Amid heightened immigration enforcement and visa uncertainty, this piece examines how procedural neutrality on campus can leave international students disproportionately vulnerable.

Columbia students rallied in response to ICE raids in Minneapolis, citing fears of potential escalation in New York and questioning the university’s stance on federal immigration enforcement.

Beneath the beautifully designed posters lining IAB lies a hard truth: aesthetic politics can’t compensate for the limited power of student governance, nor solve the real policy shocks students are now facing.

As AI transforms policy and development careers, SIPA’s Career Advancement Center is helping students stay ahead of the curve.

A new app is swooping into New York City’s mayoral race. Palumba, named after the common pigeon, columba palumbus, turns voter education into a game.

On the two-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel, Columbia University saw two simultaneous commemorations divided by campus gates. Students Supporting Israel held a sanctioned vigil on the West Lawn, while the Columbia Palestine Solidarity Coalition organized a separate “Not a Vigil” off campus after being denied permission to hold their event on University grounds.

In the Trump era, fear has crept into the newsroom. Student journalists are rethinking bylines, archives, and even the meaning of free speech. Anya Schiffrin, award-winning journalist, author, and professor at Columbia University, where she is Co-Director of the Technology Policy & Innovation concentration, writes on the rise of self-censorship among student journalists and the growing risks to free expression on campus.

On Monday, September 29, 2025, Columbia students and faculty gathered in silence at the campus gates to protest the detention and possible re-imprisonment of Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi.