Columbia and Barnard’s public responses to incidents of anti-black harassment and racism on campus extend back decades, often displayed on the campus news section of their respective websites.

Permanent spaces dedicated to facilitating testing accommodations will be opened in Chandler and Havemeyer next fall, accommodating an ci capacity of 93 students, the University Senate Subcommittee for Students with Disabilities announced at a town hall held on Wednesday to hear concerns regarding resources for students with disabilities.

Alongside academic policy, food insecurity, and mental health reform, students have voiced one defining issue in the upcoming elections for the Columbia College Student Council: the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, which calls for the University to divest from companies that “profit from or engage in the State of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.”

The Columbia researchers responsible for conducting a $2.2 million study on the sexual behaviors of college students emphasized the necessity for an intersectional, holistic approach to addressing sexual violence—one which takes into account factors ranging from mental health to campus space—in an interview with Spectator last week.

Columbia slammed Secretary of Education Betsy Devos’ proposed revisions to Title IX regulations, which narrow the definition of harassment and force universities to allow cross-examinations of complainants, in comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Education last week.

In response to the newly proposed federal Title IX regulations, student organizers held a panel discussion to spread awareness about the changes to the legislation—which outline a narrower definition of sexual harassment and prioritize the rights of the accused—and explained how students can protest them at a workshop on Thursday.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs has appointed Vanessa Gonzalez-Siegel, TC ’17, to serve as the associate director of multicultural affairs and LGBTQ outreach, and Alison Jackson to serve as associate director of multicultural affairs and international student support following several months without permanent representatives for either position.

New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined journalist and renowned writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to discuss political activism, the need for urgent advocacy, and the nature of “clapping back” at Twitter followers at an event to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in Riverside Church on Monday afternoon.