Joel Lavine, a tenured professor at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and a pediatric gastroenterologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, has been convicted of two counts of sexual abuse in the third degree.

An electrical fire broke out in John Jay Dining Hall at approximately 1:03 a.m. last night, spreading to one of the pillars and forcing residents to evacuate.

Columbia and 15 peer institutions were hit with an antitrust class action lawsuit late Sunday, alleging that the universities illegally work together to reduce the amount of aid they offer applicants. The suit also alleges that Columbia and at least eight other need-blind universities favor wealthy applicants in admissions decisions, with some institutions considering students’ financial standings when deciding to admit them from the waitlist.

Following a surge of COVID-19 cases on campus and in New York state, the first two weeks of classes for the spring 2022 semester will be conducted remotely, University administration announced in an email on Wednesday. All students will still be allowed back on campus before and during the two-week remote learning period, but will be required to follow new testing requirements and safety measures.

Fourteen members of the Barnard senior class have been selected for initiation to the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest academic honor society.