Bard College

Emily Sachar, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Catch, joined Northeast Notebook to discuss the Daily Catch's recent reporting on Bard College.

Students on campus Thursday said it was upsetting the former Bard College President Leon Botstein has continued to live and work on campus while allegations have continued come out about his connection to Epstein.

In the wake of criminal allegations from the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, former Bard College president Leon Botstein has formally resigned.

Earlier this year, as the spring semester at Bard was winding down, a petition circulated among the members of the Bard Conservatory Orchestra. The petition was ultimately presented to the administration of the College.

According to the committee investigation, an email was sent from the address president@bard.edu to Epstein in 2014 asking if a young woman being trafficked by Epstein was "for me, or are you keeping her for yourself."

The announcement in a letter to the Bard College community Wednesday was made after details from a House Judiciary Committee investigation into ex-college president Leon Botstein's ties to Jeffrey Epstein were shared with the private institution.

Bard College employees voted to authorize a strike earlier this summer, but they’ve resolved their differences with the private institution and signed a new contract.

The ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is calling for Bard College's Board of Trustees to help with an investigation into the Hudson Valley school's ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after former Bard President Leon Botstein's name appeared extensively in the Epstein files and an investigation detailing his relationship with the late sex offender.

Jonathan Becker, the private institution’s Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs, was appointed by the Bard College Board of Trustees on Friday.

On Friday, Bard College President Leon Botstein announced he will be retiring in June. But some students say they were upset he took so long to step down as they expressed concerns about campus culture and the schools' finances.