As students approach their last day of classes and the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” nears its second week, Columbia administrators and faculty members have released a number of academic updates regarding courses, finals, and final grades.
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The Columbia Elections Commission announced on Thursday the results of elections for the 2024-25 Columbia College Student Council and Engineering Student Council.
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The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia condemned the “Widespread Deployment of Police Forces on University Campuses Nationwide” in a Thursday statement.
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On April 20, the fourth day of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” students in keffiyehs huddled together under blankets to watch screenings of “Columbia Revolt” and “Between Two Crossings,” put on by cinemóvil NYC. l8r.it/oQop

Actress Madison Hu, GS ’24, is a graduating senior known for Disney Channel’s “Bizaardvark” and Netflix’s “The Brothers Sun.” When she’s not working alongside Academy Award-winning actress Michelle Yeoh, she’s enjoying a Ferris berry salad.

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One week after Columbia’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” began, universities across the country—and world—have pitched their own tents in support of the movement at Columbia and in solidarity with Gaza and the Palestinian people.
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A University spokesperson wrote in a Saturday evening campus update that there is “no truth to claims of an impending lockdown or evictions on campus” after an Instagram post warning of a lockdown and student evictions circulated on Saturday afternoon.
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A hundred and two faculty members of the Barnard chapter of the American Association for University Professors unanimously issued a vote “no confidence” in Barnard President Laura Rosenbury on Monday.
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The University does not plan to call the NYPD back to campus, University President Minouche Shafik, board of trustees co-chairs Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, and David Greenwald, Law ’83, and University Provost Angela Olinto announced in an email.
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Khymani James, CC ’25, was banned from campus on Friday, a University spokesperson wrote in a statement to Spectator, after a January video resurfaced of them saying “Zionists don’t deserve to live.” l8r.it/Ckfg

Barnard College has reached a resolution with “nearly all students” placed on interim suspension for their alleged participation in the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on April 17 and 18. l8r.it/9h5Q

The University Senate passed a “Resolution Addressing Current Events” at its Friday plenary session, which proposed a task force aimed to “to monitor the corrective actions” regarding recent “counterproductive” administrative policies.
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As the encampment enters its second week, Rep. Omar visited the encampment and pro-Israel protesters held a “United for Israel March,” which resulted in many students and pro-Palestinian protesters issuing reports of hate speech and harassment.

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Around an hour after the New York Police Department said it would sweep the City College of New York’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on Thursday, pro-Palestinian protestors defended their encampment after a protestor was confronted by CCNY public safety.
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Khymani James, CC ’25, issued an apology via a CUAD Instagram post regarding a January Instagram Live video that surfaced on Thursday of James saying “Zionists don’t deserve to live,” and “Be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists.”

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As negotiations between the University and the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” representatives continued, the encampment reached its eighth day. On day eight, Spectator photographers captured press conferences and the celebration of Passover.
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Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) announced on Friday that he plans to introduce a bill that would allow the Department of Education to impose a “third-party antisemitism monitor” for any institution of higher education that receives federal funding.
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This week on The Scoop: The “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” first erected on April 17 has drawn national attention. Hear how campus has reacted, what progress has been made as organizers negotiate with the University, and more.
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On April 17, over 100 protesters set up an encampment to demand complete University divestment from Israel. After 33 hours, the NYPD was brought in and arrested them. Tune in to hear the sounds of the first “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.” l8r.it/oUbG

Multiple instances of harassment were reported at a “United for Israel March,” which drew hundreds of protesters on Thursday and was organized in part by the nonprofit StandWithUs and right-wing media figures.
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