Jeffrey Epstein

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.

As the New York State Legislature reaches the end of its session, Epstein survivors are among those calling for enhanced protections for children who are 15 to 17 years old from sexual exploitation.

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.

In 1991, students protested Bard College’s alleged inaction pertaining to cases of rape. Decades later, some students and alumni say the problem persists. The renewed scrutiny comes after the college's president has appeared extensively in the Epstein files.

I often recall something that my daughters’ level-headed preschool director said to me when I interviewed her for a story about the pressure parents put on New York City toddlers to ace their kindergarten admissions tests.

An interview with Congressman Seth Moulton.

WAMC asked Bard College students how they feel about their college president Leon Botstein appearing in the Epstein files thousands of times.

Bard College President Leon Botstein sent a statement to the college community addressing news about his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein and emails revealed in the Epstein Files.

Longtime Bard College President Leon Botstein is named in thousands of emails in the Epstein files. The batch of documents released last week, which returns over 2,500 results for Leon Botstein’s name, shows Botstein communicated with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Epstein was a registered sex offender.

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