A Louisiana immigration judge ordered Friday that Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging that he “willfully misrepresented material fact(s)” on his green card application, according to federal court documents filed Wednesday.

After over two years of construction, the historic Maranamay hotel on 611 W. 112th St. has officially been converted into a Columbia undergraduate residence hall.

As incoming first-year students prepare to enter their first few weeks at Columbia, many are experiencing concerns that feel all too familiar to many current students. Whether it is nerves about making friends, navigating the University’s academic and club culture, or adjusting to the political climate on campus, students often share many fears about starting their time at Columbia.

Around 100 pro-Palestinian protesters held an “Emergency Rally” in the Lawrence A. Wien Reading Room in Butler Library on May 7, hanging a banner that read “Liberated Zone,” which resembled a banner hung during the April 2024 “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.”

Acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, delivered an address at the Friday University Senate plenary, affirming the importance of long-term strategic thinking in the wake of federal financial pressure on the University.

The School of General Studies class of 2025 hosted its annual class day on Monday at Columbia’s Morningside campus. The ceremony featured speeches from General Studies Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch, GS/JTS ’90, keynote speaker Alicia Graf Mack, GS ’03, and valedictorian Peter Gorman, GS ’25.

The Columbia College community celebrated the class of 2025 at its annual Class Day ceremony on Tuesday. The event, held on the Morningside campus, was the first this year to see an in-person speech from acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94.

The School of Engineering and Applied Science community celebrated the accomplishments of the class of 2025 on Monday at its annual Class Day ceremony, hosted on Columbia’s Morningside campus.

Shabana Basij-Rasikh, Afghan education activist and co-founder of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan, will deliver Barnard’s 2025 Commencement address on Tuesday, the college announced in a Thursday news release.