Dear Barnard Community,
According to recent media reports, the College has learned that the doxing trucks that many observed in the Fall 2023 semester may return tomorrow, Wednesday, January 31. Many individuals, including students from our community, have been subject to doxing incidents in which trucks have circled the Columbia and Barnard campuses displaying and publicizing the names and photos of primarily Arab, Muslim and Palestinian students. We condemn the deliberate harassment and targeting of members of our community by doxing, a dangerous form of intimidation.
Columbia Public Safety has already alerted the NYPD. If you see (or become aware that) your name, a photo of yourself, or any of your personal information is displayed on a doxing truck, please contact the Barnard CARES Response Team at 212-854-3362 or visit their office on the first floor of Elliott Hall for further support resources and information.
Additionally, Columbia Public Safety is setting up a meeting on the Columbia campus with the NYPD to take complaints. We will be directly in touch with students who have made reports to CARES about being doxed with meeting details. Anyone can make a complaint to the NYPD about being doxed. Although doxing is not illegal in New York, the NYPD can investigate if other violations have occurred, such as harassment. This is open to any individual, regardless of citizenship or immigration status.
If you have additional questions about online targeting and/or doxing, please contact Dean Grinage at deanofthecollege@barnard.edu or email the Doxing Resource Group (DRG) at drg@columbia.edu. There is also a resource guide available for those who have been doxed or targeted online, which you can find here.
Sincerely,
Leslie Grinage
Vice President for Campus Life and Student Experience and Dean of the College
Sarah Gillman
Senior Vice President, Strategic Finance and Operations