Barnard College News

The Movement Lab’s Guy de Lancey reflects on becoming a political refugee from South Africa.

In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month (June) and World Refugee Day (June 20), Barnard community members share personal stories about their immigrant experiences.

The two media experts, who work to lift their community’s voices, discuss immigration, challenges of the present, and how students can shape the future.

In honor of Immigrant Heritage Month (June) and World Refugee Day (June 20), the College asked alumnae and faculty to reflect on the importance of celebrating immigrants and refugees and to share how Barnard community members, personally and professionally, remain committed to people with these identities.

Grant will support new partnerships and curriculum centered on immigration, poverty, and labor rights policy

J.C. Salyer, assistant professor of practice, anthropology, and human rights, was honored on April 4, 2019, by the Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) and the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams.

Theory Into Practice | History Professor Nara Milanich and Students Help Immigrants “Seeking Asylum”
This spring break, professor of history Nara Milanich and students provided pro bono help in Dilley, Texas, for her course, Seeking Asylum, a credited, experiential learning experience that gives students the opportunity to explore the political crisis surrounding asylum-seeking families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

They discussed difficulties facing people of Haitian descent living in the Dominican Republic.

Dive into the fraught history of immigration to the US.