Hayley Negrin

A statement released Friday by Barnard College confirmed professor Nadia Abu El-Haj has received tenure, after an e-mail sent by a departmental administrator first alerted the anthropology department listserv of the news.

The man charged with the rape and torture of a Columbia Graduate School of Journalism student has been declared mentally fit to stand trial, the New York Times reported.

University President Lee Bollinger welcomed more than 50 students into his mansion last night for a conversation in which he defended his remarks toward Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

As Columbia prepares to host one of the most controversial individuals on Earth at today’s World Leader’s Forum, University President Lee Bollinger meets both criticism and approval from students, alumni, and outside protesters—who are likely to flood the streets of Broadway today by the thousands—for his decision not to withdraw the invitation.

Last night, Barnard religion professor Alan Segal lectured on the lack of academic accuracy in the work of assistant professor Nadia Abu El-Haj, whose tenure process has sparked controversy due to her book in which she denies the existence of the ancient Jewish state of Israel.

Controversy has been brewing over the past several months regarding the tenure process of an assistant professor of anthropology at Barnard whose views on Israel have been condemned as anti-Semitic by alumnae and outside observers.

A Harlem teenager was arrested over the weekend after turning himself in for the murder of a Columbia Library technician, police said.

A technical assistant at the Law Library known for his devotion to Islam and his warm smiles was shot and killed Tuesday night in a restaurant in Harlem.

Barnard President Judith Shapiro has been elected to the Academy of Arts and Sciences, along with 203 other established scholars, scientists, artists, and civic and corporate leaders, the academy announced on April 30.

Last week, Barnard students picked up a brush, chose a color, selected their favorite memory of the Millicent McIntosh Center, and painted the walls of the 38-year-old building to say goodbye.

After serving 14 years as president of Barnard College, Judith Shapiro announced in April that her tenure will come to an end along with the 2007-2008 academic year.

Robert Williams, the man accused in the rape of a Journalism School student, was formally indicted Wednesday on charges of sexual assault, attempted murder, arson, kidnapping, and burglary.

Robert Williams, the man accused of raping and torturing a Columbia graduate student, was arraigned on charges of sexual assault, attempted murder, kidnapping, arson, and burglary in Manhattan Criminal Court Friday night.

The man suspected of raping and torturing a Journalism School student last weekend is in custody at an East Harlem police precinct, ABC 7 will report this morning.

Robert Williams, the man accused of raping and torturing a Columbia graduate student was arraigned on charges of sexual assault, attempted murder, kidnapping, arson, and burglary in Manhattan Criminal Court Friday night.

As police continued to search for the man who raped and tortured a Columbia Graduate School of Journalism student for 19 hours this past weekend, they were called to a local supermarket to investigate a reported sighting of the suspect in what turned out to be a false alarm.

A person of interest is currently being interviewed by police in connection with the rape and torture of a Journalism School student and police are hoping to make a statement later today, an individual with knowledge of the situation said.

The man suspected of torturing and raping a Columbia Graduate student for 19 hours in
her apartment last weekend was reportedly sighted early this morning at Apple Tree supermarket on Amsterdam Ave. between 120th and 121st Streets.

The man spotted this morning at Apple Tree supermarket on Amsterdam between 120th and 121st is not the man who raped and tortured a Columbia Graduate School of Journalism student this past weekend, sources say.

A student in the Graduate School of Journalism escaped her burning apartment Saturday afternoon after being raped and tortured for a total of 19 hours, police said.

Over the years, history professor Rosalind Rosenberg has gotten used to opening up her inbox to find a personal message from President Judith Shapiro.

On the opening night of Postcrypt's current art show, a few modern dancers boldly used an extension cord to thrust back a shocked crowd in the gallery. One lone man stood firm and refused to be moved by the dancers-that is, until they wrapped the cord around him and pulled.

Some Columbia students were forced to take an extended spring break after a snowstorm blanketed New York beginning on Friday, canceling flights and delaying travel plans for thousands.

At least four Columbia College first-years are under investigation after Mark Modesitt, president of the Columbia College class of 2010, received a death threat penned in permanent marker on the door of his John Jay single last Monday.

Twenty students gathered in Sulzberger Parlor with Barnard President Judith Shapiro and Dean Dorothy Denburg to discuss youth activism and last week's anti-war protest in the Student Government Association's third fireside chat of the year held last night.

Temporary tunnel access to enter Milbank Hall underground should be available soon, officials announced yesterday.

Lisa Hollibaugh of the Barnard English Department will be instated as Barnard's new first-year dean on March 5, 2007, officials announced yesterday.

After years as Harlem's main thoroughfare, 125th Street is facing a possible redesign of its of entertainment and retail venues to attract more visitors uptown.

Three years ago, Columbia's $30 million distance learning initiative Fathom.com fell through due to a weak business model and an uncertain external market. Now Digital Knowledge Ventures, a multimedia design and development group that operates under James Neal, the Columbia University librarian, is developing a new prototype that could represent the future of distance learning at Columbia.

Last week Barnard Health Services made available a vaccine that prevents the human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the country and the leading cause of cervical cancer in women. Health Services at Columbia has not yet made the vaccine available to its students.

The president of Bolivia was greeted by a standing ovation in Miller Theatre yesterday before addressing a packed crowd about racial inequality in his country.