… into. So this was a perfect opportunity to learn about all the different specialties and fields of medicine and see what … background and I can go into pediatrics from that.” The first of the day’s two panels included four physicians and … fertilization (IVF) for more than two decades, loved being in the laboratory. She is still there today, although …
/magazine/winter-2014/health-care-careers… What is my cat trying to communicate? Do animals think the way I imagine them to, or am I simply imposing my … my pet? In short—how are animals and humans different, or the same? The “human-animal binary” was the topic of the … Yonina Rennert Women in Judaism Forum. It was the series’ first talk since Berkowitz became the tenured chair. …
/magazine/winter-2014/animal-natures-and-rabbinic-writings… “I was a transfer student and a commuter,” she says, “not the type of person who would be all that involved.” But, she decided to volunteer for Barnard, first as a BAAR, interviewing prospective students and … served as treasurer of the Alumnae Association’s board. Being a part of Barnard’s alumnae community has been about …
/magazine/summer-2015/honored-service… From the Executive Director of Alumnae Relations Barnard Magazine … Spring 2015 Joining Barnard has been exhilarating. My first week coincided with the amazing Global Symposium, and … we will continue to expand upon the tremendous work being done, honor the rich Barnard history and traditions, …
/magazine/spring-2015/executive-director-alumnae-relations… issues. She worked on educational programming with the New York Council on Children’s Television and Newsweek … College. Student input led to new rugs and warm lighting being installed in social spaces at the McIntosh Student … of The Diana Center, as well as in Lewis Parlor on the first floor of Brooks Hall. “We wanted to find ways to …
/magazine/summer-2016/honored-service… Against the Odds, A Career in Medicine Edith Tennenbaum Shapiro ’56 … was 11. “After years of hiding and then wandering, that first summer in the United States was fun,” and she felt … she says. Though she didn’t know English, she recalls “being free, playing on the streets of Coney Island, managing …
/magazine/classnotes-smr-2016/against-odds-career-medicine… Barnard magazine Fall 2014 In retrospect, it’s as though the seed for Emma Wolfe’s career in community organizing and … their success didn’t register as a shock, but the sense of being underdogs in the race never evaporated. “What was … one of her most fulfilling moments on the job so far. “The first day of school, I sort of pinched myself,” she says. “I …
/magazine/fall-2014/making-government-happen… courses? CU often has discussion sections and times on the course listings page. Barnard does not. Sign-up for sections generally occurs during the first week or two of the semester. Classes and Credits for … Everyone must take at least one intro lecture. Note: being relieved of a intro lecture does not relieve you from …
/faqs-0… Burns . Leader of Xerox. Innovator in business. Woman at the helm. Often imitated, never duplicated, your story of … organization under your watchful eye. In 2009, after being named CEO, you orchestrated the largest acquisition in … the record books,” you were named chairman in May 2010—the first African American woman ever to lead a Fortune 500 …
/commencement/archives/2014/ursula-burns… bit about your internship. “I spent three months at The Washington Post in D.C. as the photo editing intern. I … through extracurriculars here on campus. From the very first day, I was treated like an employee. I was in charge of … we wanted to have a chat with over coffee or lunch. Being a sociable person definitely helped a lot.” How did you …
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