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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Spectator photographers capture the one-week mark of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.” It began with art and speakers, then took a turn when Shafik declared a midnight deadline until “alternative options for clearing the West Lawn” would be considered.
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The Office of the President wrote in a Thursday night email to the Columbia community that negotiations are progressing and the New York Police Department will not come to campus on Thursday.
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“In our April 18 staff editorial, we asked, ‘What is the role of the University if not to advocate for—and protect—its students?’ Today, we ask, ‘Columbia administration, what is your end goal?’” the Columbia Daily Spectator’s editorial board writes.
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Palestine Legal filed a civil rights complaint on Thursday with the U.S. Department of Education against Columbia on behalf of four students and Columbia’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.
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Before and after the initial Wednesday midnight deadline for negotiations between admin and student organizers, I reported live on the ground at Columbia University’s encampment for CNN and CNN International.

Now, the 48-hour extension on the deadline is set to expire tonight.

“While the future of ‘our community’ is uncertain, right now, one thing is clear: ‘Our community’ is not defined by our administration,” writes the Columbia Daily Spectator’s editorial board.

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