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… Summer 2012 Perils of the Presidency
 Partisan politics is only one of many … asking, however, is why anyone would want the job. While being president most definitely has its perks, it’s not only … the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Graphic Arts…First tenured woman on the faculty of the Yale School of …

… Spring 2012 The Next Picture Show
 At a restored theater, Jennifer … daughters; their middle, Charlotte Christman-Cohen, is a first-year at Barnard. 
 Christman returned to school—this … time for an MBA at Columbia Business School—and wound up being hired as an internal consultant for IBM. Though she …

… 100 Days Professor Colleen Thomas-Young reflects on “the body in protest” and how dance helped her through the first 100 days of the pandemic. July 13, 2020 I am a dancer, … deeper.  Going deeper has been a theme of this time, from being quiet to listening and healing. The silver linings are …

… Lacambra ’21 An alumna takes a seagoing adventure into the heart of climate change.    April 22, 2022 While … and knew she wanted to attend a big-city college. Her first visit to Barnard’s campus sealed the deal, even though … warming, the mixed layer plays an [essential] role in being able to sequester both excess heat and CO2 on a more …

… about my work for a popular (nonacademic) audience. My first and prevailing thought was “I’m not a writer. I can’t write a book.” So I dismissed the idea until one of the agents suggested I try writing a … male. They feel that they don’t belong. This sense of being an outsider creates anxiety and that anxiety, in turn, …

… From Barnard to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame After more than half a … which was an easy subway trip to the ice rink. Despite not being a competitive skater, Brennan still trained because she … endured to pass the figure and free skate tests. The first step is to judge small competitions, advancing to …

… Leadership Past Leaders of the College Ella Weed Ella Weed was born on January 27, 1853, … academic staff. Smith graduated from Bryn Mawr with its first class and went on to become one of the first women to … in 1909. She taught at both Columbia and Barnard before being appointed assistant professor of English at Barnard. In …

… April 1, 2021 Asian Americans are frequently viewed as all being much the same—we’re treated as though we don’t have rich inner … in science and math, are limiting and dehumanizing. The first time I came across the word metacognition , I was a …

… disciplines, from economics to psychology, to weigh in on the question “How can human beings thrive?” Barnard Magazine … involved, it is political.” To improve human well-being, we first and foremost need to be committed to improving our …

… By Debora Spar and Jennifer Finney Boylan. Adapted from The Bitch is Back: Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier, … was that I was sick and tired of every man on the planet being unable to look above my neck. Their fault, I know, not … the beans. After bearing the burden in secret for the first 12 years of our supposedly heterosexual marriage, I …