Four trailblazing Barnard women whose extraordinary contributions made an outsize impact on their professional fields and beyond
Summer 2025 Growing Community
Barnard Magazine
On the Cover
Barnard interns and alumnae mentors forge meaningful connections that span generations and industries — all with a boost from Beyond Barnard, the College’s hub for career support and advising
How students are leading a campus food movement through Gourmand.
Also in this issue...
Alumnae celebrate being Barnard beyond the gates
Barnard proudly graduates the next generation of future women leaders
Before breaking for summer, students donate thousands of pounds of gently used items, reducing waste as part of the College’s ongoing Circular Campus initiative
This year’s crop of books from Barnard authors offers an array of genres, from heady history to fun fiction and more
A new book by a 2025 Barnard Medal of Distinction awardee reveals how religious expression was used in the decades after slavery to send recently freed Black people to insane asylums
How former Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Marie Chaker ’97 became a professional bodybuilder — and an advocate for women finding strength, inside and out
With the Women in Agency Festival, La Femme Theatre Productions founder Jean Lichty ’81 gives recent Barnard grads a powerful platform for original work
Barnard political science expert Alexander Cooley reveals how global institutions once grounded in liberal ideals are being co-opted by authoritarian power — from FIFA to the front page
The woman dubbed the “Rosa Parks of Architecture” began her career path at Barnard
Meet the librarian who transformed the Schomburg Collection into a world-renowned treasure trove of Black history and culture
Barbara Heinzen Colby ’42 was a master at keeping secrets and protecting her family
The Barnard alumna changed everything from the very way women are treated at the doctor’s office to life in medical school for female students
A trailblazer of experimental verse, Alice Notley ’67 was recognized as one of the most influential poets of her generation
Funds raised will help ensure that future generations of women leaders have access to a world-class education
