Michael A. Bernstein will serve as the 17th president of the College, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees on June 6. Bernstein has served as the College’s interim president since last year. Among other academic roles, he previously served as the interim president of Stony Brook University and the provost of Tulane University.
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Interim President Michael Bernstein proposed a 4% increase to tuition and fees and a 2.4% room and board increase at the College’s annual tuition hearing, held during the May 2 Board of Trustees meeting. The price increases still have to be finalized at the July meeting.
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There will be one less hot residence hall at the College next semester, as Norsworthy Hall will be receiving window air conditioning units in every dorm room.
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The Board of Trustees is exploring the permanent appointment of Interim President Michael Bernstein, according to an email sent to the campus community on Monday from Board Chair Rebecca Ostrov, and it plans to meet in early June to make a final decision on an appointment.
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LIONS Plan working groups are considering charging patrons for the cost of interlibrary loan services, implementing library “salary savings” and potentially opening a “spirit shop” in the library, according to the latest update sent to the campus from Interim President Michael Bernstein on April 9.
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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the College’s campus at around 10:20 a.m. today. Students in the Social Sciences Building were briefly evacuated following the tremors.
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X González, an activist and survivor of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, visited the College on March 20 for a moderated discussion hosted by Professor Leigh-Anne Francis. The speaker discussed their views on gun control, LGBTQ+ rights, systemic racism and more.
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The College’s chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, the union that includes faculty and professional staff, hosted a breakfast on March 8 with state legislators to appeal for funding increases.
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The College is considering several options to revitalize housing, including a potential public-private partnership or a renovation of Travers and Wolfe halls. The administration could present a plan to the Board of Trustees for approval by the end of the year.
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The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a civil rights organization that advocates for free speech on college campuses, gave the College a “yellow light” rating in its 2024 Spotlight on Speech Codes and said that some of its policies might be unconstitutional.
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