Emily Pickering
University News Editor
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Karen Attiah, SIPA ’12, lost her jobs at SIPA and The Washington Post. The journalist says it brought her a ‘sense of grief.’
BY Nadia Knoblauch and Emily Pickering March 11
Two resignations and an apology: Inside University Professor and Nobel laureate Richard Axel’s decades-long relationship with Epstein
BY Emily Pickering March 5
University Professor and Nobel laureate Richard Axel, CC ’67, to step down as Zuckerman Institute co-director following Epstein ties
BY Emily Pickering February 24
Updated Feb. 24 at 8:32 p.m.
University Professor and Nobel laureate Richard Axel, CC ’67, was invited to close friend of 11 years Jeffrey Epstein’s island in 2011
BY Emily Pickering and Colette Carbonara February 4
Updated Feb. 15 at 11:58 p.m.
Columbia trustee emeritus and prominent Barnard donor Philip Milstein, CC ’71, invited Epstein to an awards dinner in 2013
BY Ushoshi Das and Emily Pickering February 3
Columbia trustee emeritus and prominent Barnard donor Philip Milstein, CC ’71, was among two others to invite convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to an awards dinner hosted by the American Jewish Committee in 2013, according to documents released by the Justice Department on Friday.
Barnard trustee Francine LeFrak was invited to spend a holiday with Jeffrey Epstein in 2010
BY Emily Pickering February 2
Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of sexual abuse.
In final report investigating campus antisemitism, Task Force on Antisemitism recommends best teaching practices
BY Celine Chien, Spencer Davis, and Emily Pickering January 27
The Task Force on Antisemitism issued its fourth and final report investigating antisemitism in the classroom on Dec. 9, 2025, marking the end of its work after two years.
Columbia selects University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin as next University president
BY Emily Pickering and Spencer Davis January 25
Updated on Jan. 28 at 3:02 a.m.
Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, will be rearrested and deported to Algeria, DHS says
BY Emily Pickering and Colette Carbonara January 22
Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, will be rearrested and deported to Algeria, Tricia McLaughlin, Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary for public affairs, announced Thursday, as the federal government furthers its ongoing deportation case against the Palestinian advocate, who was previously held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention for 104 days.
Appeals court reverses decision that released Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24
BY Emily Pickering and Colette Carbonara January 15
Updated Jan. 27 at 9:07 p.m.
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