The Barnard contingent faculty union reached a first contract with Barnard College in February after a year of tense negotiations, narrowly averting a strike deadline. The contract, which was ratified by the union’s membership in March, will go into effect for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Molree Williams-Lendor—the Title IX coordinator and director of disability services at the University of Bridgeport—will serve as Barnard’s new Title IX coordinator and executive director of equity, Dean of the College Avis Hinkson announced in an email on Wednesday.

Joanne Liu, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), reminded students to embrace imperfection in her keynote address at Barnard’s 125th commencement at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday.

When Helen Cane and Evelyn Mayo met in Washington, D.C. at a protest against the Keystone XL Pipeline in March 2014, they did not know how that shared interest in climate justice would shape their time at Barnard, or the school itself.

At the School of General Studies Class Day on Monday morning, outgoing General Studies Dean Peter Awn was celebrated by University President Lee Bollinger and students for his dedication to the school during his 20-year tenure as dean.

After a year marked by protests and contentious negotiations, the Barnard contingent faculty union reached a first contract with the college in February.

Interim President and Chief Operating Officer Rob Goldberg announced new plans to assist students, faculty, and staff in light of possible changes to federal immigration policy in an email to the Barnard community Thursday evening.

Six Barnard students and alumni won Fulbright scholarships this year.

Barnard has announced that tuition for the 2017-2018 school year will be $50,882, up more than 4.6 percent from last year’s tuition fee of $48,614.

Barnard has announced its class of 2017 Phi Beta Kappa inductees, with 50 seniors added to the ranks of the honor society.