(CNN) Barnard College is investigating a confrontation between a black Columbia University student and the college's public safety officers after video of the incident showed officers pinning the student down once he refused to show them ID.

The school is hiring an independent investigator to review the incident and issue a public report with recommendations, according to a statement released Sunday by Barnard President Sian Leah Beilock.

"The confrontation puts into stark relief what some members of the Barnard College community, particularly people of color, have been saying about their relationship with the Office of Public Safety and the lack of trust they have in it to keep them safe," Beilock said. "We must ensure that public safety officers act equitably toward all and that the community trusts this will occur. That work is now underway, effective immediately."

The officers involved in the incident and their supervisor have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. The school is also reviewing of how public safety officers and supervisors are trained.

Beilock apologized to the Columbia University student involved, without naming him, and to the students who witnessed the Thursday incident -- the latest racially charged encounter in the US involving a university student and campus security. Last May, police were summoned to investigate a black Yale graduate student who took a nap in her dorm's common room.

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