Ananya Hajra’s, BC ’23, heart had always been set on Barnard, even when she was across the river in New Jersey.

Fifty-eight members of the Barnard class of 2023 will be initiated into Phi Beta Kappa, the college announced in a press release on Thursday. Their formal initiation will take place on May 16 along with the 15 inductees from last fall.

Columbia Law School and the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons both dropped in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 Best Law Schools and Medical Schools rankings, according to a preview released on April 11, after both schools opted out of submitting data. Now, following inquiries by universities about the methods of the rankings, U.S. News has taken the preview off its website and pushed the release date of the official list back indefinitely.

Rising juniors in odd-numbered or individual housing groups with later selection times were placed on an interim waitlist for room selection this spring due to technical issues with the online system. Affected housing groups received an email from Columbia Housing on April 3 explaining the issue.

The Columbia Business School hosted an event to discuss the benefits of second-chance employment on Monday. Titans of industry and affiliates of the Business School were joined by business and justice coalitions to address barriers to access for those with a criminal record.

Stan DeLaurentiis, CC ’23, was named a 2023 Gates Cambridge Scholar for his work in astrophysics. DeLaurentiis was one of 23 students from the United States selected for the award this year.

Critically acclaimed writer, producer, and actor Lena Waithe will deliver the keynote address at Barnard’s 131st Commencement in May, Barnard announced in a press release on Tuesday.

Three Columbia graduate students—Hanna Raisya Muljawan, TC ’23, Muhammad Rifqi Febrian, SIPA ’23, and Siti Hilya Nabila, GSAS ’22—won third place in the 2022 Geneva Challenge in November 2022 for their proposal to develop a more efficient system for waste management in Indonesia. The team represented North America and Oceania at the convention and won 2,500 Swiss Francs, the equivalent of $2,700.

The Historical Markers project, pioneered by the Columbia University and Slavery project, debuted its first public display last week at a Columbia University Irving Medical Center residence hall previously named after Samuel Bard—a physician who enslaved at least eight people.