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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Kaylin Marcotte ’12, the founder of Jiggy Puzzles, strikes a Shark Tank deal with her frame-worthy jigsaw puzzles designed by women artists.
In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the president of the Myanmar Association at Columbia discusses advocating for the Burmese community in New York.
In an Earth Day #WayBackWednesday, the executive director of Greenpeace USA and creator of The Story of Stuff Project reflects on what still gives her hope after more than 30 years of climate activism.
Since last Women’s History Month (March) — over the course of a challenging year — alumnae, faculty, and students still stepped up as game-changers.
A year after COVID-19 became a national emergency, a campus-run project to monitor coronavirus in wastewater is part of a multi-pronged effort to keep the community safe during the pandemic.
Since last Women’s History Month (March) — over the course of a challenging year — alumnae, faculty, and students still stepped up as game-changers.
In time for the Grammy Awards, the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Player and co-founder of the Black Music Action Coalition credits Barnard for setting a strong foundation as she journeyed from law to music.
The recent National Science Foundation fellow is the third person in Barnard’s history to become a Gates Cambridge scholar.
A year after delivering her senior thesis, the budding anthropologist’s paper wins the Society for Applied Anthropology’s first-place prize.
The co-founder and incoming executive director of Sister District — who left behind a law career to help launch the voter-engagement nonprofit — describes the values of sisterhood that led her to success.
A Treatise on Stars, by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge ’69, was recently nominated as a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry. Here, Berssenbrugge reflects on the natural influences and the creative process at work in her latest collection of poems.
The computer scientist shares her thoughts on creating inclusive technology, her journey into STEM, and playing the bagpipes.
The recent inductee into the American Political Science Association’s Minority Fellows Program is determined to use the skills she acquired at Barnard to improve public policy and everyday lives.
Medical student Christina LaGamma ’16 discusses systemic racism in the healthcare industry and how she helped get a medical magazine to dedicate an entire issue to Black Lives Matter.
The writer — whose debut novel, Burnt Sugar, is shortlisted for the Booker Prize — discusses her incredible journey into the literary industry and writing her first book.
Actor, writer, and filmmaker Shannon Harris ’01 reflects on her growth as an artist and leader following the release of her first short film, THREE birds.
For International Day of Climate Action (October 24), a paleoclimatologist discusses climate change, teaching in a pandemic, and studying STEM at Barnard.
The president of the Desai Foundation explains how Barnard nurtured her dedication to community health for women and girls in India and the United States.