Barnard College News
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Art historian Erin L. Thompson ’02 shares why she became interested in looted artifacts and dismantled monuments, a passion kindled in her first year at Barnard.
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Students in the Histories of the Present seminar turned their remote course into an opportunity to research their local communities for their senior thesis projects.
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Cammie Jones, Barnard’s executive director of Community Engagement and Inclusion, commemorates the historic events of June 19, 1865, by sharing what the annual celebration means to her.
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Since last Women’s History Month (March) — over the course of a challenging year — alumnae, faculty, and students still stepped up as game-changers.
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The professor of history — recently awarded the inaugural Ann Snitow Prize for her dedication to social justice and feminist issues — shares the story of her journey through activism.
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In American Monument Cultures, students explore the significance of monuments throughout history, using digital humanities platforms to engage with the cultural and political power of public structures.