Announcements
Many of you have seen the March 13th letter we received from U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the General Services Administration outlining preconditions for “continued financial relationships with the United States government.”
Over the last months, components of the federal government have announced investigations into our University, creating great concern across our community and the nation.
Like most colleges and universities in the United States, Columbia University is home to faculty, staff, and students from all over the world.
I am writing heartbroken to inform you that we had federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in two University residences tonight.
I want to reiterate the principles that have guided me over my thirty years as a faculty member and are guiding me today.
Engaging with our Columbia community, especially our students, is one of the great pleasures of being in the role of Interim President – whether that’s in person at events or via email.
I write to you at a challenging moment for our community.
Columbia’s mission is to teach, create, and advance knowledge. For over 270 years, that mission has been grounded in an enduring and essential commitment to freedom of expression, open inquiry, and generous, respectful debate.
Tomorrow, across all three of our northern Manhattan campuses, we will be hosting an AI Summit.
With our spring semester underway, educating our students and supporting them at every level of academic progress, from first-year undergraduates to post-doctoral fellows, has again taken center stage at Columbia.
In September, I announced the creation of a President’s Advisory Committee on Institutional Voice to provide me with a set of recommendations on the proper role of institutional voice in advancing Columbia’s academic mission and its commitment to open inquiry and free expression.
