‘I’m ready to leave this campus’: Jewish students at Columbia feel discomfort and isolation following Thursday’s unrest
In the months since Oct. 7, Columbia has at times felt like a battleground as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian students
In the months since Oct. 7, Columbia has at times felt like a battleground as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian students
'The college dorm room is the place where the individual and the collective meet.'
'When did the “unintended effects” of what someone says become more important than their right to say it?'
The college, which has been rocked by protests over the Israel-Hamas war, told students it’s trying make the campus feel more welcoming
Barnard College told observant Jewish students that the school’s COVID-19 protocols required them to use technology on Rosh Hashanah before quickly reversing course, according to emails obtained by the Forward. Hours before the holiday began Monday evening, an email arrived in Jewish students’ inboxes: “We recognize that how you have practiced religious traditions in the…
The student government at Barnard College has voted to defy the school’s president and begin the process of formally requesting that the school divest from eight companies that do business in Israel, the Columbia Spectator reported Tuesday. Student delegates voted in their internal meeting on Monday to begin crafting a letter to college president Sian…
As the end of the school year approaches and the temperature rises, so are tensions at the most Jewish college in the United States. Last week, Barnard College students voted in a referendum to divest from eight companies that do business in Israel. Anti-occupation groups were exultant; pro-Israel organizations devastated. Then the administration unilaterally rejected…
Barnard’s Student Government Association denounced an email from their president during their Monday night meeting. Sian Beilock’s letter, which was e-mailed to the entire school community and posted on Barnard’s website earlier in the day, addressed a referendum regarding whether SGA should advocate for the college to divest its ties to eight companies that do…
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