One month after almost being evicted from student housing, Shay Orentlicher, CC ’26, found themself leading dozens of protesters in a Passover Seder on the sixth day of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.” On South Lawn, surrounded by tents and flags, Orentlicher led Hebrew prayers and helped distribute kosher food and homemade haggadah, a book that sets in order events of the seder.

Columbia will once again require standardized test scores for undergraduate applicants, beginning in August 2027, the University announced Friday. With the change, Columbia is the final Ivy League school to reinstate test score requirements, which most universities made optional in 2020.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog delivered a virtual address at the Jewish Theological Seminary’s 2026 commencement May 19, calling for stronger ties between the Jewish diaspora and Israel as dozens of protesters gathered outside to denounce his involvement.

Around 60 Columbia affiliates gathered on Low Steps on Thursday—the second anniversary of the April 2024 occupation of Hamilton Hall—holding portraits of Palestinian academics killed in the war in Gaza and demanding the University financially divest from Israel.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will serve as the Jewish Theological Seminary’s 2026 commencement speaker, the school announced in an April 23 email, sparking internal discourse among graduating students and community members.