Sian Leah Beilock was appointed as Barnard College’s eighth president on July 1, following a five-month search process after the unexpected departure of Debora Spar.

Barnard has begun the process of divesting from companies that deny climate change, as well as companies that mine coal and tar sands.

Cynthia Meekins will serve as Barnard’s new director of Student Employment Services, Dean of the College Avis Hinkson announced in an email on Wednesday.

Columbia confirmed its ongoing support of the Paris Agreement Monday, joining Barnard and 181 other universities and colleges in signing former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “We Are Still In” letter. University President Lee Bollinger also issued a statement reaffirming Columbia’s commitment to the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge, which was signed in 2015.

Barnard will continue its commitment to the Paris Agreement despite President Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday that the United States will not, Interim President and Chief Operating Officer Robert Goldberg wrote in an email sent to the Barnard community on Monday.

University President Lee Bollinger urged graduates at this year’s Commencement ceremony to combat hatred and fear by promoting free speech in a world where discourse may be under attack.

With its purple walls and posters proudly demystifying female reproductive health, Barnard’s Well-Woman office has been Aharisi Bonner’s “safe haven” during her time on campus.

Alexandra Pass has lost count of the number of times she has visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Barnard President Debora Spar made the surprising announcement in November that she would resign from her position in March to become CEO and president of Lincoln Center. Shortly after, Chief Operating Officer Rob Goldberg was appointed as interim president as the college searches for Spar’s permanent replacement.

Recently elected Barnard Student Government Association President Angela Beam, BC ’18, has only missed one SGA meeting in her three years of service—and that was because she had mono.