The Barnard community celebrates Zora Neale Hurston’s centennial — and her impactful legacy — with personal and professional reflections.
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The Zora Neale Hurston Trust will celebrate the famed storyteller with a two-day event, in alignment with the centennial anniversary of her time as a student on campus.
Learn how the beloved writer, anthropologist, and folklorist has influenced many across campus — and around the world — for the 100 years following her graduation.
The Zora Neale Hurston Trust will honor the famed storyteller this winter, in serendipitous alignment with the centennial anniversary of her time as a student on campus.
In the lead-up to Barnard’s graduation at Radio City Music Hall, soon-to-be-alumnae contemplate how they’ve grown and what they have gained in the past four years.
After spending five weeks on the North Island of New Zealand, the Tow Fellow calls the chance to search for a connection between people and nature “the real gift of Barnard.”
Eliana Steele ’26, a Laidlaw Scholar and linguistics major, researches language engineering — a method to restore Indigenous oral cultures, histories, and identity.
The political ecology senior considers the connection between climate change and corporations while working for the NFL Foundation.
From working with Indigenous activists in Papua New Guinea to holding on to hope, Professor Paige West weighs in on new federal initiatives designed to deliver results on climate action.
The anthropology major will travel to Ladakh, India, to draw on Buddhist environmental ethics in the fight against climate change.
Highlighting a vast range of groundbreaking achievements by some of the College’s top scholars.
From bird-watching to growing sprouts, this toolkit — sourced from campus community members — offers actionable advice for Earth Day.
Three alumnae reflect on how Barnard shaped their academic journeys as Mellon Mays Fellows.