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NEWS
ARCHIVE -- FALL 2008
January 2009
Sociology professor Jonathan Rieder discusses race, rhetoric, Martin Luther King Jr., and President Obama.
Watch Rieder compare the oratory of Obama and MLK, Jr. on Brian Lehrer Live
Listen to Rieder on WNYC's MLK Day Special: A Journey of Hope: From Protest to Presidency.
President Spar discusses gender differences and risk on Fox Business
Alumna in Action: Defining the "New Soldier": Rumu Sarkar '80
Student Speak: Healing Young Minds: Kaleigh Dumbach '10
In Washington Post op-ed, President Spar emphasizes need for more women leaders
In a kayak, Ravenna Koenig ‘12 joins mining protest in Washington State
Novelist and short story writer Hortense Calisher ‘32 dies at 97
On January 19, religion professor Randall Balmer participates in Martin Luther King Day forum at Riverside Church
English professor and New York State Author Mary Gordon ‘71 shares journal entry with The New York Times
Olga Valdman ‘03 named 2008 Pisacano Scholar by the American Board of Family Medicine’s Pisacano Leadership Foundation
In article by Katharine Jose ‘05, Barnard Center for Research on Women director Janet Jakobsen weighs in on Senator Clinton’s replacement
Award-winning filmmaker Sarah Feinbloom ’87 screens "Chocumentary" in Los Angeles
Reviews of Sugar Salon, Barnard’s dance mentoring program in collaboration with Williamsburg Art NeXus, in The Village Voice and The New York Times
Tony-nominated Jeanine Tesori ‘83 talks about composing Shrek The Musical
Physics professor Janna Levin discusses time distortion and black holes on BBC World Service’s The Forum
Paintings by artist Jenny Laden ‘92 on display at New York’s Heskin Contemporary through February 14
President Spar’s book, Ruling the Waves, a read recommended by Forbes for the chastened CEO in 2009
Professor Emeritus Dennis Dalton, “The People’s Professor,” profiled by Courtney Martin ‘02
Jennifer Thum ’09 recounts experience supervising archaeological dig in Israel
Diane Howell '71, founder of Black Expo and SEEDS, remembered for her leadership and dedication
President Spar joins fellow New Yorkers predicting changes for 2009 in The Gotham Gazette
Admissions Dean Jennifer Fondiller urges applicants to be themselves and check their applications in The Wall Street Journal| More...
Judge Judith Kaye's '58 retirement, and trailblazing, highlighted in The
New York Times
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Chef Alex Guarnaschelli's ‘91 lifelong love of food featured on ABC’s Nightline
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President Spar joins fellow New Yorkers predicting changes for 2009 in the Gotham Gazette
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Owen Gutfreund, urban studies, comments on renaming city streets for living honorees
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Religion professor Alan Segal offers insight on Americans' ideas of the afterlife
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Diane Howell ‘44, founder of Black Expo and SEEDS, remembered for her leadership and dedication
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Novella DISQUIET by Julia Leigh, English, was named one of the LA Times Favorite Books of 2008 | More...
Gina Gionfriddo '91, tells a story of social ambition in her latest work Becky Shaw, playing at the Second Stage Theater in New York | More...
December 2008
Barnard and Columbia dancers, including Teresa Reichlen '10, featured in The New York Times for gracefully balancing books, ballet, and company formation
President Spar on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, commenting on the recent rise in egg donation.
Professor of economics Perry Mehrling talks about how teaching at Barnard led to assisting in the response to the economic crisis
Randall Balmer, religion, comments on Obama's choice of invocation speaker for The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal, NPR, AP.
Conductor Gail Archer Celebrates 20 Years at Barnard at Candlelight Concert; Archer’s Messiaen organ tour named Best of 2008 by Time Out New York
Food activist Anna Stevenson '04 combines passions for Judaism and environmentalism | More...
Jonathan Rieder, sociology, remembers the Rev. James L. Bevel, civil rights leader and top lieutenant to Martin Luther King, Jr. | More...
Author and television writer Maria Semple '86 discovers her love of Aspen | More...
Lillian Mongeau '04 notes that millennial generation lacks singular rallying cause but is otherwise engaged | More...
Anthropology professor Lesley Sharp’s book Strange Harvest: Organ Transplants, Denatured Bodies, and the Transformed Self receives Millennium Book Prize | More...
Children’s book author Wylla Waters ‘78 profiled | More...
Barnard-Columbia Choir Director Gail Archer Celebrates Her 20th Candlelight Concert | More...
Archer’s Messiaen organ tour named Best of 2008 by Time Out New York| More...
