Friday, 09/11 7 PM
Union Theological Seminary
120th Street and Broadway

Exeter College Chapel Choir, one of the finest mixed-voice choirs in the University of Oxford will present a programme of sacred choral music, much of it from England. This rich Anglican tradition, founded particularly around the office of Evensong, has been in existence for over 500 years and is still as vibrant as ever. The choir are as at home in the sublime music of Byrd,Tallis and their contemporaries as they are in the equally living twentieth century tradition, whose exponents include Elgar, Howells and Parry, who was educated at Eton College, and also Exeter College, Oxford. His pioneering spirit lives on in the choir today, and the choir continues to go from strength to strength. Contemporary music is also featured in the choir's repertoire, and they have worked with several living composers, and are currently awaiting a new commission from major English composer Jonathan Dove. Another alumnus, Alec Wyton, will be familiar to New Yorkers for his many years as Organist of St. John the Divine where he was a key part of the musical life of the city, working with many prominent musicians including Leopold Stokowski.

Free admission, Open to the public

Contact: Gail Archer, (212) 854-5096, garcher@barnard.edu

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Tuesday, 09/15 7 PM
Sulzberger Parlor
3rd Floor Barnard Hall

This talk examines recent changes in Mexican migration to the United States in light of recent developments in the U.S. economy and U.S. immigration enforcement. Key indicators include the probability of documented and undocumented migration, of return migration, apprehension, and the place and cost of border crossing. Shifts in the composition of Mexican immigration with respect to age, gender and social class will also be considered. One of the world’s most distinguished social scientists, Douglas S. Massey is the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and President of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. He is the author of more than 200 articles and a score of books on migration, race, and ethnicity.

Sponsored by Forum on Migration

Wednesday, 9/16 6:30 PM
James Room
4th Floor Barnard Hall

Feminism today is all about intersections. Where, for example, do reproductive issues meet with workplace rights? What are the links between sexual and economic justice? Join progressive activist organizers as they explore how young feminists are fighting the good fight for educational reform, the environment, and racial and class equality. By taking advantage of the newest forms of media, through social networking and building bold, even unexpected, alliances, these activists are creating a brand of activism that looks markedly different from the feminism of yesterday but remains vitally, fundamentally concerned with social justice and social change. Mia Herndon is Executive Director of the Third Wave Foundation; Debra Cole is a member of Domestic Workers United; and Rinku Sen is President and Executive Director of the Applied Research Center.

Sponsored by the Barnard Center for Research on Women

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Monday, 09/21 7 PM
Julius S. Held Auditorium
304 Barnard Hall

Part biopic, part fable, part dramatic cinema, part dance film, Nora delves into the life and art of Zimbabwe-born choreographer Nora Chipaumire, a self-exiled artist now based in New York. Chipaumire’s work is fiercely transnational, unafraid and eager to cross cultural, creative, and geographic boundaries. She creates provocative and politically relevant multimedia dance work, illuminating the struggles of what it means to be human in an increasingly borderless world. Inspired by art from her native country such as Shona sculpture and chimurenga music—art that results from the often-violent convergence of rural, urban, African, non-African, cultural, economic, colonial, and technological ideas—Chipaumire speaks to the human condition with power, authority, and urgency.

Sponsored by the Barnard Dance Department

Friday, 09/25 6:30 PM
City Center, Studio 5
130 West 56th Street

Top scholars discuss how Ballets Russes artists crossed disciplines and used collaboration to transform nearly every aspect of twentieth-century dance. Juliet Bellow, who teaches at American University, is the author of “Clothing the Corps: How the Avant-Garde and the Ballets Russes Fashioned the Modern Body.” Simon Morrison, a Professor of Music at Princeton University, has written on several Ballets Russes composers and is the author most recently of Prokofiev’s Russian Years. Alexei Ratmansky is Artist in Residence of American Ballet Theatre. Christopher Wheeldon is the founder and artistic director of Morphoses, a modern ballet company. Lynn Garafola is Professor of Dance at Barnard College.

Sponsored by the Barnard Dance Department

Wednesday, 09/30 6:30 PM
Julius S. Held Auditorium
304 Barnard Hall

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, author of the groundbreaking book, Men and Women of the Corporation, has now turned her attention to how corporations can contribute to the social good. Kanter, who is Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor at Harvard Business School, explores the connection between socially progressive corporate policies and business success in her latest book SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good. She discovers that the companies that are leading the way in market trends are also those that are socially progressive and attentive to community and societal needs.

RSVP to 212.854.2005, financialfluency@barnard.edu, or by filling out a registration form online.

Co-sponsored by the Professional Leadership and Development Committee and the Financial Fluency Program

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