The University Senate held a town hall on Tuesday to continue the debate over how to address power-based harassment on campus.

University Provost Mary Boyce announced the establishment of a campuswide definition of bullying on Monday.

After more than two decades at Columbia’s helm, University President Lee Bollinger has been no stranger to controversy. He has attempted to tackle a barrage of challenges with persistence and a consistent message about what he believes to be Columbia’s role in the world.

Columbia turned a new page in the next chapter of its institutional history on Wednesday, after the presidential search committee tapped Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, director of the London School of Economics and Political Science, to replace Lee Bollinger as University president.

Jury selection began in a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Wednesday in the long-awaited criminal trial of Robert Hadden, a former Columbia gynecologist accused of serial sexual abuse by hundreds of patients.

Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, became the second woman in history to receive the prestigious Alexander Hamilton Award, Columbia College’s highest honor, at a ceremony on Thursday night.

In yet another administrative shakeup, Jane Booth, who has served as the University’s general counsel since 2009, will retire at the end of the academic year.

The monthslong, mostly confidential search for University President Lee Bollinger’s replacement has ramped up since the start of the academic year, spurred on by the ongoing input of students, faculty, alumni, and everyone with a stake in the future of Columbia.