For National Women’s Health and Fitness Day (September 28), journey through the Men’s Lightweight Crew member’s daily balance of academics, rowing, and all else in between.
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The hit show’s co-founding producer Theo Balcomb ’09 and co-host Sabrina Tavernise ’93 share why audio journalism is so binge-worthy — and an excellent medium to learn about the biggest news stories.
The first year of the breakthrough program is inspiring a diverse cadre of determined, creative change-makers.
Get a sneak peek into the fabulous and diverse first-years joining campus this fall.
The grant is part of a 10-year partnership to increase enrollment of undocumented and low-income students at the College.
The Barnard community came together in Riverside Church to kick off a new academic year, guided by the words of keynote speaker Ayana Byrd ’95.
After being mentored by stellar science faculty across the City at Barnard’s Summer Research Institute, 285 students celebrated at one of NYC’s largest gatherings dedicated to young women scientists.
Read advice from two NSOP student leaders, the CARES team, and two Barnard interns who introduced this year’s incoming students to campus life.
Look back at the highlights from the 2021-2022 academic year, when the College celebrated all things STEM.
After a two-year hiatus, faculty guided students through overseas programs ranging from Sustainable Communities in Ecuador to Translating Theatre in France.
Biology lecturer and alumna Chisa Hidaka ’86 guides students through the intersection of STEM and movement by exploring the anatomy in action.
The anthropology major (above, second from left) reflects on her nearly decade-long journey as a climate activist — from first recognizing the importance of reversing climate change in middle school to becoming a sustainability leader at Barnard College.
This year, 11 alumnae were selected to serve as researchers, graduate students, or English teaching assistants in eight countries.
Hundreds of excited graduating seniors, family, and friends commemorated the big day at Radio City Music Hall, alongside leaders who have shaped fields in STEM, the arts, and athletics.
Explore graduating seniors’ projects from the Departments of Dance and Art History.
This year, Barnard awarded two exceptional students — Amanda Taylor ’22 and Makeen Zachery ’22 — for embodying the spirit of the late Professor Prettyman. #CountdownToCommencement
What’s it like to work at the College, within the Communications Department? Three graduating seniors share personal reports. #CountdowntoCommencement
With Commencement just around the corner, we’re celebrating our seniors with some of our favorite photos and videos from the graduation season.
Watch the astrophysics major — who will graduate in nine days — discuss her desire to see more young women working in hard sciences.
The Barnard junior explores infinity and beyond at a major scientific conference. #CelebrateAAPIHeritageMonth
The graduating senior explores how she uses pole dance for mental health awareness and to celebrate her Asian roots. #CelebrateAAPIHeritageMonth
The Barnard community came together at the American Museum of Natural History to celebrate all alumnae and current faculty who are members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and alumna will oversee the creative writing program to help guide students on their journeys as writers.
As the world attempts to move beyond the pandemic, Barnard revisits a poetry series that has helped our community thrive during trying times.
A peer-to-peer writing program prepares students to become strong communicators of science.
A student-athlete double-majoring in cellular and molecular biology and English shares how she balances training, competition, and courses at Barnard.
With applications up 16% over last year, the College admitted just 8% of those who applied — and a record-breaking 66% identify as women of color.
In celebration of 2022’s Women’s History Month (March), read about the work of 22 Barnard community members who champion feminist and gender issues.
The Barnard competitors share how they got into the sport and how they balance athletics alongside college life.
Computer science majors Whitney Deng ’24 and Theodore Nelson CC’24 are collaborating on a novel NASA project to help reduce bacterial infections in space.
The Olympic hopeful and computer science major shares how fencing became her passion.
Through faculty mentorship and Barnard’s Summer Research Institute (SRI), the two are continuing to collaborate to better understand global student perceptions around gender and science.
The lacrosse defender and English and biology major shares her experiences as a student athlete and how lacrosse got her to Barnard. #BarnardYearOfScience
Participating in Barnard’s Summer Research Institute taught the sustainability and environmental economist how chemistry can be used to produce efficient biofuels.
The chemistry major breaks down how she balances her classes with research at both Barnard and Columbia.
Through a new program, Barnard students tackle real-world challenges.
The archery team captain and neuroscience and behavior major reflects on how she got her start in the sport and what it’s like to participate in athletics at Barnard.
Meet Barnard’s student-athlete Hayler Willner ’22, Women’s Crew.
The biology major discusses her work in headache medicine — and how to bring comfort to migraine sufferers.
The neuroscience and behavior major shares how working at Columbia’s Kellendonk Lab gave her invaluable knowledge and skills to pursue a career in STEM.
Two of Barnard’s volleyball players discuss the joys of having the team back on campus.
Grey Matters Columbia University (CU), a joint Barnard and Columbia literary journal that premiered in spring 2021, seeks to make neuroscience more accessible to the public. #BarnardYearOfScience
The aspiring computer science major shares her busy College life, from studying Swahili at Columbia to prepping for her campaign run for Barnard’s Student Government Association. #BarnardYearOfScience
For National Women’s Health and Fitness Day (September 29), hear from the Women's Crew member about balancing academics and athletics.
In Mark Santolucito’s computer science course Creative Embedded Systems, students problem-solved to produce sculptures that spin, roll, or give the illusion of flight. #BarnardYearOfScience
Across the 2021-2022 academic year, the College is celebrating all things STEM on campus.
Psychologist and keynote speaker Nim Tottenham ’96 returned to Barnard to open a new year on campus at Riverside Church.
Following a significant amount of time away from campus, the College offered a week of programming to help students reacquaint.
