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Empirical Reasoning Center

Empirical Reasoning Center

Welcome

The Empirical Reasoning Center (ERC) helps faculty, students, and alumnae engage critically with data - quantitative, qualitative and spatial. 

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What We Do

Through workshops and staffed drop-in hours, the ERC provides the Barnard community with empirical research support and technology training, ranging from Excel, to survey creation, to geographic information systems (GIS).

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Meet the Team

The lab is staffed by graduate lab assistants and undergraduate empirical reasoning fellows dedicated to supporting empirical reasoning across the curriculum. We also have a full-time team that teaches workshops, manages the lab, and plans programming.

Staff Bios & Directory

Services & Support

Course Support
Walk-In Hours
Software Tutorials
Workshop Guides

News

Zora Neale Hurston Summit Inaugurated at Barnard

Hundreds of Hurston fans — alongside her family members and scholars — visited campus over the weekend to honor her legacy at the College where she enrolled nearly a century ago.

February 3, 2025

What Zora Means to Me

The Barnard community celebrates Zora Neale Hurston’s centennial — and her impactful legacy — with personal and professional reflections.
 

February 3, 2025

Barnard College Celebrates Major Milestone in Construction of the Roy and Diana Vagelos Science Center

New, state-of-the-art facility will house all bench sciences under one roof and nearly double the research lab space

The Center, set to open in 2026, will also be New York City’s first net-zero carbon, all-electric academic science building

Topping-out ceremony marks completion of the building’s exterior and the next phase of construction

January 28, 2025

Events

Feb 5

Stillness Lab

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Movement Lab, Milstein Center LL020
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