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This story is part of a series on the 1968 protests at Columbia and their present-day implications fifty years later.
Candidates focused on increasing resources for low-income students, improving student interactions with campus services, and promoting a diverse student body at the Barnard Student Government Association election debate on Tuesday.
In response to concerns voiced by students with disabilities, Barnard College has updated its physical education requirement to better accommodate these students and to reflect a level of support comparable to that offered at peer institutions.
Nightline Peer Listening public ambassadors and Well-Woman peer educators requested support for publicizing their resources and reaching more of the student body at Barnard Student Government Association’s meeting Monday.
At an event hosted by The Eric H. Holder Initiative for Civil and Political Rights on Wednesday night, an American Voter Project panel discussed the intentions and structure of the electoral college. Former Attorney General Eric Holder, CC ’73, Law ’76, was scheduled to headline the event but was absent from the panel with the flu.
Barnard Provost Linda Bell and Dean of the Library Jen Greene discussed progress on the Milstein Teaching and Learning Center and responded to student concerns about space availability at a Student Government Association meeting on Monday.
Barnard’s Student Government Association plans to address the concerns of student workers, individuals experiencing food insecurity, and disabled students this coming semester according to a mid-year report released at the end of last semester.
Chief Operating Officer Robert Goldberg and Associate Vice President for Finance Eileen Di Benedetto announced Barnard’s projected 2018-2019 operating budget of $207.7 million at Barnard’s Student Government Association meeting Monday night.
In an effort to support students affected by changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, as well as those affected by new travel restrictions, Barnard held community information sessions and personal consultations with an immigration law expert for students, faculty, and staff on Monday.
Government transparency, minority representation, and Barnard’s commitment to environmental sustainability were focal points of many candidates’ speeches at Wednesday’s Student Government Association election debate.