In an email sent out this Thursday, Barnard notified the community of upcoming changes to the College’s COVID-19 policies which will eliminate surveillance testing and the vaccine mandate starting May of this year.

Barnard announced that their mandatory COVID-19 surveillance testing will end on December 23, 2022.

Starting October 3, all testing will now be done through Color, a new platform that will allow for self-facilitated testing and greater flexibility.

In an email sent to students this morning, Barnard’s Public Health Response Team informed students about a change to the college’s COVID-19 testing model for the Fall semester.

This afternoon, one day after Columbia University released updated plans for COVID-19 safety protocols, Barnard students received a new set of guidelines in an email from Marina Catallozzi, VP of Health and Wellness. 

Comparing testing policies for vaccinated students here and elsewhere, and some questions for Columbia.

What exactly is the “green zone”, and how do we get there? CCSC compares Columbia’s current COVID-19 testing procedures to those of peer institutions.

CCSC returned from Spring Break with a bang, packing in election season updates, summer course registration complaints, and the Inclusion and Diversity Task Force Committee amendment.