With the backing of the Athena Center for Leadership and the Columbia Startup Lab — and some family teamwork — Samantha Greenspan ’21 brought the vision for her new media company to life.
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This year celebrates women’s leadership with film screenings, panel discussions, and campus-wide events.
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The annual Athena List, part of Barnard’s Athena Film Festival, elevates exceptional scripts and writers, helping untold stories get produced and reach broader audiences.
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On October 2, the Athena Film Festival launched submissions for the Abortion Pipeline Project (APP), a new fund to celebrate and support abortion stories. APP is an annual screenplay competition for feature-length and short narrative film scripts which center abortion.
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Part 1 of the Summer Stories series: Barnard’s summer programs for pre-college students and current undergraduates create unforgettable experiences on campus and around NYC.
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The festival returns to campus with an exciting lineup of events and screenings dedicated to elevating the stories of women’s leadership.
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These are the standout times that made this year such a special one at the College.
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The College welcomed nearly 400 high school students through the gates this summer.
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A budding AFF programmer shares insights on her experience discovering film festival careers through a unique lens.
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Sharma takes us inside her world as a mom and as the Athena Center for Leadership’s inaugural in-house business expert.
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This year’s festival is a hybrid event, enabling people, wherever they are, to enjoy a showcase of films by and about fierce and fearless women leaders.
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Wolfe, who served as Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor in Bill de Blasio’s administration, will enhance Barnard’s relationships with government officials and expand leadership development opportunities.
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Through a new program, Barnard students tackle real-world challenges.
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Research chemist Alison Scorese ’16 and entrepreneur Rhitu (Rhi) Risal ’14 discuss their shared love for Barnard and beauty.
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President Beilock explains how Barnard is approaching financial education.
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The aspiring computer science major shares her busy College life, from studying Swahili at Columbia to prepping for her campaign run for Barnard’s Student Government Association. #BarnardYearOfScience
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With support from the Athena Center for Leadership and the Columbia Startup Lab, Claudia Polgar ’19 founded CheckPoint Health to streamline caregiving.