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NEWS
ARCHIVE -- SPRING 2008
August 2008
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...
The Boston Globe profiles Ruth Nemzoff '62 and her new book on parents' relationships with adult children | More...
Barnard among institutions involved with Vision Project’s efforts to promote photography's impact on social change | More...
Kimberly Marten, political science professor, on the war in Georgia and its potential effect on oil distribution | More...
BusinessWeek discusses the impact of Barnard's innovative loan counseling program with Financial Aid Director Alison Rabil '86
Olympic Fencer Erinn Smart ’01 Goes for the Gold in Beijing | More...
Former President Judith Shapiro reflects on how students have changed during her tenure at Barnard for Newsweek | More...
The New York Times Book Review recalls 1978 interview by Anna Quindlen '74 of best-selling author, Jim Fixx, who kicked off America’s running craze | More...
With the Olympics underway, political science professor Xiaobo Lu comments on China’s international image | More...
Professor of religion Alan Segal on American perceptions of the afterlife | More...
Actress Greta Gerwig ‘06 interviewed by the Boston Globe | More...
Political science professor Lorraine Minnite's voting fraud study cited in analysis of Justice Department Civil Rights probe | More...
July 2008
Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters author Courtney Martin ’02 on Good Morning America | More...
Olympic fencer Erinn Smart ’01 featured in Time magazine and Crain’s New York Business
Barnard's Spring Gala and Auction Makes Liz Smith's column | More...
Randall Balmer, professor of religion, on the church-state dilemma | Listen...
No shortage of friendly New Yorkers on Student Move-Out Day | More...
Urban studies professor Gregory Smithsimon weighs in on the redevelopment of Coney Island | More...
Lillian R. Mongeau ‘04 examines opportunities created by the hard work of feminists | More...
Indie-film sensation Greta Gerwig ‘06 profiled by the Los Angeles Times | More...
Legendary choreographer and dancer Sara Rudner '64 stages four-hour marathon performance | More...
Alumna Suzanne Sbarge '87 at the forefront of Albuquerque's contemporary art scene | More...
Virginia Wright '51 charged with finding new Seattle Art Museum director | More...
Dr. Maria Emanuel Ryan ‘85 named Fellow of Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women | More...
President Spar's The Baby Business referenced in The New York Times Magazine | More...
Anna Schon '07 balances her passion for dance and her commitment to traditional Judaism | More...
Lea Fischbach '64 profiled for her dedication to the children of Louisville, Kentucky | More...
Religion professor Randall Balmer reviews The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power by Jeff Sharlet | More...
Author Ann Brashares '89 reveals a favorite guilty pleasure novel in Time | More...
Dr. Helene Gayle ‘76, president and CEO of CARE, offers insight on the changing role of aid organizations in the 21st century | More...
New book by Amy Richards ‘92 reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle | More...
Choreographer Twyla Tharp ‘63 discusses the use of music in her work on WNYC’s Soundcheck | More...
Author Stephanie Klein ‘97 interviewed by Newsday | More...
President Spar greets the Barnard community at an ice cream social | More...
Debora L. Spar begins her tenure as Barnard's 11th leader | More...
June 2008
Reflections on a generation embracing change by Lillian R. Mongeau ‘04 | More...
Elena Sisti ‘77 launches Manhattan-based Savoy Bank with an eye toward entrepreneurs and small businesses | More...
Pam Eddinger ‘82 appointed president of Moorpark College in California | More...
Erinn Smart '01 earns spot on US Olympic Fencing Team | More...
Judge Helene White '76 appointed to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | More...
Longtime Barnard professor and art historian Julius Held's trove will go to auction | More...
Alan Segal, religion, comments on the Wiki Bible Project in Newsweek | More...
New York's Free Uptown Family Fest taking place on Saturday June 21 | More...
Passion for dragons and unicorns leads to book deal for Jaida Jones '08 | More...
NY Times opinion piece by Suzanne Vega '81 on the stories behind her songs | More...
BUST Magazine checks out Barnard's zine library | More...
Spring Gala raises over $1.6 million for financial aid;
emcee Chevy Chase keeps crowd in stitches | More...
Spring Gala featured on Page Six and in NY Observer
Domestic workers conference hosted by BCRW highlighted in The Nation | More...
Barnard rowers honored by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association | More...