Meet the next generation of leaders coming to campus this fall.
NSOP committee chair Stephanie Leibowitz ’22 discusses how this year’s programming will introduce new students to campus life.
Launched in 2014, the ever-growing annual program is a testament to Barnard’s commitment to the sciences.
The clinical psychologist taps into her new book to share how students can manage mental health stressors this academic year.
Led by the population it serves, the new office brings together the College’s resources for first-generation, low-income, and international students into one targeted approach to enhance opportunities.
In celebration of Pride Month (June), Mia Flowers ’23 shares what LGBTQIA+ pride means to them.
This year, five alumnae were selected for international travel, teaching, and study as researchers and teaching assistants.
After the College launched the pilot program to support the K-12 kids of faculty and staff, other universities adopted the program with the same success.
Magdalene Pernambuco ’22 chats with her aunt and grandfather — Barnard professor Sandra Goldmark and her father, Peter Goldmark — about their newly published collaboration, Haikus for New York City.
After honoring their grandmother’s Holocaust survival in an award-winning thesis, the recent grad reflects on the inspiring conversations they shared with their family’s matriarch during their time at Barnard.
Explore senior thesis projects in the arts from the Departments of Theatre, Dance, and Architecture.
Students share their appreciation for the women who have made them who they are today.
Keynote speaker Christiane Amanpour honors Barnard's graduating seniors, alongside the College, family, and friends.
The graduating athlete looks back on some of her favorite memories as a member of the Columbia Women’s Rowing Team.
For eight years, the Donald E. Axinn Foundation/Anna Quindlen prize has been awarded yearly to a graduating senior, who receives $25,000 to support her creative writing.
The two graduating seniors were each recognized with a $5,000 prize for their high standards of scholarship in Jewish studies.
Finally on campus after a remote fall semester, the Clifton, N.J., native shares one of her free days of fun exploring the City.
On National Student-Athlete Day (April 6), the Barnard athlete looks back on the connections and skills built during her time on Columbia’s women’s rowing team.
Three students have shared their Barnard journeys since they first arrived on campus four years ago. Here, the graduating seniors close out their college experience with one final look back.
In preparation of her campus-wide Accessibility Week workshop — “Ableism in the Classroom, Academia, and Society” — the urban studies major and Speaking Fellow explains why accessibility is everyone’s fight.
A year after COVID-19 became a national emergency, a campus-run project to monitor coronavirus in wastewater is part of a multi-pronged effort to keep the community safe during the pandemic.
Since last Women’s History Month (March) — over the course of a challenging year — alumnae, faculty, and students still stepped up as game-changers.
The sophomore joined an international body of fellows in designing community-oriented social campaigns for a sustainable future.
Asha Futterman ’21 reflects on her three-year journey with the Barnard Center for Research on Women, including her Reading the Black Library Youth Fellowship with the Rebuild Foundation.
The College welcomed students back to campus for the spring semester through a modified check-in process and new guidelines for residential living during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the pandemic disrupted traditional internships and in-person work, Barnard students and alumnae discovered new professional opportunities.
The Barnard student shares her day of online courses, family time, and coffee runs.
Lena Harris ’22, Eve Kausch ’18, and Denise Mantey ’21 talk through their research on how to reenvision campus safety.
Logging in from Kennesaw, Georgia, McNeal offers a peek into her first day at Barnard as she moved through meetings and classes.
Professor of political science Michael G. Miller responds to students’ questions about all things voting in 2020.
New students in Beijing and Paris met with Barnard community members to celebrate NSOP week.
Award-winning author and keynote speaker Suki Kim ’92 returned to Barnard to welcome the community and officially open the College’s 131st academic year.
Because the need to make sense of urgent questions can’t wait, the College introduced a new course that puts first-years first.
As they embark on their senior year at Barnard, three students offer a snapshot into their lives from 2020.
On the heels of winning the Charles H. Turner Award from the Animal Behavior Society, Chelsea Sinclair ’21 shares how neuroscience combines her love for the humanities and the sciences.
NSOP’s community events coordinator, Catherine Ferrante ’21, gives a preview of what new students can expect from the week of online programming.
Meet the phenomenal first-years who make up the College’s most diverse class ever.
From faculty to alumnae and a student, seven doers and thinkers are highlighted for the different ways they are contributing to society in the midst of an epidemic.
The Summer Colloquium kept 350 community members virtually connected with more than 80 programs and events around career opportunities.
Nine students in Barnard’s inaugural Computer Science Summer Research Program worked with Barnard and Columbia professors on projects that ranged from improving inclusivity to healthcare.
English major Brigid Cromwell ’22 shares how she fell for New York City, courtesy of Barnard, and asked 10 other students what they love about the Big Apple.
Jennie Yu ’22 contributes to the frontline fight against COVID-19 as a contact tracer.
Eight Barnard activists share why they are committed to anti-racism and the work they are doing to help uplift Black voices.
In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month (June) and World Refugee Day (June 20), Barnard community members share personal stories about their immigrant experiences.
After a seven-year campus residency, the famously smelly plant — standing more than 5 feet tall — is finally opening up.
For the first time since 1949, eight Barnard students and alumnae were selected for the prestigious Fulbright program.
For its milestone anniversary, PCP reimagined its five programs with new remote-learning models for an immersive academic experience.
Barnard College’s Athena Center “Challenges” students to tackle food insecurity with the help of top industry experts during a collaborative problem-solving experience.
How Barnard College students are coping during the pandemic: picking up positivity through new hobbies.