Student Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers delivered its first proposed contract articles to the University on Monday following months of stalled negotiations.

An anonymous group of graduate student workers filed an unfair labor practice charge against Student Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers on Sept. 16, alleging that the union has been bargaining in “bad faith” and has failed to fairly represent student workers in its recent contract negotiations with the University.

When Rashid Khalidi canceled the History of the Modern Middle East course he was set to teach as a special lecturer this fall, he cited Columbia’s July 15 adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism as the reason.

Jonathon Kahn, GSAS ’03, will serve as the first senior associate dean of community and culture for Columbia College, Dean Josef Sorett announced in a Sept. 2 email to the Columbia community.

A survey of the Columbia community conducted by the presidential search committee, collecting over 9,000 responses, found that affiliates’ top priorities in the ongoing search include “cutting-edge research,” a “strong commitment to academic freedom,” and “bridging divides and building trust.”

While the University maintains that the deal ensures freedom regarding hiring, admissions, and academic speech, other terms of the agreement, including a restriction on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and the establishment of an independent monitor, have sparked controversy. Critics argue that the deal is a political capitulation that limits academic freedom.