Economics professor Perry Mehrling explains Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme for NPR’s Planet Money | More...
Severine Autesserre, political science, offers insight on the conflict in eastern Congo | More...
The New Yorker reflects on the career and achievements of Chief Judge Judith Kaye ‘58 | More...
Curator Maria Baibakova’s ‘07 inaugural exhibit opens in Moscow | More...
Cynthia Nixon ‘88 returns to Broadway in Distracted | More...
Sanjay Reddy, economics, speaks on the United States and the International Monetary Fund on FORA.tv | More...
Seventeen intern Rachel Peck ‘12 blogs about Barnard Leadership Initiative | More...
Bobbi Mark, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, discusses charitable giving in hard times on NPR’s Marketplace | More...
Deborah Coen, history, comments on early scientific thought about earthquakes | More...
Influential children’s book author Dorothy Sterling ’34 dies at 95 | More...
Plant ecologist Diane Pataki ‘93 awarded prestigious James Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union | More...
Congratulations to all student recipients of prizes, fellowships and honors awarded in 2007-08 | More...
The New York Times examines article on U.S.-Georgian relations by political science professor Alexander Cooley | More...
TIME looks back at Barnard’s “bed-ins” of the 1960s and the evolution of the college dorm | More...
Time Flies at Twenty-First Barnard Medieval and Renaissance Conference | More...
Hadas Kushnir '01 discusses Tanzania's human-lion conflict on National Geographic | More...
Alan Segal, religion, discusses interpretations of marriage in the Bible | More...
The New York Times’ Ten Best Books of 2008 includes Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri ‘89 | More...
Exploration of Staten Island’s geological history notes origin of bricks used to build Barnard | More...
EStar of ‘Wicked’ National Tour Donna Vivino ‘00 profiled | More...
Sarah Besnoff ’09 and Amreen Vora ’09 Appointed to
New York State Commission on National and Community Service | More...
Cynthia Nixon ‘88 wears her Barnard T-shirt proudly | More...
Writer Alex Kuczynski ‘90 recounts highs and lows of gestational surrogacy experience in The New York Times Magazine | More...
NPR’s Mountain Stage features Suzanne Vega ‘81 | More...
Jhumpa Lahiri '89 revisits her childhood home of Rhode Island | More...
In The New York Times, Sharon Waxman ‘85 weighs in on the task ahead of Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new director | More...
Chief Judge Judith Kaye’s ‘58 career guided by journalism training | More...
November 2008 Barnard celebrates election night in Times Square | Barnard students discuss women in politics
Students gain inside view of the art auction industry
The Washington Post reviews reissued Ripley novels by Patricia Highsmith ‘42 | More...
Lauren Salz ’11 named among young Republicans working to revive the party | More...
Economic downturn affects endowments at top colleges and universities, including Barnard | More...
Wall Street Journal notes admissions at Barnard as competitive as ever | More...
Washington Post profiles medical student Lesley Wojcik's '04 consideration of a difficult specialty | More...
President Spar welcomes Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) for discussion and book signing | More...
The late Julius Held, longtime professor of art history, credited for helping to bring European art to Puerto Rico | More...
The Barnard Center for Research on Women’s “Gender on Ice” Conference
The 21st Century Celebration of the Arctic and Antarctic; Visual Perceptions of the Arctic and Antarctic
On NPR, Jhumpa Lahiri ‘89 discusses nationality, tradition and belonging | More...
The West Side Spirit’s WESTY Civic Awards: Judge Judith Kaye ‘58 named Westsider of the Year; Deirdre Downes ‘84 called a role model for social workers
Economics professor Perry Mehrling weighs in on Citigroup bailout; Financial Times praises insurance solution co-authored by Mehrling
The New York Times reviews “Carapace Isle” starring Athena Masci ‘02 | More...
Renaissance exhibit by curator Andrea Bayer ’78 opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | More...
Wall Street Journal highlights Barnard’s endowed scholarship giving program
Basketball standout Judie Lomax ’10 profiled in The New York Times | More...
Students gain inside view of the art auction industry
In the Financial Times, Perry Mehrling comments on latest steps taken by U.S. Treasury in FT letter to the Editor and FT's Economist Forum
Alexander Cooley, political science, co-authors Wall Street Journal op-ed on Russo-Georgian conflict | More...
Amy Mayer ‘66 welcomed as first woman rabbi of Temple Israel in Daytona Beach | More...
Interview with author Sharon Waxman ’85 on her new book Loot and the illicit trade of ancient art | More...
Innovative fundraising efforts at Barnard Scholarship Gala and Auction noted in The New York Times | More...