Staying Smart in Dumbed-Down Times: An essay by President Shapiro in Inside
Higher Ed | More…
President Shapiro discusses "The Idea of a University" on Australian Radio | More…
June 2008 Alumna in Action—Foreign Correspondent: Donatella Lorch '83 | More...
June 2008 Student Speak—Environmental Justice: Emily Blanchard '10 | More...
Commencement 2008 photo album | View...
Comedian Chevy Chase to host Barnard Spring Gala | More... | Live event info... | Online auction...
Barnard's Summer in New York City Program featured | More...
Barnard policy on private loans highlighted by the Chronicle of Higher Ed | More...
Kudos to Barnard students behind the New York Abortion Access Fund | More...
Barnard participates in pilot program with non-profit food provider Rock and Wrap It Up | More...
Owen Gutfreund, history and urban studies, discusses urban sprawl in the US | Listen... or More info...
Jon Rieder, sociology, interviewed by CNN on historic nature of Obama nomination | Read...
Barnard: A Night on the Town
2008 Scholarship Gala & Auction | More... and Online auction...
Naming a character in next Anna Quindlen novel a "hot" charity auction item, says Jim Cramer
Four Barnard alumnae among the "50 Most Powerful Women in NYC": Maryam Banikarim '89, Jhumpa Lahiri '89, Sheila Nevins '60, and Cynthia Nixon '88 | More...
Glowing review of Gail Archer's Messiaen concert series finale in NY Times | More...
Writer Fatima Bhutto '04 offers insight on changes in Karachi | Read or Listen...
Becky Paley Voorwinde '02 named director of youth Israel fellowship initiative | More...
Incoming President Debora Spar and alumna Evelyne Delori '92 comment on keys to success for women pursuing careers and motherhood | More...
Solange De Santis '75 named editor of Episcopal Life Media | More...
New book by Stephanie Klein '97 featured in NY Times | More...
Caroline Weber, French literature, reviews Gregor Dallas' "thinker's guide to Paris" for NY Times | More...
Community activist Inés García Keim '78 vies for county government seat | More...
Princeton University names Sara Solberg '72 one of four outstanding teachers | More...
Jessica Bolson '98 among Florida's Gubernatorial Fellows | More...
Barnard College to host National College Dance Festival | More...
May 2008
President Shapiro receives honorary degree from Columbia | More...
Owen Gutfreund, history and urban studies, fields questions on urban sprawl and reliance on personal transportation | Listen...
Author Lily Koppel '03 interviewed on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show | Listen...
Jonathan Rieder, sociology, discusses Martin Luther King, Jr. and Barack Obama on PBS's Tavis Smiley | Watch or read...
Barnard Reunion: Be inspired. Be yourself.
Be there. May 29 - June 1. Registration closes Friday at midnight
St. Brigid's Church, fought for by Professor Mary Gordon '71, rescued by $20M anonymous donation | More...
Caroline Weber, French professor and fashion historian, comments on the cultural impact of Sex and the City | More...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg urges graduates to take risks and seek out "Tenth" Way of Knowing | More...
President Shapiro leads her final Barnard Commencement, accepts surprise Medal of Distinction | More...
Cynthia Nixon '88 featured in NY Times Sunday Magazine | More...
Columbia Commencement to be webcast
live Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. | More...
Thank you, President Shapiro | More...
President Shapiro to receive honorary degree from Columbia | More...
Barnard Commencement to
be webcast live Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. |
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First dance major to receive
Louis Sudler Prize is Renuka Hines CC '08
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Evelyn Hu '69, UC Santa Barbara engineering professor, elected to the
National Academy of Sciences | More...
State Author Mary Gordon '71 addresses graduates of the University at Albany | More...
NY Times Letter to the Editor fondly recalls Alexandra Styron '87 in Barnard College's 1986 performance of Top Girls | More...
Lifelong Harlem advocate to receive
Barnard Medal of Distinction | More...
Time profiles
Jhumpa Lahiri '89 as "The Quiet Laureate"
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NY Times "New York Observed" column by author Alexandra Styron '87: Her Brilliant Career | More...
The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel '03 well-received by NY Times Sunday Book Review | Read or listen...
Gertrude Neumark Rothschild '48 takes on electronics giants over LED patents | More...
M. Alexis Scott '70 reflects on her "Service as Race Woman" | More...
Peggy Pardee Bates '40 honored by Monterey Peninsula College Foundation | More...
