Barnard Caves, Offers to Lift Most Student Suspensions Over Protests at Columbia
Leah Barkoukis
The president of Barnard College has offered to lift suspensions of students who participated in an unauthorized encampment at Columbia University last week following strong criticism from Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter and faculty.
In the statement released Monday night, Barnard president Laura Rosenbury addressed the “challenging times” on campus and said those students who do not have previous disciplinary action against them may have their suspensions lifted and records cleared.
“The vast majority of the students on interim suspension have not previously engaged in misconduct under Barnard’s rules,” she said. “[T]he College sent written notices to these students offering to lift the interim suspensions, and immediately restore their access to College buildings, if they agree to follow all Barnard rules during a probationary period. If these students choose this path, neither the interim suspension nor the probationary period will appear on the students’ academic transcripts and these sanctions will not become part of students’ reportable disciplinary records barring a finding of responsibility under the Student Code of Conduct for future misconduct. The remaining students on interim suspension have previously received notices regarding misconduct, and the College is committed to addressing these situations quickly yet thoughtfully through our conduct process.”
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