Completing the seventh Mode of Inquiry will be required for all students entering Barnard beginning in Fall 2028.

Barnard reported no “wrongdoing or activities at odds with Barnard’s mission and values” for any current affiliates mentioned in the Epstein files, including notable donors and trustees from the LeFrak, Blankfein, and Milstein families.

Several alumni who ended their financial support to Barnard expressed frustrations about a lack of communication regarding the College’s handling of protests and antisemitism on campus.

The Barnard Bulletin found that the Department of Justice’s Epstein Library contains multiple mentions of prominent Barnard College affiliates, including the LeFrak and Blankfein families.

Dean Grinage’s resignation comes after her sabbatical during the Fall 2025 semester, along with controversial administrative decisions since Columbia’s 2024 “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.”

Executive Vice President for Strategy and Chief Administrative Officer Kelli Murray introduced “Millie,” an AI program that “will eventually serve as a campuswide concierge.” Some Barnard employees expressed concerns about Millie and the College’s approach to AI.

Impacted by Barnard College’s budget and staff cuts, the Athena Center for Leadership has not continued with many of its usual programs and operations this semester.

SIPA’s Institute of Global Policy invited Bill and Hillary Clinton, along with other experts in American-Israeli politics, to discuss Rabin’s legacy three decades after his assassination. In response, students organized a protest outside of the President’s House.

The rally was followed by a larger picket at 57th Street where Rowan, the CEO of Apollo Global Management, was expected to speak at the firm’s New York City headquarters.

The day’s events fall on the two-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel and subsequent war in Gaza.

The faculty-led Freedom of Expression Committee presented a 13-page document proposing new procedures for protecting free speech and academic freedom on campus in June 2025. While the document passed overwhelmingly among faculty, the Board of Trustees has not voted on whether to implement it.

The alternative graduation celebrated members of the Class of 2025 involved in pro-Palestinian activism who faced university disciplinary action or were pursued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Many graduates expressed their disapproval of the College’s administrators and trustees amid disciplinary actions taken against student demonstrations throughout the year.

Protesters occupied the main reading room of Butler Library, declaring it the “Basel Al-Araj Popular University.” At least 70 people were arrested by the NYPD.

Protesters called for financial transparency from the University, and for Columbia to publicly oppose the detention of students by ICE and demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi.