Every year, Columbia graduate students apply for competitive instructor positions in the hopes of teaching Literature Humanities or Contemporary Civilization. Those who earn a teaching position, also referred to as a Core preceptorship, receive a year of funding and health care. For international students, the stakes are even higher, with the role guaranteeing visa renewal.

Less than half of Jewish and Muslim students felt a sense of belonging at Columbia in the 2023-24 school year, a Universitywide survey found.

After Columbia announced a $221 million deal with President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday to restore federal funding and settle its civil rights violations, students expressed both discontent and hope alongside faculty members—who grappled with concerns over autonomy, the government’s commitment to the deal, and feelings of concession.

The University Judicial Board on Tuesday issued expulsions, one to three-year suspensions, and degree revocations to over 70 students for their participation in the May 7 demonstration in Butler Library’s Lawrence A. Wien Reading Room, a person with knowledge of the disciplinary process confirmed to Spectator.