A group of protesters interrupted the first session of the History of Modern Israel class on Tuesday amid pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations during the first day of spring semester classes.

Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science received 5,872 early decision applications for the class of 2029, according to Columbia Undergraduate Admissions. The schools notified early applicants of their decisions on Wednesday evening.

The General Studies Student Council voted on Thursday against holding a referendum about the University’s divestment from Israel, the cancellation of the Tel Aviv Global Center, and the termination of the dual degree program with Tel Aviv University.

New York Police Department executives Tarik Sheppard, Michael Gerber, Kaz Daughtry, and with Deputy Mayor for communications Fabien Levy held a press conference on Monday to clarify police response and provide the NYPD’s “direct voice” on Columbia’s ongoing protests.

All courses on the Morningside campus will be hybrid effective immediately, University Provost Angela Olinto announced in a Monday evening email to the Columbia community. Kelli Murray, executive vice president for strategy and chief administrative officer, announced that Barnard will remain in-person for the remainder of the semester.

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation named Wena Teng, CC ’25, and Alex Taylor, CC ’25, as the 2024 Truman scholars on April 12.

The Office of Public Affairs released a set of social media guidelines on Monday, including a comment moderation policy which prohibits certain language in the comment sections of posts from Columbia’s official social media accounts.