The Activities Board at Columbia, the University’s largest governing board representing 190 student groups, distributed just over $325,000 for the 2024-25 academic year on Sept. 3, reducing its total allocations for student groups by 11.68 percent compared to last year.

Over 200 Columbia affiliates signed a Tuesday petition in support of the University Senate, rebuking a previous petition circulated on Oct. 15 against the potential reelection of executive committee chair Jeanine D’Armiento.

James Gorman, Business ’87, and Alisa Wood, CC ’01, Business ’08, have joined Columbia’s board of trustees, the University announced Friday.

Khymani James, CC ’25, who was suspended last year during the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” filed a lawsuit on Friday against the University for discrimination and allegedly breaching their “Tedeschi Rights.”

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.

Columbia will continue to restrict campus access to Columbia ID holders, interim University President Katrina Armstrong wrote in a Tuesday email to the community. Armstrong also announced plans to adjust the presence of security on campus and unveiled a simplified campus access system.

Columbia fell one spot to No. 13 in the U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best National University Rankings published Monday, dropping below Cornell University and the University of Chicago, both of which it tied with last year.