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Bard President Received $150,000 From Foundation Created by Jeffrey Epstein

By: Vimal Patel
Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, said that he donated the money to his school as part of a $1 million gift he gave in 2016.

Leon Botstein, president of Bard College, in his study at the President’s House on the Bard College campus in Annandale-on-Hudson.

A College President Defends Seeking Money From Jeffrey Epstein

By: Vimal Patel
Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, said, “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attractive people.”

Leon Botstein has led Bard College for nearly five decades.

Howard University Selects a New President, Ben Vinson III

By: Vimal Patel
Ben Vinson III, the provost of Case Western Reserve, will lead an institution that has surged, with record research grants and high-profile academic hires.

Ben Vinson III is a historian, with his focus cast outside of the United States.

Hamline University’s President Announces Retirement After Prophet Muhammad Controversy

By: Vimal Patel
Fayneese S. Miller found herself in a fierce debate over academic freedom and Islamophobia, after an art history lecturer lost her job for showing images of the prophet.

Dr. Fayneese Miller, the president of Hamline University, lost the confidence of the university’s full-time faculty members.

At Wellesley College, Students Vote to Admit Trans Men

By: Vimal Patel
Students supported a nonbinding referendum on Tuesday that calls for opening admission to all nonbinary and transgender applicants. Opponents say the school’s mission is to educate women.

Outside of The Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center at Wellesley College, on Monday.

UPenn Accuses a Professor of Racist Statements. Should She Be Fired?

By: Vimal Patel
Amy Wax and free speech groups say the university is trampling on her academic freedom. Students ask whether her speech deserves to be protected.

The University of Pennsylvania law school has been roiled by the statements of a law professor.

After Lecturer Sues, Hamline University Walks Back Its ‘Islamophobic’ Comments

By: Vimal Patel
In an about-face, the school said that using the term was “flawed” and that respect for Muslim students should not have superseded academic freedom.

In October, Erika López Prater, an adjunct professor at Hamline University, warned students before showing a reverential image of the holy figure created in the 14th-century.
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