Columbia has submitted an “initial set of information” to the federal government in compliance with two October deadlines set out in the University’s July 23 $221 million deal, a University spokesperson wrote in a statement to Spectator.

Columbia’s presidential search committee hopes to have the 21st University president take office no later than Jan. 1, 2026.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights opened an investigation into how President Donald Trump’s administration has responded to allegations of antisemitism at Columbia and at a dozen other universities, Reuters reported Monday.

The University will suspend same-day guest and alumni campus access from Monday at 12 p.m. until Wednesday, a Monday Public Safety email to the Columbia community read.

The Journalism School honored Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, with the 2025 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, the school announced Thursday.

Some Columbia professors have inserted a statement supporting academic freedom into their fall 2025 class syllabi in light of the University’s July 23 $221 million deal with President Donald Trump’s administration.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez spoke at the first World Leaders Forum event of the 2025-26 academic year in Low Library on Monday, discussing immigration, the war in Gaza, and the importance of free speech.