Take a look at the many ways the College has grown its commitment to championing positive change as it celebrates Climate Week NYC 2024.
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The Nairobi-based, women-led organization works to empower leaders to champion the green transition.
An unwavering advocate for women to have the right to vote, Lee was also the first Chinese woman in the country to earn a Ph.D. in economics.
The annual panel — moderated by NY1 weekend anchor Stef Manisero — explored the connection between mental health and lifelong resilience.
A brand new pilot program this spring ushers in a new phase of lifelong learning and community at the College.
Learn about alumnae and students — from the Class of 2014 to the Class of 2024 — who are working across disciplines to improve society with creativity and innovation.
Learn about eight Barnard women who forged legal careers and championed equal rights for all.
Professors Abosede George and Tamara J. Walker talked about the power of intellectual exchange and community building among Black scholars at Barnard — and across academia.
Fifty-five years after graduating from the College, the alumna gives a firsthand account of her trailblazing activism in the historic 1968 Columbia protests.
President Laura Rosenbury will welcome former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder for a discussion to honor the judicial pioneer and devoted Barnard alumna.
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.”
The Laidlaw Scholar traces the policy effects of climate displacement ahead of the U.N. conference COP 28.
Playwright Achiro P. Olwoch, a writer in exile, delivers lessons about courage, life, and art.
Fifty-five years after graduating from the College, the alumna gives a firsthand account of her trailblazing activism in the historic 1968 Columbia protests.
Eliana Steele ’26, a Laidlaw Scholar and linguistics major, researches language engineering — a method to restore Indigenous oral cultures, histories, and identity.
The Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History has dedicated three decades of research to sharing the truth behind today’s “care economy” — and was recently awarded $250,000 to advance her scholarship.
Thirty-four of the College’s faculty, staff, and students collaborated to publish an open-access textbook — connecting higher education to a sustainable future for the planet.
