric Holder,” honored the enduring legacy of the late Sheila Abdus-Salaam, BC ’74, Law ’77, the first African American woman to serve on the New York State Court of Appeals.

The Institute of Global Politics at the School of International and Public Affairs launched a series of discussion panels centered on post-war Ukraine with an event titled “The Future of Ukraine” held at the International Affairs Building on Wednesday.

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute hosted a star-studded gala in Low Library on Thursday in celebration of its 75 years of dedication to advancing East Asian studies.

The World Leaders Forum on Tuesday hosted a dialogue between Tharman Shanmugaratnam, president of the Republic of Singapore, and Fareed Zakaria, CNN host and the Washington Post columnist, in the Low Library Rotunda.

Knight First Amendment Institute Executive Director Jameel Jaffer expressed “concerns” on Friday over the Columbia administration’s decision to suspend Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace in an open letter addressed to University President Minouche Shafik.