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Barnard College Welcomes the Bold Class of 2030

More than 800 new first-year and transfer students arrived on campus and gathered for Convocation, marking the official beginning of the academic year at the best women’s college in the world.

September 2, 2026

Barnard Launches Search for Herbert and Florence Irving Professorships in Computer Science and Biology and Biophysics

Newly-endowed faculty positions will advance interdisciplinary research focused on cancer and strengthen the sciences.

September 1, 2026

Paul Muldoon, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Irish Poet, to Teach Course at Barnard

Esteemed Irish poet, Paul Muldoon, will teach a course on sonnets beginning fall 2026.

August 19, 2026