Tennis great Billie Jean King to receive Barnard Medal of Distinction | More...
May Student Speak—graduating senior Shareese Pryor '08
May Alumna in Action—A Lifelong Activist: Grace Lee Boggs '35
Commemorating a Broadway legend | More...
Andrea Stillman '66 remembers Ansel Adams's Yosemite | Look and listen...
NASCAR book by Liz Clarke '82 captures nationwide phenomenon | More...
Incoming first year student and thoroughbred racing enthusiast Carly Silver profiled in the Hartford Courant | More...
Newsweek and Salon.com feature look at motherhood and feminism by Amy Richards '92
Classics professor Helene Peet Foley elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | More...
Judge Nancy Gertner '67 receives 2008 Thurgood Marshall Award | More...
Distinguished
panel honors Judith Shapiro's legacy| Read or watch...
Student Health Service and Well-Woman program receive national accreditation | More...
A tribute to revered professor Mary Mothersill | More...
April 2008
Author Lily Koppel '03 profiled on Gothamist | More...
Andrea Shepard '77, half of NYC's illustrious mother-daughter courtroom sketch team | Read or Watch...
Greta Gerwig '06 profiled as the It Girl of "mumblecore" indie film scene | More...
Dancer Ana Isabel Keilson's '05 solo evokes "Firebird played au naturel" | More...
Jane Kramer of The New Yorker profiles and discusses tenure case of Nadia Abu El-Haj | More
Barnard students win during first try at 16th annual CSTEP Conference | More...
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Natalie Angier '78 named honorary member of prestigious Scientific Research Society Sigma Xi | More...
Up-and-coming purse designer Amanda Brotman '02 profiled in the Seattle Times | More...
Michael Bloomberg to deliver Barnard College commencement address | More...
Nobel
Prize winner Shirin Ebadi shares
her passion for peace with Barnard | More...
Biology Professor Paul Hertz leads effort to diversify Barnard's science curriculum with grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute | More...
Gail Archer's Messiaen organ tour continues to garner rave reviews | More...
Fiction by Natalie Sears '06 appears in the Missouri Review | More...
Martial arts therapist Angela Babin '84 featured on CBS's Early Show helping children with cancer | Watch...
Seniors Kelsey Price and Idris Leppla awarded Fulbright Scholarships | More...
Barnard celebrates Topping Out and largest gift in College history
Author Isabela Fonseca '84 and her new novel featured in NY Times | More...
Angela Winfield '05 discusses disability rights and becoming a lawyer | More...
Psychologist Barbara Becker Holstein '64 profiled in the Asbury Park Press | More...
Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi to speak at Barnard on women and
peacebuilding | More..
Long time film critic and Barncat Publishing founder Jami Bernard '78 featured in Crain's New York Business | More...
Achsah Guibbory, chair of the English department, named Guggenheim Fellow | More...
Long time film critic and Barncat Publishing founder Jami Bernard '78 featured in Crain's New York Business | More...
Today Show features The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel '03 | More...
Barnard political science professor Kimberly Marten calls for US support of Turkmenistan's reform efforts | More...
Now available: Episode 8
of Sound Architecture podcast, with President Judith Shapiro, Diana T. Vagelos '55 and Dr. P. Roy Vagelos
Barnard celebrates Topping Out and largest gift in College history
Dancer Sara Rudner '64 named one of NYC's "best dancers" by NY Times; Emma Desjardins '03 also called an "outstanding dancer" | More...
Revered economist Anna Schwartz '33 offers insight on the credit crisis | More...
Director Sherri Kronfeld's '00 production The Break-up and the Happy Sad extended due to popular demand | More...
New and improved environmental teaching tool launches | More...
Fifty years later, editors-in-chief
of Barnard Bulletin and Columbia Spectator join forces to increase NYS judge pay | More...
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jhumpa Lahiri '89 releases third book | More...
NY Times op-ed by Owen Gutfreund, history and urban studies, on the failed congestion pricing plan | More...
The New Yorker highlights recent BCRW conference on Erica Jong '63 | More...
Asiya Khaki '09 selected as Smithsonian Magazine 5th Annual Photo Contest Finalist | click here to vote
Foreclosure Prevention Project lawyer Jessica Attie '97 fields questions on predatory lending | More...
Xiao Yu Mo '09 named 2008
Goldwater Scholar | More...
Norway’s Newest Import:
The Nine Ways of Knowing | More...
Orange Prize winning novelist
Lionel Shriver '78 reflects on her childhood
and education | More...
Pres. Judith Shapiro and Bank Street College president Augusta Souza Kappner '66 honored by Education Update | More...
April Alumna in Action: Susan Scrimshaw '67, President of Simmons College | More...
April Student Speak: Anastasia Kostrominova '09, Pursuing the Art of Design | More...
Lorraine Minnite, political science, on voter participation and the changing scope of American politics | More...
Sociology Professor Jonathan Rieder Examines the "Talk" of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | More...
Zora's Roots: Barnard College premieres PBS documentary on April 4 | More...
Religion professor Sr. Celia Deutsch on Catholics balancing their personal beliefs with the Church's on key issues | More...
March 2008
Barnard residence halls go wireless | More...
Are you at risk for stereotype threat? Ask Dr. Stroessner | More...
An impressive roster: Here comes the class of 2012 | More...
Wake for Columbia's cyclotron evokes memories for Elizabeth Wade '08 in The New Yorker; article by Kate Linthicum '08 | More...
An interview with NY Times fashion writer Cathy Horyn '78 | More...
Prestigious Truman Scholarship granted to Junior Amanda Catherine MacLellan
Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri '89 featured in The Atlantic | More...
Lorraine Minnite, political science, on voter fraud and her recent testimony
before Congress | More...
The Nation reviews 2007 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize winner Alice Notley '67 | More...
New book by journalist Liz Clarke ‘82 about her 17-year career covering NASCAR | More...
Today show guest Vikki Stark '71 discusses sister relationships | Read or watch...
Sociology professor Jonathan Rieder quoted in Washington Post on rhetoric of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | More...
Elizabeth Lesser '75 hosts A New Earth on XM's Oprah & Friends Radio | Read or listen...
Randall Balmer, professor of religion, credits politically disappointing decade for renewed interest in social service | More...
AP quotes religion professor Alan Segal on public perceptions of life after death | More...
Barnard's president-elect, Debora Spar, discusses "The Baby Business" in Boston Globe | More...
Lt. Gov. David Paterson recalls lesson learned at Barnard about projecting strength | More...
Muslima Lewis ‘81 leads voting rights efforts for the ACLU of Florida | More...
ABC's Good Morning America features new book by Kate Torgovnick '02 | More...
Barnard political scientist Lorraine Minnite testifies at Congressional sub-committee hearing on voting rights | More...
Evangelical Democrats discussed by religion professor Randall Balmer | More...
Sharon Johnson '85 on Michelle Obama's presence in the 2008 election | Read or listen...
March Alumna in Action: Christina Wayne '90 — Programming the Future | More...
March Student Speak: Alexandra Loizzo '09 — Making Echoes | More...
Crain's New York Business names Maryam Banikarim '89 on "40 Under 40" list | Read or watch...
A sweet start for the Dance Department:
Colleen Thomas; American Dance Festival; Sugar Salon | More...
Scholar & Feminist Online — Josephine Baker: A Century in the Spotlight | More...
Mary Gordon '71, Millicent C. McIntosh Professor of Writing, named State Author of New York | More...
February 2008
New regional Girl Scouts organization names Ruth Bohrer Bramson '61 CEO | More...
A great season continues for the Barnard/Columbia Women's Fencing Team | More...
Dr. Diane Drigot '69 saves endangered wildlife with help of US Marines | Read or watch...
Athena Magazine for Girls launched by Sarah Chaisson Warner '01 | More...
Emilia May Fanjul '68 leads school renovation effort | More...
Barnard Professors Alan Dye and Jose Moya weigh in on Castro's resignation | More...
Playwright and urban nomad Brooke Berman '92 featured in NY Times | More...
Scholars and activists to debate race, gender and votes | More...
Barnard/Columbia Women's Fencing Team
wins Ivy League fencing championships | More...
Choreographer Twyla Tharp '63 to deliver keynote at Tasmeem Doha conference in Qatar | More...
Rebecca Johnson ‘86 on her debut novel, And Sometimes Why | More...
President Shapiro and President-Elect Spar discuss leadership at women's
colleges with Inside Higher Ed | More...
