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Leon Botstein and Jeffrey Epstein in the news

Bard College Delays NYC Gala After President’s Ties to Epstein

Bloomberg

2/24/26

Democracy Now!

2/24/26

Bard College Hires Law Firm to Probe Links Between its President Leon Botstein and Epstein

The Guardian

2/23/26

Epstein files cast pall among US faculty and students: ‘I just feel a deep disappointment’

Epstein leveraged relationship with Botstein to draw in multiple women

The Times Union

2/20/26

How Jeffrey Epstein exploited colleges’ ‘tremendous drive to acquire money’

Fortune

2/20/26

The New York Times

2/19/26

Bard College Opens Review of Its President’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

The New York Times

2/19/26

A College President With Ties to Epstein Is Also Seen as a Campus Savior (lol)

The New York Times

2/16/26

Epstein’s Ties With Academics Show the Seedy Side of College Fund-Raising

The New York Times

2/9/26

New Email Shows Bard’s President Thanked Epstein for Caribbean Trip

The New York Times

2/6/26

A $50,000 Watch and Friendly Notes: One College Leader’s Ties to Epstein

The New York Times

2/4/26

Epstein Helped Woody Allen’s Daughter Get Into College, Emails Show

The New York Times

5/17/23

Bard President Received $150,000 From Foundation Created by Jeffrey Epstein

The New York Times

5/5/23

A College President Defends Seeking Money From Jeffrey Epstein