Overview
- Columbia removed a School of Professional Studies Career Design Lab page promoting a Feb. 18 U.S. Customs and Border Protection virtual career expo after faculty and student objections.
- Officials said the listing appeared through the 12twenty recruitment network and stressed it should not be viewed as a university endorsement.
- Columbia updated its policy so the Career Design Lab site will feature only SPS-organized events, while students and alumni can still access external opportunities via 12twenty.
- The CBP virtual career expo is still scheduled to proceed on Feb. 18.
- Similar disputes surfaced at other campuses, with the University of Maine dropping CBP from a fair and CBP withdrawing from a Saint Louis University event over anticipated disruptions.