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NEWS ARCHIVE -- FALL 2004

December 2004

Baby Boomers Look to Alma Mater As They Face New Challenges in Retirement Years | More...

Barnard Admits 170 Applicants in Early Decision Program | More...

Megan Greenwell, Barnard Junior, Elected Editor-in-Chief of Columbia Spectator | More...

Centennial Scholars Program Highlights Talent, Achievement, and Passionate Interest |
More...

Edwidge Danticat '90 Nominated for Story Prize | More...

Reminiscences of University Life Includes Five Barnard Authors | More...

November 2004

Brenda Patterson '00, Mezzo-Soprano, Debuts at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall | more...

Barnard Faculty Part of National Science Foundation's Leadership Initiative | More...

Twyla Tharp '63 Wins National Medal of Arts | More...

Reading to Children Sparks Student Idea for Book Charity | more...

Women, Work, and the Academy, Dec. 9 | More...

Barnard Medieval & Renaissance Conference, Dec. 4 | More...

Wendi Adamek, Assistant Professor of Religion, Receives Fulbright to Study Inscriptions in China | More...

Essays by Alumnae Authors Edwidge Danticat and Suki Kim Featured in the New York Times | More...

Performance Artist Laurie Anderson, College Alumna, Profiled in New York Times | Click here to read the article.

Political Science Professor Dennis Dalton Holds Weekly Public Forum on Political Theory and Film | More...

Columnist and Author Margaret Heffernan Discusses Women and Business November 15 | More...

Playwright Kait Kerrigan '03 Writes and Directs The Woman Upstairs, Presented as Part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival. Click here to read more...

Progress and Challenges in Women's Sports Outlined in Talk by Catharine Stimpson | More...

Stacey Borgman '98 Named US Rowing's 2004 Female Athlete of the Year | More...

Barnard Alum Beth Seidenberg named one of Fortune 's "5 Women to Watch" | More...

Student Dining at Barnard Includes Special Meals for Fasting Students During Ramadan; Take Out Meals for Busy Students | More...

Photo Exhibit of Extraordinary NYC Public School Graduates Includes President Shapiro and Three Alumnae | More...

Course on Literature of Middle Passage Featured in Black Issues in Higher Education | Click here to read the article (pdf) and to visit the course web site.

College Presidents Gather with National Education Journalists | More...

Minor Latham Playhouse presents "The Happy Prince," Nov. 18-20 | More...

Philosopher Jacques Derrida to be Celebrated in NYC Memorial, Nov. 19 | More...

Barnard Dances at Miller Theater, Nov. 18-20 | More...

Noted Ghanaian Author Ama Ata Aidoo to Read From Award-Winning Changes and Other Works | More...

Religion Scholar Alan F. Segal Discusses His New Book on the Afterlife in Western Religion, Nov. 10 | More...

October 2004

Actor/Playwright Ellen McLaughlin Takes Primary Role in New Play "String of Pearls" | More...

Professor and Historian Rosalind Rosenberg to Speak About Her New Book, November 3 | More...

Barnard and the Elections | More...

Religion Professor Randall Balmer Embarks on Run for Connecticut State Representative | More...

Alumna in Action, October 2004: Lida Orzeck '68, CEO, Hanky Panky | More...

Teaching to Change the World: A Lecture/Discussion with Robin D. G. Kelley | More...  

President Shapiro Quoted on College Pricing Trends | More...

"The Liminal Classroom," An Article by Professor Mark Carnes Appears in The Chronicle of Higher Education
Click here to read the article.

Young Women and the Election : A Panel Discussion, October 27 | More...

Acclaimed International Photographer Pepita Seth to Present Series of Lectures at Barnard through the Weiss International Fellowship Fund | More...

Biographer of Slave Memoirist Harriet Jacobs Joins Writing Black Lives Series on October 26 | More...

Catharine Stimpson Lecture: Women and Sports: The Struggle for Equity, Oct. 20 | More...

Speaking at Barnard's Books Etc., NPR's Anne Garrels Describes a "Coalition of the Inept" in Iraq War | More...

United Nations Peacekeeping Is Focus of New Book by Prof. Kimberly Zisk Marten | More...

Laura Flanders, Air America Radio Host and Bestselling Author, and Frances Fox Piven to Speak on Tuesday, October 19 | More...

Author Ekwueme Michael Thelwell Speaks on Stokely Carmichael, Oct. 19 | More...

Life After Retirement: Project Continuum Addresses Retiring Alumnae Needs | More...

The Current State of Iraqi Women :
A Conversation with Ahood Al-Fadhal | More...

Economic Perspectives on the 2004 Presidential Election, October 14 | More...

Barnard Research Suggests Children Create the Basics of Language Through Learning | Click here to read more about Professor Senghas's research and transcripts of the media coverage from NPR and the Associated Press.

Women Poets at Barnard Fall 2004 Reading Series Opens October 5 with Ann Lauterbach and Christine Hume | More...

Book By Barnard Economist Takes In-Depth Look at Social Effects of America's Prison Boom | More...

Mexican Writer Elena Poniatowska to Deliver Turner Lecture, October 6 | More...

Barnard Alumna Cynthia Nixon '88 Wins Emmy for Best Supporting Actress | More from the LA Times...

Caryl Phillips to read from his novel, October 4 | More...

September 2004

Bollywood Comes to Nigeria : Indian Films and African Cultures, September 28 | More...

British Scholar James Walvin to Speak on Migrations of Africans and Creation of Western Wealth, Sept. 21 | More...

Production of "The Happy Prince" by Barnard Puppeteer and Director Amy Trompetter Opens Downtown on Thursday | More...

Books Etc. Kicks off Wednesday, September 22, with NPR Foreign Correspondent Anne Garrels on the War in Iraq | More...

Exploring the Lives of Marvin Gaye and Tupac Shakur | More...

College Wins High Marks for Admissions Approach in College Guide | More...

Drew Barrymore Talks About Voting, Politics, and Her Debut as a Documentary Film Director | More...
Barrymore's film and visit to Barnard was featured on Entertainment Tonight, Sept. 21.

Asian Association Honors Elayne Garrett | More...

Campus Community Performing Arts Festival, September 18 | More...

International Poetry Gathering at Barnard-Columbia | More...

New Faculty at Barnard This Fall | Read Their Biographies...

Barnard Students Learn about Postcolonial World through Literature and Travel to Ghana's Slave Forts | More...

Michael Eric Dyson Among Authors in Writing Black Lives Series on Memoir and Biography | More...

NEW CAMPUS SMOKING POLICY

Public Lecture Series on Film and Politics to Include Fahrenheit 9/11 Researchers | More...

Women's Web Site Features President Shapiro on Leadership Strategies | More...

Media Spotlights Alumna Erinn Smart '01 on Olympic Fencing Team
More...

Barnard Hosts Bipartisan Young Women's Leadership Conference, Sept. 2 | More...

Op-Ed by Professor Owen Gutfreund Appears in the New York Times | More...

Two Barnard Alumnae Featured in Essence Magazine's "Women Who Are Shaping the World" | More...

Welcome Class of 2008!
Class Profile
Photos from Move-In Day
• President Shapiro's Convocation Remarks
• Anna Quindlen's Convocation Remarks

Eight Students Win Study Abroad Scholarships | More...

 

 

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