Barnard College News

As 2018 nears its end, we reflect on an amazing, eventful year at Barnard. Here are a few of the moments that made the year so memorable.

They highlighted the Design/Media Centers' work with movement and dance.

A discussion of indigenous issues, political ecology, and Facebook’s role in Papua New Guinea with Professor Paige West.

Two Barnard faculty members recently received major research grant awards, enabling them to continue existing studies.

We're lucky to have such brilliant minds at BLAIS!

When should a student begin preparing for life after college? According to the team at Beyond Barnard, Day 1 is not too early, and it’s never too late to think about post-graduate options.

On October 18, the 2018 Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame, marking the 35th anniversary of the Columbia-Barnard Athletics Consortium, is honoring Barnard basketball team member Charlene Schuessler Fideler '90 and members of Barnard’s 1985-86 basketball team.

In recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 7–13) and World Mental Health Day (October 10), Professor Michael G. Wheaton discusses the meanings of the three ubiquitous letters.

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Biology Hilary Callahan and Greenhouse Coordinator Nicholas Gershberg discuss what makes the greenhouse one of the most unusual rooftop gardens in the city.

Barnard celebrated the grand opening of The Cheryl and Philip Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning on October 3, 2018.

Wright will oversee an innovative space where students and faculty can engage in interdisciplinary, large-scale data projects and computational research.

This summer, faculty in Barnard’s Chemistry Department were awarded major federal grants that will support them, individually and collaboratively, as they research a variety of topics.

Every year, Barnard faculty lead students on trips outside New York City—often outside the United States—to conduct research, perform, and expand teaching and learning opportunities.