Fifty-three members of the School of General Studies senior class have been selected for initiation to the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest academic honor society.

After two decades of leadership, University President Lee Bollinger, Law ’71, announced this week that he will step down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year. In an interview with Spectator, Bollinger situated his exit amid Columbia’s trajectory as it transitions out of a global pandemic, undergoes shifts in administrative power and leadership, and explores fundamental questions about academics and student life.

Tom Kitt, CC ’96, will serve as the Columbia College Class Day speaker on May 17, announced in an email today to the class of 2022. The announcement comes after Dr. George Yancopoulos, CC ’80, GSAS ’86, VP&S ’87, withdrew as speaker on April 4.

University President Lee Bollinger, Law ’71, has announced that he will step down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year to conclude his 21-year tenure. Bollinger, the longest-serving president of an Ivy League university and a renowned First Amendment legal scholar, will continue serving as the Seth Low professor of the University.

Columbia College and Columbia College Student Council hosted an event on Monday in Low Library to celebrate James Valentini’s decade-long tenure as Columbia College dean and vice president of undergraduate education. The event—which was open to all Columbia College students—was a chance for students to connect with the outgoing dean, who has been affectionately called “Deantini,” before he leaves his position at the end of the academic year.

Kara Swisher, Journalism ’85, spoke at the Business School’s “Innovation Salon” on Thursday evening. Held at Manhattanville’s newly-opened Geffen Hall, the talk was moderated by professor Sheena S. Iyengar and tackled the overarching topics of Big Tech and policy.

Dr. George Yancopoulos, CC ’80, GSAS ’86, VP&S ’87, has “respectfully and regrettably withdrawn” as the 2022 Columbia College Class Day speaker, according to an email sent to the senior class today.

Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science have released offers of admission to 2,253 students, the office of undergraduate admissions announced on Thursday. This year’s acceptance rate was 3.73 percent, a slight increase from last year’s 3.66 percent acceptance rate, the lowest in Columbia history. Admitted students come from all 50 states and from 86 countries.

Barnard’s Office of Admissions extended offers of admission to just 8 percent of the 12,009 students who applied to the class of 2026, causing the acceptance rate to drop below 10 percent for the first time in what is the college’s most selective class to date, according to a Barnard news release. The admits to the class of 2026 are also the college’s most diverse, with about 66 percent identifying as students of color.

Dr. George Yancopoulos, CC ’80, GSAS ’86, VP&S ’87, a prominent University donor and the co-founder, president, and chief scientific officer of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, will serve as the keynote speaker for Columbia College’s Class Day on May 17. Yancopoulos will deliver the first in-person Columbia College Class Day address in two years.