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… A Life of the Mind Professor Mary Gordon ’71 reflects on retiring … to Gordon’s time at Barnard. As a 1971 graduate, she first arrived on campus right before the historic protests of … ferocious 17-year-old,” Gordon recalls. “It was like I was being pulled here by some force. And then when I got here, I …

… Preserver of the Past Fay Chew Matsuda ’71 dedicated her life to … 2013. “We were trying to recover history that was quickly being lost.” Yet she persevered. At the time, there was no … she returned to the Hamilton-Madison House, where she first began her career, to serve as the program director of …

… Break This Down: 'The Moral Electricity of Print' Professor Ron Briggs discusses the power and influence of the literary salons of Lima in the … The University of San Marcos (founded in 1551) was the first “American” university, and it helped make Lima a center …

… Pandemic Panels #2: India and the Migrant Crisis On This Page On This Page Pandemic Panel … puppet theatre group based in Delhi, India. In addition to being a puppeteer, puppet theatre director and puppet … from the decade of Independence in the 1940s to the twenty first century.  Prof. Mitra has taught courses on Indian, …

… A Book of Our Own A new, illuminating tome chronicles the history of Barnard College By Lois Elfman ’80 Barnard … audiences of female students at Girton and Newnham — the first two colleges for women at the University of Cambridge — … or adapted to the different presidents of the college? Being labeled a Columbia wannabe at different times in my …

… Pandemic Poets Society | 'Prayer from the Silo' by Deborah Ketai '76 Ketai writes about the … return to lockdown , many people are struggling anew with being unable to meet loved ones during quarantine. Despite …   Prayer from the Silo   I remember the days before the first plague, before sex with a new partner required pedigree …

… Pandemic Poets Society | ‘Rewinding the Lesbian Sex Scene on a Flight from Denver’ by Alicia … of romance and falling in love from the perspective of being on a flight.  January 25, 2021 It is often said that … up with her on Twitter at @HiGroundCoward. This poem was first published in the American Poetry Review . Rewinding the …

… Nevertheless, They Persisted The Barnard community has always been known for its … Lahiri ’94 and her sisters Maya Rao and Meera Oliva, first-generation Indian-Americans who were moved to activism … more stories of courageous, audacious activism are already being told. If you’ve gotten involved in some way recently—or …

… Break This Down: The Syrian Refugee Crisis Prof. Lisel Hintz explains the … pro or anti-government sources, answers can vary greatly.  Being a non-Turkish citizen, some may think I'm ill-informed … of society to make their demands heard.  Seeing that first-hand was truly inspiring. How did the collaboration …

… This Down: Fake News Lecturer Rob Brotherton discusses the psychology of fake news and why we fall for it. November … Fake news has a long history. Within a few months of the first regularly published newspaper going on sale in the 17th … is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.” And there have been …