Innovators, activists, and leaders in their fields, fearless Barnard women make their mark in the world.
Bold & Brilliant
“When I got to Barnard, it was really the beginning of my encountering with my true self.”
Women Leading the Way
Barnard women are pioneering campus sustainability, empowering women in STEM, and embracing a digital education.
Women rule at Barnard, a world-class academic institution where the majority of those leading the way are women.
History
Barnard has been bold from the beginning — ever since a group of women persevered in establishing New York City’s first place of higher learning that offered women the same rigorous education available to men.
Barnard is one with the City — its nonstop energy, its diversity, its boundless imagination. This is the perfect place to test possibility.
Academics
Whatever your major at Barnard, you’ll have firsthand experiences that give you a deeper understanding of the topics you explore in the classroom. You’ll produce knowledge and communicate it in new ways that can change how people understand the world.
Mindfulness training, sexuality talks, identity explorations — you don’t only feed your mind at Barnard. You learn to nourish your entire being.
A small liberal arts college with the advantages of a top-notch research university. Thanks to a historic affiliation and continued partnership with Columbia, Barnard offers the best of both worlds.
The Barnard Leadership
Named Barnard’s eighth president in July 2017, President Beilock is committed to catapulting Barnard into the future.
As provost and dean of faculty, Linda Bell, an economist by training, acts as Barnard’s chief academic officer.
Barnard’s dean of the College, Leslie Grinage, helps define and implement strategic goals and policies related to the student body.