Barnard College News
![](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_800x600_m/public/2021-05/WmLeaders-hero-1600x900%20%281%29.jpg?h=8abcec71&itok=zuNOZPVb)
From deputy secretary of transportation to ambassadorships, meet the seven Barnard alumnae appointed to the Biden administration in its first 100 days.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/3_4_600x800_m/public/Autesserre_Severine_1.jpg?h=4f6395cb&itok=3Q0I021f)
The political science professor’s latest book details the extensive research around peace-building that helped distinguish her as a Knight of the Order of Academic Palms by the French government.