Columbia is not the same institution on which the House Committee on Education and the Workforce set its sights in December 2023.

Dozens of pro-Israel protesters gathered on Monday morning on the west side of Low Plaza in a “Columbia United Against Terror” protest.

Tô Lâm, the president of Vietnam and general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, spoke about the future of his country and its relations with the United States and China at Columbia’s annual World Leaders Forum on Monday.

Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) sent a letter to interim University President Katrina Armstrong on Friday calling on Columbia to rescind its invitation to Tô Lâm, the president of Vietnam and the Communist Party of Vietnam’s general secretary, who is scheduled to speak on Monday as part of the University’s annual World Leaders Forum.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) held a press conference at the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life on Monday, where they discussed the Antisemitism Awareness Act and congressional scrutiny of Columbia following a closed-door meeting with Jewish students.

The share of Black/African American first-year students at Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science dropped sharply between the classes of 2027 and 2028 as the proportion of Asian American or Pacific Islander first-years rose, according to new data.

Dozens of Columbia faculty signed a Sept. 5 open letter sent to top University administrators criticizing the Task Force on Antisemitism’s recent report for “contribut[ing] to a hostile narrative about Columbia, which is used to justify interference in the institution’s governance and operations.”

Columbia’s Task Force on Antisemitism issued its second report on Aug. 30—publishing dozens of student testimonies, recommending several updates to the University’s antidiscrimination training and bias reporting systems, and suggesting a working definition of antisemitism—two weeks into interim University President Katrina Armstrong’s tenure and five days before the start of the 2024-25 academic year.

Interim University President Katrina Armstrong announced several administrative changes in a Wednesday email to the Columbia community—establishing six committees and outlining three senior personnel changes—only two weeks into her tenure and less than a week before the beginning of the 2024-25 academic year.

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce published previously undisclosed details about disciplinary proceedings at Columbia on Monday, just five days into interim University President Katrina Armstrong’s tenure.