An anonymous Columbia employee has initiated a $100-million class action lawsuit against the University, alleging mismanagement of funds in the retirement plans Columbia offers to its employees.

A new fellowship program, Global Health Research for Undergraduates, will give undergraduates the opportunity to take classes with Columbia University Medical Center faculty and work on global health research projects around the world.

A new interdisciplinary project, the Working Group on Global Health Security and Diplomacy, will bring together professors studying and producing reports on transnational health policy issues and will result in a new course offered to undergraduates.

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen defended the European Union and its importance in solidifying a common European identity in a speech at Low Library on Wednesday.

Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician and diplomat, addressed a crowd of dozens of students, professors, and journalists in the International Affairs Building about European perspectives on free speech.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos spoke about his nation’s sustainable development efforts and the recent peace deal he negotiated with a rebel militia during an address Monday at Columbia.

When law professor Bernard Harcourt heard that a Columbia student from Libya was having trouble getting a visa, he enlisted his Legal Methods class to help the student gain entry to the United States.

Alexander Navab, CC ’87, and Li Lu, CC ’96, Law ’96, and Business ’96, were elected as the newest additions to Columbia’s board of trustees, adding two financiers to a board packed with influential professionals.

An administrative effort to reduce students’ workloads by limiting them to 18 credits per semester may create unforeseen obstacles for double majors and students intending to study abroad.

Columbia’s Knight First Amendment Institute has initiated two new lawsuits against the Trump administration aimed at increasing its transparency on social media and in its federal agencies.