Lorraine Minnite’s new study will show impact of New York Immigration Coalition’s election outreach | More...
Overview of Congo’s situation includes insight from political science professor Séverine Autesserre | More...
Civil Rights Activist Angela Davis Delivers McIntyre Lecture at Cooper Union | More...
In The Wall Street Journal, President Spar named as powerful female leader and quoted about work-life balance.
Political science professor Lorraine Minnite on demographics of voter turnout and future election policy reform in The New York Times
Kimberley Marten, political science, on Russia’s first test for President-elect Obama | More...
Ronnie Eldridge ‘52 reflects on past elections and the progress made since her Barnard days | More...
Leah Dunaief ‘62 urges people to remain involved beyond Election Day | More...
Dancer and choreographer Johanna Kirk ‘07 profiled | More...
Election night photo of Barnard students in the New York Post | More...
Filmakers Library founder Sue Oscar ‘53 honored with Leo Dratfield Award | More...
Miami Vignettes features piece by playwright Wendy White ‘81 | More...
Athena Masci ‘02 stars in Carapace Isle at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre | More...
Barnard celebrates election night in Times Square | More...
Caroline Weber, French, on the influence of fashion in the presidential election | More...
October 2008
Barnard inaugurates Debora L. Spar as seventh President. View inauguration video or read select remarks
What Africa Can Teach the World (Video Available): An Academic Symposium in Honor of President Spar’s Inauguration
Lida Orzeck '68, founder of Hanky Panky, appears on the Ellen DeGeneres Show | Watch...
Economics professor Perry Mehrling offers advice on jump-starting the banking system | More...
New book by English professor William Sharpe reviewed by the New York Daily News and the Chronicle of Higher Education
President Spar interviewed on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams about
concerns for egg donors | More...
French professor Caroline Weber offers insight on Sarah Palin's fashion
choices | More...
A disgrace, says Ben Stein in The New York Times, that Anna Jacobson Schwartz '34 not a Nobel laureate | More...
What Africa Can Teach the World (Video Available): Business and government experts share insights at academic symposium
Family dynamics expert Ruth Nemzoff '62 profiled in the St. Petersburg Times | More...
Arien O'Connell '05 wins Nike San Francisco Women's Marathon... but almost loses | More...
What Africa Can Teach the World: An Academic Symposium in Honor of President Spar’s Inauguration
Barnard College to Inaugurate Debora L. Spar as Seventh President
Alexander Alberro, art history, to participate in Columbia’s “Catalysts and Critics: The Art of the 1990s” symposium organized by the Guggenheim Museum | More...
Randall Balmer, religion, on the historic segregation and political divide of the evangelical church | More...
Brooklyn law professor Susan Herman ‘68 selected as ACLU president | More...
Barnard Innovators: Taking Care of Business
Brown-bag discussion: Barnard economists Marcellus Andrews, Mariana Colacelli, Perry Mehrling, and David Weiman discuss the current crisis, its causes, and the implications
The Village Voice reviews Barnard dancers in Jody Sperling's "Ballet of Light" | More...
Lorraine Minnite, political science, debunks "hysteria" over ACORN and voter fraud | More...
Last Chance to View Architecture Chair Karen Fairbanks’ Latest Project at MoMA | More...
Economics professor Randall Reback on tough choices for school districts making cuts | More...
Voter fraud study by Lorraine Minnite highlighted in Philadelphia Inquirer column | More...
Randall Reback, economics, on the economic crisis’ positive and negative effects on education | More...
Lorraine Minnite, political science, on how voter suppression, not voter fraud, threatens the election process | More...
Economics professor Perry Mehrling co-authors new paper on the freezing of the asset-backed securities market | More...
“Your Money” column highlights Barnard’s Financial Fluency program; director Christine Shin quoted | More...
Political science professor Lorraine Minnite helps Slate.com explain ACORN’s voter registration controversy | More...
A look at the daily life and work of New York Chief Judge Judith Kaye '58 | More...
Psychology professor Robert Remez to present at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders’ 20th Anniversary Celebration | More...
Economics professor Perry Mehrling co-authors Washington Post op-ed on the financial world’s next phase | More...
Financial Crisis: Economics Professor Perry Mehrling Co-Authors Alternative Proposal to $700B Bailout Plan | More...
Media Brecher ’11 models “collegiate classic” styles | More...
New book on the practice of Judaism and Zen by Dr. Brenda Shoshanna ‘64 | More...
Director Amy Talkington’s ‘93 debut feature film released on DVD | More...
Emily Blanchard '10 participates in Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory open
house | More...
Actress Anisa George '05 appears in her first feature film "Rachel Getting
Married" | More...
