Eliana Steele ’26, a Laidlaw Scholar and linguistics major, researches language engineering — a method to restore Indigenous oral cultures, histories, and identity.
Alumnae Stories
Barnard’s almost 36,000 alumnae are forces to be reckoned with. Leaders in almost every field, these intrepid women have revolutionized health care, won Pulitzer Prizes, and made significant scientific discoveries.
“Barnard formed me with its supportive, collaborative environment. It’s where I came to life. It’s the shining confidence this College gave me and all of us.”
— Sonia Taitz ’75
The celebrated author reflects on a voyage of departure and return — touchstones of her latest book, Roman Stories — as well as her first year back at Barnard.
On October 2, the Athena Film Festival launched submissions for the Abortion Pipeline Project (APP), a new fund to celebrate and support abortion stories. APP is an annual screenplay competition for feature-length and short narrative film scripts which center abortion.
The College launches its theatre season with a Shakespeare comedy that challenges notions of love and gender.