Author: Sophie Meritt

Following a statement from President Shafik that Columbia “will not divest,” University delegates handed out notices to encampment protesters to “leave by 2 p.m.” or face disciplinary action.

“Rather than steering the college through rough seas, she has become an agent of chaos,” Barnard faculty write about President Rosenbury after voting 102-0 to issue a statement of no confidence in her leadership.

With the subject line, “Care During Challenging Times,” Rosenbury sent an email at around 7:00 p.m. “to affirm two key aspects of Barnard’s mission and to provide more information about ongoing events and our plans for the future.”

According to organizers in the encampment, Columbia has revoked its statement that protestors would be suspended and arrested for pitching tents.

Walkowitz, currently Dean of Humanities at Rutgers University, will join Barnard effective June 1st.

Despite Barnard’s claim that the “College, as a private institution, is not subject to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution,” there is more to the story.