The department of African American and African Diaspora studies will establish a new doctorate program after a unanimous vote by the University Senate on Feb. 24.

Barnard College has been named as a top producer of Fulbright scholars among U.S. institutions for the sixth year in a row by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Barnard has held this distinction since 2004, and last year, it broke its own institutional record with 11 recipients and 21 semifinalists. Fulbright was the Barnard class of 2022’s No. 1 post-graduate job employer, with seven seniors accepted into the program.

Over a dozen student activists and members of city-based organizations held a demonstration at Uris Hall on Tuesday afternoon during a Citibank recruitment event hosted by the University.

Columbia law professor Sarah Cleveland has been nominated to the International Court of Justice for next year, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in a State Department press release last month.

When Hana Mangat, CC ’22, submitted her short stories on kindness and compassion to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, she had no idea they would later be published in a New York Times bestseller.

One of the hawk eggs on the terrace of a John Jay windowsill hatched this evening. The red-tailed hawks, spotted by John Jay resident John Drotos, CC ’25, have quickly amassed attention after weeks of students, administrators, and community members following their movement through live camera footage.

In a recent University Senate meeting, Columbia announced that its faculty retirement investment plans will undergo several changes. The revised structure mirrors recent changes made at peer institutions.

Thanksgiving invokes images of good food and company. College dorms and undersized apartments can make it hard to celebrate at home. Leave the kitchen, bring some friends or family, and take advantage of New York City’s restaurants and nightlife this Thanksgiving with Spectator’s guide to what’s open.

Spooky season is upon us, and deciding how you want to spend the fateful Halloween weekend is often harder than it seems. You may have heard about parties or events and have been planning your costume for weeks. With so much to do, your social battery may get drained at some point during the weekend. Without further ado, here’s Spectrum’s guide to finding things to do as an introvert: