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A petition, dated Oct. 20, was delivered to Bard College's acting president, Jonathan Becker, and Brandon Weber, the president of Bard's Board of Trustees.

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

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.

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.

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.

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