The Explorers Series launched on April 20 with a keynote conversation between Provost & Dean of the Faculty Linda A. Bell and Anna Quindlen ’74. Register for May 18 or June 22 when NPR's Michel Martin P'26 will moderate a plenary conversation featuring three distinguished alumnae. These opening and concluding events will frame the three sessions and showcase Barnard experts in the fields represented by our faculty-led breakout sessions.
Each Saturday session (held on April 20, May 18, and June 22) will feature morning and afternoon faculty-led breakout sessions on Democracy and the 2024 American Elections, Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, and The Vitality of the Humanities. Participants select two topics to delve into for the length of the Series. Then, each Saturday, attend one topic breakout session in the morning and a second topic breakout session in the afternoon.
Learning in community is what Barnard|Next is all about — and what better way than through sharing meals? All Saturdays include a breakfast and lunch where you can begin dialoguing with fellow alumnae who share your history at Barnard and who, similarly to you, are reigniting their exploration and growth through our lifelong learning series. What an opportunity to exchange perspectives and professional or personal contexts surrounding the topics.
Professor Michael Miller, Associate Professor of Political Science
Professor Paula Franzese ’80, Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Science and Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School
Professor Alexander Cooley, Claire Tow Professor of Political Science
Professor Smaranda Muresan, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Professor John Morrison, Chair and Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Cognitive Science Program
Professor Kate Turetsky, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Professor Anne Higonnet, Barbara Novak Professor of Art History
Professor Rachel Eisendrath, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program
Professor Monica L. Miller, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of English and Africana Studies
During the inaugural season of Barnard|Next, all in-person participants will have access to:
Our goal is to provide an intensive (re)introduction to the ideas and relationships at the core of the Barnard experience. In Spring 2024, Barnard|Next’s inaugural Explorers Series is open to Barnard alumnae (and their invitees), families of current Barnard students, and other friends of Barnard College. Barnard|Next will expand its offerings and audiences beginning in Fall 2024. Questions about Barnard|Next can be sent to barnardnext@barnard.edu.
Join us for the Spring 2024 Explorers Series of Barnard|Next on May 18 and/or June 22!