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During his 51 years as president, Botstein racked up a long list of accomplishments…. But the final six months of his tenure have been marred by controversy over his ties to Epstein. Botstein’s name is mentioned thousands of times in the Epstein files, and correspondence between the two revealed that the president invited Epstein to dinner, to the opera and to the Bard campus. Botstein also visited Epstein’s infamous island and extended his sympathies when Epstein was being criticized in the press.