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Defying trustees, University Senate Rules committee will continue to propose revisions to protest and discipline policies

The board of trustees stripped the University Senate of its power to oversee the Rules of University Conduct, which govern Columbia’s protest policies, over summer 2025.

By Sofia Wadler / Staff Photographer

The Provost convened an advisory committee on conduct and accountability in November 2025, charged with overseeing the Rules of University Conduct process and the disciplinary processes that fall under the Office of Institutional Equity and Center for Student Success and Intervention.

By Celine Chien and Matt Luo • March 11, 2026 at 2:43 AM

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