This morning, Chair of the Board of Trustees Cheryl Glicker Milstein ’82, P’14 announced that Laura A. Rosenbury, Dean at University of Florida Levin College of Law, will be the new President of Barnard College.

Barnard Vice Presidents Jomysha Delgado Stephen and Sarah Gillman announced this afternoon that Amy Zavadil, Associate Vice President for Community Accountability, Response, and Emergency Services (CARES), will step away from her role at Barnard on May 18.

A victory for US dairy groups and all cheese lovers.

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.

In an email sent out Thursday morning, Columbia notified the community of a future shift in University COVID-19 policy which will end the vaccine mandate and no longer require affiliates to report positive test results to the University.

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released its findings from an inspection on February 7 that led to the restaurant’s closure.

You heard that right, you can still vote absentee in New York! Editor’s note: mentions of death and assault.

Go Georgia!

Dean Kromm announced the death of recent Columbia graduate, Jane Watson, CC ’22, in an email today. Editor’s warning: mentions of death.

Columbia’s YDSA held a rally and press conference supporting their tuition strike on January 17. 

Six weeks ago, fellow students informed Bwog of an incident near Low Library, in which NYPD officers arrested a man on the Columbia campus. Bwog’s delay in publishing this story was on account of waiting for information from the NYPD and Public Safety—the latter of whom sent Bwog a statement this past week.

Already the subject of much controversy regarding its relationship with the Harlem community, Columbia’s Manhattanville campus is once again facing scrutiny, this time from New York City’s Carpenters Union for working with a non-union contractors to build a new dormitory.

The youngest suspect in the Tess Majors investigation was sentenced to 18 months under the custody of the Administration of Children’s Services following a guilty plea to one count of first-degree robbery.

Updates on the case of Tess Majors following the arrest of two more suspects. Memorial Website A memorial website has been set up for “celebrating Tess’s words and music.” It features their writings and music, as well as photos and videos from their life and performances.  The 13-Year-Old Suspect Given that all of the suspects […]

Bwog Staff brings you a legal update on the case of Tess Majors.