Barnard College News

This winter recess, members of our community participated in snowy sled races, family dances, a parade, and more. 

Barnard College has joined the New University in Exile Consortium (New UIE) established by the New School for Social Research. This initiative is based on the conviction that the academic community has the responsibility and capacity to assist scholars and protect the intellectual capital that is jeopardized when universities and scholars are under assault. 

In its eighth year, the Global Symposium traveled to Paris. Barnard College gathered a group of prominent leaders from across the region to discuss some of the current events and rapidly changing policies that are influencing women’s roles throughout Europe.

Women leaders at the 2015 Global Symposium included Queen Noor of Jordan, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee, CARE USA CEO Helene Gayle ’76, and NYC Commissioner for International Affairs Penny Abeywardena.

The 2015 Global Symposium welcomed women leaders from around the world including Queen Noor of Jordan, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee, CARE USA CEO Helene Gayle ’76, and NYC Commissioner for International Affairs Penny Abeywardena.

The 7th annual Global Symposium took place on March 13 and was held on campus for the first time, in honor of Barnard's 125th anniversary. Featured speakers included Queen Noor of Jordan and Nobel-Prize winner Leymah Gbowee.

See the winners of this year's See New Abroad Photos (SNAP) contest, featuring some of the best images shot by students during their semesters abroad.

In March, Barnard hosted the fifth annual global symposium Women Changing Brazil and the third annual Young Women's Leadership Workshop in São Paulo.

The Barnard International Artist Series kicked off in November 2012 with a documentary about a Chinese taxi driver living in an artist community outside of Beijing. 

In November, senior architecture majors and Prof. Karen Fairbanks traveled to Rio de Janiero to study Brazil's resources and urban development.