The University Judicial Board held disciplinary hearings during winter break for student protesters who participated in the April 17, 2024, “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on South Lawn, according to a University official.

Rise and Resist, a direct action group, held a press conference in Foley Square on Wednesday to speak out against the Manhattan district attorney’s office for dismissing a felony assault case against Reuven Kahane.

Six Republican-led House committees and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) released an aggregate report on Wednesday about their investigations into antisemitism on college campuses. The report states that Columbia “stands out for its egregious failure to combat antisemitism on its campus.”

The University Senate structure and operations committee responded to allegations of “partiality” leveled against Senate Executive Committee Chair Jeanine D’Armiento in an Oct. 15 petition at the Nov. 22 University Senate plenary meeting.

The Journalism School launched two new tuition relief initiatives for applicants applying for the class of 2026. The programs, announced on Nov. 21, are part of a series of changes effected by the school to make its degree programs more affordable.

The General Studies Student Council held the inaugural meeting of the GS policy stakeholder committee on Nov. 24, which aims to provide student leaders a channel to communicate with GSSC and a forum for council members to present ideas and receive feedback from student leaders.

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz, professor emeritus at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a federal agency that provides health insurance coverage to more than 160 million Americans.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined Hillary Rodham Clinton, former secretary of state and School of International and Public Affairs professor, on Wednesday in a spotlight interview at the Conference on Cyber Regulation and Harmonization hosted by SIPA. The two discussed the importance of cybersecurity, the benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence, and the impact that the 2024 election will have on those fields.

Public Safety launched a pilot program on Wednesday to remove Columbia ID access restrictions on most buildings during normal operating hours, a University spokesperson confirmed in a Thursday statement to Spectator.