Campus News

With AI use becoming more prominent in academia, Barnard’s Academic Technologies & Learning Innovation Services (ATLIS) team strives to promote the future of ethical AI usage on campus.

Campus accessibility at Barnard has become increasingly complex with newly implemented turnstiles and staff layoffs.

Residents have gone nearly six months without working stoves or ovens following a May gas leak. The College says upcoming improvements will include electric kitchen ranges and air conditioning units.

The McIntosh Activities Council organized the 25th annual Big Sub, a beloved campus tradition. 

SIPA’s Institute of Global Policy invited Bill and Hillary Clinton, along with other experts in American-Israeli politics, to discuss Rabin’s legacy three decades after his assassination. In response, students organized a protest outside of the President’s House.

The rally was followed by a larger picket at 57th Street where Rowan, the CEO of Apollo Global Management, was expected to speak at the firm’s New York City headquarters.

Some students view this change as creating a stronger Barnard identity and community while others feel it limits the freedom that comes with the College’s affiliation with Columbia.

Barnard community members discuss the new grant opportunity for students to celebrate the famous alumna’s legacy. 

Reflecting on her work in higher education and the New York State Assembly, Rosado is taking the initiative to interact with students, faculty, and staff to meet the needs of the Barnard community.

The day’s events fall on the two-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel and subsequent war in Gaza.

The faculty-led Freedom of Expression Committee presented a 13-page document proposing new procedures for protecting free speech and academic freedom on campus in June 2025. While the document passed overwhelmingly among faculty, the Board of Trustees has not voted on whether to implement it. 

“This is a time to foster more disagreement, not less,” wrote Barnard President Laura Rosenbury.

The alternative graduation celebrated members of the Class of 2025 involved in pro-Palestinian activism who faced university disciplinary action or were pursued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The College is reviewing the current conduct process following disciplinary actions that sparked campus-wide debate.

Many graduates expressed their disapproval of the College’s administrators and trustees amid disciplinary actions taken against student demonstrations throughout the year.