Isha Banerjee

Some personal news—this summer, I’m moving to D.C. to join the Chronicle of Higher Education as a 2026-27 reporting fellow. Could not be more excited to get to work with the @chronicle team! chronicle.com

My friend @heatherweixi is now famous! Even though I’ve known her since our freshman year, I couldn’t tell you whether she’s kidding about this…

Jeffry is the greatest anyone has ever been at their job:

The best restaurant in Morningside Heights:

🥯🚨 The Absolute Bagels name is no more. The New Absolute Bagels has changed its name to 2788 Bagels. A manager on Monday told me the owners of the original Absolute Bagels threatened legal action if the new shop didn't change its name. And that is what it did.

This is *such* a good (true!) story by @ishabanerjee20 if you need a Valentine’s Day read:

Then, @ishabanerjee20 dug further. As she analyzed the chain of events that led to Elizabeth Taylor getting ahold of the piece, there were even more twists and turns.

Professor Mahmood Mamdani began teaching at Columbia in 1999. Since then, “Columbia has lost the trust of its key constituencies,” Mamdani told me and @ishabanerjee20 in an interview for @ColumbiaSpec. “That’s a basic problem it has to confront.” columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02/0…

Before @heatherweixi and I retired from @ColumbiaSpec, we sat down with Mahmood Mamdani—anthropology professor at Columbia, member of the University Senate, and father of NYC’s mayor. Here’s what he had to say about the modern university: columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02/0…

If you’re trying to follow along with what’s happening @BrownUniversity right now, I suggest you follow the brave student journalists @the_herald covering it live browndailyherald.com/article/2025/1…

I am so excited to share that I will be the 150th editor in chief of @ColumbiaSpec and president of Spectator Publishing Company! Leading this organization is such an honor, and huge thank you to @SheaVance22 columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/2025/…

If you're tired of reading about Olivia Nuzzi, here are just *some* of my favorite @thejuggernaut writers:

surprise! i'm back as layout editor.. for now. last week's print is out now everywhere. for those who don't have access, here are a couple of notable stories we had in print. first is an exclusive Rosenbury interview by @ishabanerjee20 & @heatherweixi columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/09/1…

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed former University President Minouche Shafik as his Chief Economic Advisor on Monday. columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/09/0…

despite other universities notably retracting their participation, Columbia will continue with the program; read @ColumbiaSpec !

The stolen data includes SSNs, financial, insurance, and health information, academic history, and contact details. Columbia will provide tools to help affected individuals manage their personal security. W/ @ishabanerjee20

Personal news: I’m starting this week as a Fact Checker for @NYMag! I’m so excited to be joining an incredible team at such a sharp and brilliant magazine.

Great to join @AnnikaPergament this afternoon to discuss yesterday’s settlement between Columbia and the Trump administration: ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…

A few hours ago, Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman sat for her first interview with Spectator and spoke about Columbia’s deal with the government. The deal “is in line with our values,” Shipman said. Via @ishabanerjee20 and @TsehaiAlfred columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/07/2…

My high school friend @snigdhasur, founder of @thejuggernaut, spoke to the AP on how Zohran’s win has sparked pride among South Asians around the world, with his campaign resonating far beyond NYC and inspiring a sense of connection across the diaspora apnews.com/article/zohran…