Barnard College News

The College is excited to immerse students in the world of Indigenous studies with a new interdisciplinary minor.

In celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day (October 10), and the College’s connection to the tribe, Barnard and Columbia University honor the Picuris Pueblo with weeklong events.

Genevieve Depke ’24 and Silvana Navia ’24 join a unique program — co-founded by the Obamas — designed to support public service careers and horizon-expanding travel.


In The Ancient Table: The Archeology of Cooking and Cuisine, students study how food has been made, shared, and eaten throughout history.

Since last Women’s History Month (March) — over the course of a challenging year — alumnae, faculty, and students still stepped up as game-changers.

A year after delivering her senior thesis, the budding anthropologist’s paper wins the Society for Applied Anthropology’s first-place prize.

2020 Wellcome Medal recipient and anthropology chair Lesley A. Sharp discusses her research in the field of medical anthropology in this “Break This Down” interview.