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Harvard and Bard face fresh questions from lawmakers over ties to Epstein

Democrat Jamie Raskin seeks ‘comprehensive accounting’ and requests interview with outgoing Bard president

The Guardian - US

Bard’s board voted to end Botstein’s tenure as president after independent review of Epstein ties

Botstein announced his retirement on the day the results of the inquiry into his connections with Epstein were released

The Guardian - US

Bard College Chief Leon Botstein Steps Down After Probe Finds He Made 25 Visits to Epstein Townhouse

Bard College president Leon Botstein resigned after an investigation revealed his frequent visits to Jeffrey Epstein's townhouse, raising reputational risks for the institution.

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Bard College's president to retire after scrutiny of relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

The longtime president of Bard College in New York has announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship than was previously known with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Bard College president tells staff he will soon be cleared in inquiry over Epstein ties

WilmerHale, the law firm examining Leon Botstein’s communications with Jeffrey Epstein, said review is ‘ongoing’

The Guardian - US

Epstein victim says Bard president helped legitimize sex offender

Leon Botstein’s communications and relationship with Epstein under review by WilmerHale law firm, while Bard president says he never witnessed anything inappropriate

The Guardian - US

Bard faculty call for ‘transition’ plan for college president linked to Epstein

Faculty members stop short of calling for Leon Botstein to resign in wake of revelations about ties with sex offender

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Ali Faqirzada is an Afghan refugee. He deserves to stay in America

In a more reasonable, more compassionate country, we would thank Ali Faqirzada for how much he has done on behalf of his people and our own

The Guardian - US

Former BLS chair breaks silence on being fired by Trump and going from unknown to ‘household name’

spoke out about her public firing in a talk for the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College

The Independent UK

Is grass-fed beef better for the planet? New study finds its not so simple

Even in the most optimistic scenarios, new research has found grass-fed beef is no less carbon intensive than industrial alternatives.

Euronews

Fallout 4's best modder is bringing Doom to Starfield and bards to Skyrim

Achievement unlocked: Get all the big Bethesda franchises into the same headline.

PC Gamer

Israeli diplomat pressured US college to drop course on ‘apartheid’ debate

Consul Yuval Donio-Gideon objected to course at Bard College but president says institution ‘stood up for academic freedom’

The Guardian - US

5 songs you need to hear by Steely Dan: "Like a lot of kids in the ’50s, we were looking for some kind of alternative culture, an escape from where we found ourselves"

Across nine studio albums, jazz-loving perfectionists Walter Becker and Donald Fagen created a stunning body of work. Here are five of their finest moments

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Noam Chomsky and Bard College president had financial dealings with Jeffrey Epstein

The MIT linguist says the late sex offender helped on a ‘technical matter’ related to his and his late wife’s finances

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New Documents Spills Ehuk Barak’s Association With Jeffrey Epstein Including Other Notable Names

It was documented that Barak was a regular guest at Epstein's house that included Noam Chomsky over Palestine policies.

Chicago Tribune

‘Showing Up’ filmmaker Kelly Reichardt on the joys of ‘just hanging out,’ the way young artists once did

CHICAGO — The Florida-born filmmaker and Bard College film professor Kelly Reichardt makes beautiful movies about harsh conditions. In the singular early 19th century Oregon-set “First Cow” and now with her newest work, the disarming seriocomedy “Showing Up,” Reichardt pays attention to lives lived, often precariously, just above a fraying…

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Jewish Composer Hugo Kauder Remembered At Carnegie Hall

Kauder, born in Austria-Hungary in 1888, lived after 1940 in New York City. He died in 1972.

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