Twice during the academic year, outstanding students from Barnard’s graduating class are selected for membership into the Phi Beta Kappa Society — the nation’s oldest academic honor society — based on the exceptional quality and breadth of their general scholarship as undergraduates.
“This year’s inductees capture the vast diversity of intellectual interests across the College, the broad interests of individual students, and the rigor and vigor with which they pursue them,” said Aaron Passell, professor of urban studies and president of Barnard’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. “Members of Phi Beta Kappa are inducted for accomplishments that go beyond academic excellence and include good citizenship and service to the community and the greater good.”
New inductees are elected by Barnard faculty who are themselves members of Phi Beta Kappa. The 78 students will be officially inducted into the society at a ceremony on May 19, 2025.
Phi Beta Kappa fosters and promotes the liberal arts through the scholarships and awards it gives to people who have excelled in the liberal arts and sciences. Congratulations to the 78 new members representing Barnard College for 2025:
- Dima Aboukasm (Anthropology)
- Chunlin An (Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Psychology)
- Amanda Arnold (Computational Biology)
- Stella Bailey (Chemistry)
- Sarah Baybeck (History)
- Emma Braunberger (Sociology, Music)
- Hailey Chan (Urban Studies–Public Health, Human Rights)
- Ella Chang (Ancient Studies)
- Sarah Chin (Environmental Science, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)
- Frances Cohen (Chemistry)
- Claudia Cortell (Computer Science)
- Julia Davis (Psychology, Human Rights)
- Irina Devan (Psychology)
- Grace Duck (Film Studies)
- Molly Durawa (Biology, History)
- Layla Faraj (English–Creative Writing)
- Amelia Foster (French and Francophone Studies, Human Rights)
- Saniya Gaitonde (Cognitive Science)
- Isabella Garcia Bernstein (Anthropology–Archaeology, Spanish and Latin American Cultures)
- Lilly Gasterland-Gustafsson (Urban Studies)
- Dylan Heller (Neuroscience and Behavior)
- Alison Hog (Sociology)
- Tahiyah Hussain (English)
- Larissa Iraj (Neuroscience and Behavior)
- Tiffany Ji (Physics)
- Yixin Jia (Neuroscience and Behavior)
- Xian Jiang (Computer Science)
- Myriam Joseph-Schilz (Sociology, Human Rights)
- Roselyn Juma (Africana Studies)
- Emma Kaneira (Economics, English)
- Nina Kapstein (Psychology)
- Rebecca Klein (Psychology)
- Allison Kleinstein (Neuroscience and Behavior)
- Rebecca Kopelman (English)
- Tanvi Krishnamurthy (Sociology)
- Avery Lambert (Medieval and Renaissance Studies)
- Victoria Le (Economics)
- Jalen Lee (English)
- Madeleine Lerner (Computer Science)
- Aidyn Levin (Environmental Biology)
- Moya Linsey (Political Science)
- Siru Lu (Economics, History)
- Aastha Mehta (Cellular and Molecular Biology)
- Anusha Merchant (Political Science and Human Rights)
- Lonnie Miller (Yiddish Studies, Theatre)
- Johanna Mintz (Classics: Greek and Latin)
- Aviva Ort (Political Science)
- Tara Parsons (Art History)
- Sofia Pollack (Psychology)
- Anoushka Prashanth (English–Creative Writing)
- Lianna Pront (Environmental Science)
- Kaia Randolph (Political Science)
- Alice Rodi (Linguistics)
- Sherlyn Rojas (Education Studies)
- Regina Rosenfeld (English–Creative Writing)
- Daniella Sapone (Music)
- Ana Serna (History)
- Sarah Shapiro (Political Science)
- Debby Shi (Comparative Literature: English and French)
- Sofia Silva (Economic and Social History)
- Isabel Snyder (Computer Science)
- Dahlia Soussan (Political Science)
- Nechama Stein (Psychology)
- Charlotte Suh (Biochemistry)
- Ruya Tazebay (Classics: Latin, Neuroscience and Behavior)
- Isabela Tellez (Neuroscience and Behavior)
- Guadalupe Vasquez (Spanish and Latin American Cultures, Human Rights)
- Alice Wang (Environmental Science)
- Blair Wang (Mathematics)
- Emma Wang (Biology)
- Migi Wang (Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Economics)
- Ruth Weaver (Art History)
- Natarsha Yan (History)
- Weiye Yasen (Psychology)
- Yi You (Economics and Math)
- Scarlett Zhang (Political Science)
- Cara Zhu (Economics and Math)
- Mia Zhu (Mathematical Sciences)