Missy Harris '98 launches independent book publishing company Harris
Innovations | More...
English professor William Sharpe comments to the Wall Street Journal about
unusual parenting | More...
Leesa Shapiro Willett’s ’83 return to Manhattan profiled in The New York Times | More...
September 2008 Barnard College hosts Sen. Hillary Clinton for press conference on pay equity
The Local Foods Movement: A Discussion With Liz Neumark ’77, Alexandra Guarnaschelli ’91, and James Subudhi
Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures professor Guobin Yang discusses internet activism in China | More...
Elinor Guggenheimer '33, Child Advocate and Civic Leader, Dies at 96 | More...
Boston Globe review of "The Valeska Trilogy" starring dance professor Mary Cochran | More...
Teen Vogue interns Madeleine Desmond '09 and Emily Rothrum '11 profiled
Alternative financial bailout proposal co-authored by Perry Mehrling, economics, Incorporated Into $700B rescue plan currently before Congress | More...
Tovah Klein, director of the Barnard Center for Toddler Development, on how toddlers respond to new siblings | More...
Owen Gutfreund, urban studies, on the impact of Wall Street's financial crisis on development in Lower Manhattan | More...
Zora Neale Hurston's '28 legacy and hometown profiled in The New York Times' "Going Down the Road" series | More...
Maria Hinojosa's '84 new documentary "Women, Power and Politics" resonates in current political climate | More...
Programming Dance:
A Discussion with Artistic Directors Ella Baff and Carla Peterson | More...
Christy Carlson Romano '06 joins cast of 'Avenue Q' | More...
President Spar comments on the growing market for Israeli egg donors | More...
Economics professor Perry Mehrling weighs in on the economic crisis | More...
Economics professor Perry Mehrling in response to the banking crisis | More...
Ramona Romero ‘85 named president of the Hispanic National Bar Association | More...
Barnard College Hosts the Hon. Judith S. Kaye '58
Chief Judge of New York Speaks about her Groundbreaking Career and the Road Ahead | More...
Religion professor Randall Balmer quoted in Time magazine | More...
Jonathan Rieder, sociology professor, appears on C-SPAN Book TV | More...
History professor Robert McCaughey discusses the history of ROTC on college campuses | More...
Renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp ‘63 among 2008 Kennedy Center Honorees | More...
The Local Foods Movement: A Discussion With Liz Neumark ’81, Alexandra Guarnaschelli ’91, and James Subudhi | More...
Toward a Healthier Hudson: Barnard to Host River Experts on Monday September 15 | More...
Barnard financial aid counseling program praised by The New York Times | More...
Renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp ‘63 among 2008 Kennedy Center Honorees | More...
Author Kathy Seal ‘69 publishes Los Angeles Times op-ed on paying students to learn. | More...
Welcome Class of 2012 ! | More...
Shaina Trapedo '04 leads workshop on living to work, instead of working to live | More...
August 2008 Interview with award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa ‘84 | More...
Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron ‘85, CEO of Komen Greater NYC, weighs in on uninsured breast cancer victims | More...
Physics professor Janna Levin discusses how limits in science can be a creative a force on BBC World Service’s The Forum
Tovah Klein, Director of the Barnard Center for Toddler Development, comments on the City's plan for kindergarten standardized tests on WABC and in The New York Times
Alumna Maya Soetoro-Ng, Sen. Obama's sister, delivers address at Democratic National Convention | Watch...
Catherine Nepomnyashchy, chair of the Slavic department and Russian affairs expert, profiled in The New York Times | More..
Bloomberg’s advice to Barnard grads recounted in Cindy Adams’ column | More...
Incoming student Zoe Mendelson ’12 publishes op-ed about paying for college in the Los Angeles Times | More...
BusinessWeek discusses the impact of Barnard's innovative loan counseling program with Financial Aid Director Alison Rabil '86
Writer Jean Gollay ‘38 shares a lifetime of stories | More...
Esther Novak ‘64 appointed to board of directors of the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies | More...
Celebrated performance artist Laurie Anderson '69 discusses NASA, McDonalds, and being a pop star with Smithsonian Magazine | More...
Author Galaxy Craze ‘93 on her new book “Tiger Tiger” | More...
Randall Balmer, religion, discusses the “religionization” of the Oval Office on NPR’s Fresh Air | More...
Alexandra Horowitz, psychology, on theories surrounding dog behavior | More...
Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures professor Guobin Yang on the "Green Olympics" and grass roots movements in China | More...
Olympic Fencer Erinn Smart '01 Makes History with Silver Medal in Women's Team Foil | More...
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