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Administrators defend undergraduate expansion at first University Senate plenary since finalizing decision

Five senate committees condemned Columbia’s “lack of meaningful consultation” and “insufficient” investments for undergraduate expansion in a statement at the Friday plenary.

By Ming Yuan / Staff Photographer
The senate committees join the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Columbia College Student Council, and the leadership of the Columbia College Alumni Association in formally opposing undergraduate student body expansion.
By Matt Luo • April 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM