The Senate is a University-wide legislature, representing faculty, students, and other constituencies. It makes policy on a range of issues that affect the entire University or more than one school, including educational programs and priorities, the budget, academic freedom and tenure, the conduct of research, the libraries, information technology, Columbia's external relations, student sexual misconduct, rules governing political demonstrations, and
the welfare of faculty, students, and research officers. Trustee concurrence is required for many significant acts of the Senate.
The Senate has 107
voting seats, with 62 reserved for faculty,
24 for students, 6 for officers of research,
2 each for administrative staff, librarians, and alumni, and 9 for senior administrators including the president, who chairs monthly plenaries.
All members of the Columbia community
are welcome at these meetings. See "Introduction to the Senate." |
Professor of Engineering Paul Duby, outgoing Senate Chairman,
at the April 3 plenary meeting. Professor Duby was honored at the
May 1 plenary with a resolution thanking him for his Senate service.
(See text.)
Highlights of 2008-2009
University policies adopted by the Senate in recent years
Other recent Senate initiatives
Hearings on student housing, April 2, 2009 (transcript to come) and February 29, 2008
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The last plenary session
of 2008-2009 was held
on Friday, May 1.
Here is the agenda for the
May 1 meeting with links to packet documents.
SENATE PLENARY MEETINGS, 2009-2010
(Always on Friday at 1:15 p.m.; locations to be announced)
September 25
October 23
November 13
December 4
January 29
February 26
April 2
April 30
2010-2011
September 24
October 22
November 12
December 3
January 28
February 25
April 1
April 29 |
