In anticipation of controversial social scientist Charles Murray’s lecture on campus Thursday, nearly 150 faculty members have signed a statement condemning Murray’s work but firmly supporting his right to speak at the University.

In his new role as interim president, Rob Goldberg—who will also retain his position as chief operating officer—sent an introductory email to the Barnard community on Tuesday.

The hearing officer for the regional National Labor Relations Board rejected Columbia’s objections to the unionization vote by teaching and research assistants on Monday and recommended “overruling the Employer's objections in their entirety” to the regional director.

Barnard President Debora Spar sent a farewell email to the Barnard community on Saturday afternoon following her final meeting with the board of trustees.

Barnard’s board of trustees voted to accept the Presidential Task Force to Examine Divestment’s recommendation to divest from companies that deny climate change, as well as companies that mine coal and tar sands, Barnard President Debora Spar announced in an email on Saturday.

Barnard College inaugurated Debora Spar in 2008 as its seventh president amidst a financial recession, but the college was already facing its own financial difficulties.

After a year of negotiations, Barnard and the contingent faculty union have agreed to a tentative first contract, narrowly preventing the union from going on strike, Barnard President Debora Spar announced in an email early Thursday morning.

A group of New York politicians published an open letter to Barnard President Debora Spar on Tuesday urging her to “settle a fair contract” with the contingent faculty union in order to avoid a strike.

Establishing Columbia as a global university has been a driving vision of University President Lee Bollinger’s tenure.

All Columbia classes have been canceled due to weather conditions, the University announced early Thursday morning. Students received email and text notifications from the Columbia Emergency Management Operations Team with the announcement.