Building designed by architecture chair Karen Fairbanks shakes up Queens
library system | More...
Two pieces by Colleen Thomas, Assistant Professor of Dance, reviewed in The New York Times | More...
Barnard Dance and Sugar Salon recognized for mentoring young female choreographers | More...
Dr. Nieca Goldberg '79 discusses her Complete Guide to Women's Health on NBC's Today | Watch or read...
Psychologist Melissa Hubsher-Freedman '81 brings attention to postpartum depression | More...
Toy store owner Autumn Ruhe '05 profiled in Arizona Daily Star | More...
February Student Speak —
Prima Ballerina... and Physicist: Lauren McCarthy '08 | More...
February Alumna in Action — Bringing Barnard Into The Peace Corps: Lee Norris '57 | More...
The primaries on campus: Barnard students on Clinton and Obama | More...
Penny Venetis '83 discusses New Jersey's inclusion in "Super Tuesday" primaries on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show | Listen or read...
Kaoru Matsumura Nakamaru '62 profiled in The Asahi Shimbun | More...
January 2008
President Shapiro joins board of Common Cents as chair | More...
Sophomore Chelsea Frazier named women's basketball Ivy League "Player of the Week" | More...
Barnard Trustees announce next president of College, Deborah L. Spar | More...
President Shapiro publishes letter on charitble giving in New York Times | More...
God in the White House author religion professor Randall Balmer appears on NPR's Fresh Air | Read or listen...
US News & World Report quotes religion professor Elizabeth Castelli | More...
Barnard's financial aid policy highlighted in Dallas Morning News | More...
Teen Kids News highlights Barnard College | Watch or read...
Merryl Hiat Tisch '77 appointed to NYS tax cap study commission by Governor Spitzer | More...
Shrek, The Musical with score by Tony nominated composer Jeanine Tesori '83 to run on Broadway | More...
Bronx's "Doctor of the Year," Nella Shapiro '68, profiled in The Jewish Week | More...
Sophomores Emma Impink and Dara Silberman discuss their "gap year" abroad in The Miami Herald | More...
Now available: Episode 4
of Sound Architecture podcast, with Assistant Director of College Activities Doris Miller and Maria Hinojosa '84 | Read, listen or subscribe...
English professor Peter Platt weighs in on Shakespeare comic books | More...
Religion professor Jack Hawley advises new Dow Jones Dharma Indexes, faith-based investment tracking for Buddhists and Hindus | More...
Leslie J. Calman '74 named director of national lesbian health organization The Mautner Project | More...
Barnard physics professor Janna Levin '88 explores math and truth on NPR's Speaking of Faith | Listen, read or watch...
Sigrid Nunez '72 recalls her adventures as a Barnard Babysitter in NY Times | More...
Edwidge Danticat '90 nominated for National Book Critics Award | More...
Religion professor Randall Balmer's work on religion and politics explored in the Salt Lake Tribune | More...
"Page Six": Alumna Joan Rivers sighted chatting with Barnard alumnae | More...
January 2008 Alumna in Action: Executive Coach Lindy Amos '93 | More...
January 2008 Student Speak: Sarah Morgan '09 | More...
Gail Archer, Grammy nominee, embarks on organ tour | More...
Barnard's Nexus and architects Weiss/Manfredi win ARCHITECT Magazine's P/A (Progressive Architecture) Award | More...
Activist Lilah Pomerance '98 profiled in Washington Jewish Week | More...
Jodi Lipper '00 discusses new book on NBC's Today | Watch or read...
Downtime for Barnard College servers | More...
Barnard tango festival featured on CBS Evening News | Watch or read...
Nexus architects Weiss/Manfredi receive AIA Honor Award | More...
M. Alexis Scott '70 featured on Fox Atlanta's weekly "Georgia Gang" | More...
Religion professor Randall Balmer discusses Evangelicalism and the primaries
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Work by senior Elizabeth De Vita exhibited at Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh | More...
2007 Time Out NY dance best: Barnard hosts best foreign visitor | More...
Now available: Episode 3 of Sound Architecture podcast, featuring museum curator H. Barbara Weinberg '62 and Maria Hinojosa '84 | Read, listen or subscribe...
Ballerina Teresa Reichlen, Barnard sophomore, featured in The New York Times | More...
Singer Basya Schechter '92 profiled in World Jewish Digest | More...
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