Students presented independent research findings on Columbia University’s ties to slavery and the slave trade on Wednesday, marking the fifth year of the Columbia University and Slavery project, a seminar offered every spring. At the event, professor Thai Jones, who now teaches the seminar, discussed and displayed recommendations requested by University President Lee Bollinger in light of the research done this semester.

Barnard’s Student Government Association awarded an $8,000 increase to Bacchanal and announced the creation of a Bacchanal governing board, which will require feedback and approval from council members across all four schools for Bacchanal lineups and decisions, at its annual budget meeting Monday night.

A panel of undergraduate students, faculty, and administrators discussed slavery’s history at Columbia and its lasting impact on the University’s relationship with black communities at an event titled Beyond Imposter Phenomenon on Thursday.

Barnard’s Student Government Association announced the creation of a new Muslim prayer space and ratified a new constitution, creating new roles on the council dedicated to issues of equity at a jam-packed weekly meeting on Monday.