The Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Center for Well-Being Offers High-Tech Relaxation Suite for Stress Reduction
Barnard College News
Barnard Launches Three-Year Celebration Honoring Zora Neale Hurston ’28
Marking 100 Years of Black Students at Barnard, the College Kicks Off a Multi-Year Tribute to a Literary Trailblazer
New, state-of-the-art facility will house all bench sciences under one roof and nearly double the research lab space
The Center, set to open in 2026, will also be New York City’s first net-zero carbon, all-electric academic science building
Topping-out ceremony marks completion of the building’s exterior and the next phase of construction
In the newly renovated space in Barnard Hall, students, faculty, and staff will find support for the three integrated pillars of health and wellness: physical, mental, and financial well-being.
The College announces Ruth J. Simmons as the Keynote Speaker for 2024 Commencement
Continuing with its tradition of excellence, the College admitted a remarkable 7% of applicants.
Continuing with another record-breaking year, the College admitted an unprecedented 6.5% of applicants.
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.
The grant will support the work of the Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective led by
Professor Kaiama L. Glover
Grant will support the College’s Beckman Scholars Program and provide funding for student research
In partnership with Bridgewater Associates, Barnard will recruit “New Pathways Bridgewater Scholars,” and will provide the training, exposure, and opportunities required to become workforce leaders.
The funding will support 30 Pell-eligible students and enable research on how to better help academically talented women from low-income families pursue undergraduate STEM degrees.
Barnard continues to attract diverse, smart, curious and driven young women from around the world, garnering 10,395 applications – a 10% increase over last year.
QuestBridge aids outstanding students from low-income communities in finding and affording an education from the country’s top universities and colleges
The center will serve as a centralized hub for all wellness-related initiatives across campus and will support a 360-degree perspective of personal well-being focused on three pillars of wellness: physical, emotional, and financial.
Barnard College tops its own record with 9,411 applicants, a 60% increase over the past five years. The 1,022 young women from around the world accepted to the Class of 2024 represent the College’s most selective class ever admitted.
Goldmark, whose work in theaters and at colleges focuses on sustainability, will examine pathways to a more circular and less wasteful economy
Alumna Umbreen Bhatti ’00 Will Continue Center’s Advancement of Women Leaders