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During the Faculty Senate's last meeting of the semester, members discussed plans for the Spring 2021 semester.

Faculty Senate says COVID-19 vaccine will not be mandatory for Spring 2021 semester

By Amina Sergazina, Staff Reporter
December 18, 2020

Faculty Senate members discussed the importance of faculty being informed about important changes to course capacities during an Oct. 9 virtual meeting after Senior Vice President and Provost Marcella David said capacities could increase next semester.

Faculty members express concerns over potential changes in course capacity

By Noah Jennings, Staff Reporter
October 12, 2020

Chief of Staff Laurent Pernot updated faculty senators about developments to Columbia’s Reopening Plan during the first Faculty Senate meeting of the 2020–2021 academic year.

4 need-to-know updates on where Columbia stands ahead of the 2020–2021 school year

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Staff Reporter
August 21, 2020

Columbia's Faculty Senate Executive Committee dodge a Zoombomber and welcome college administrators during a discussion on campus reopening.

Administrators address faculty worries on campus reopening

By Alexandra Yetter, Senior Reporter
July 31, 2020

BREAKING: Faculty Senate Executive Committee offers message of solidarity, supports new Black Faculty and Staff at Columbia group

BREAKING: Faculty Senate Executive Committee offers message of solidarity, supports new Black Faculty and Staff at Columbia group

By Kendall Polidori, Co-Editor-in-Chief
June 6, 2020

Senior Vice President and Provost Marcella David said department chairs, deans and associate deans are deciding which courses should be prioritized for in-person learning if classes do not fully resume on campus in the fall.

Provost addresses budget, reopening campus at Faculty Senate: ‘It’s going to be a really bad year for us all’

By Mari Devereaux, Managing Editor
May 11, 2020

Vice President of Enrollment Management Michael Joseph said the admissions team has been “aggressively” signaling to prospective students that classes will be in-person in the fall because even entertaining the idea of online courses could negatively impact enrollment.

Columbia ‘anxious,’ while optimistic for Fall 2020 enrollment despite predictions of national decline

By Alexandra Yetter, Editor-in-Chief
April 21, 2020

Faculty Senate members react to the clarification that all in-class activity is suspended until April 6, as explained by Senior Vice President and Provost Marcella David at the Faculty Senate's Friday, March 13 meeting.

Provost provides clarification on classes and closings for confused Faculty Senate

By Mateusz Janik, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2020

Faculty Senate to review and edit 'vague' bylaws

Faculty Senate to review and edit ‘vague’ bylaws

By Jonah Ocuto, Staff reporter
February 17, 2020

Vice President of Enrollment Management Michael Joseph said he is optimistic for enrollment numbers for next year during a Nov. 8 Faculty Senate meeting held at Stage Two, 618 S. Michigan Ave.

Making Columbia more affordable could increase already-growing enrollment

By Isaiah Colbert, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2019

David Worrall, professor in the Audio Arts and Acoustics Department, discusses the logistics of dropping the C- during Columbia's Faculaty Senate meeting, Oct. 11, Stage 2 in 618 S. Michigan Ave.

Faculty Senate weighs ‘confusing’ prospect of eliminating C minus grade

By Mari Devereaux, Staff Reporter
October 15, 2019

Provost Marcela David adresses the Faculty Senate members during the Sep. 13 meeting.

EDITORIAL: Faculty deserve space for honest debate, even behind closed doors

By Editorial Board
September 21, 2019

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