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… Salon: The King in Song; Hilma Ollila Carter ’45 and Deborah Pearl … Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and Billie Holiday, one of the first African-Americans to write Hollywood scores, and an … out the local Barnard Club, which Pearl frequented because being around “honest, authentic, and forthright women makes …

… achievements during your four years at Barnard but also the many things that you have accomplished since finishing … steps, like enrolling in graduate school, starting your first full-time job — sometimes from your living room — … working together. A new kind of celebration, a new way of being, emerged. And here we are today: the Barnard Classes of …

… The Year of the Barnard Woman in Politics The 2018 midterm … a member of Congress and also on campaigns. This was my first time running for elected office, not counting my … on how the Commonwealth can convert the economy from being fossil-fuel-based to renewable energy; access to health …

… Barnard College  has been incredibly proud to partner with the  Laidlaw Foundation  to provide first-year students and sophomores with opportunities to … Literature (English and German) and Ethnomusicology. Being Chinese-American and having lived in both the United …

… Spar, faculty, trustees, alumni, families and friends of the strong and beautiful Barnard graduates! Congratulations, … studying for examinations, which she passed on her first try. When she finally told her father, she later wrote, … do those doubts sometimes get in the way of your voices being heard? I wish I had the answer. Instead, all I can tell …

… diversity, Akosua Barthwell Evans ’68 has been challenging the status quo for decades By Preetica Pooni Barnard Magazine … says Barthwell Evans. “But when I placed out of my first-year English class, my professor told me to find … seeing the campus before. I was joining the College after being the first African American to integrate the Cranbrook …

… Under a unique agreement, women at Barnard College and the undergraduate divisions of Columbia University compete … women with the finest competitive opportunities. “I love being able to show younger children — and especially girls — … learn more about the admissions process, please visit our First-Year Applicants page . Frequently Asked Questions What …

… Finding Meaning in Life and the Law Profiles of three attorneys who have used their law … them a moment to reflect on their time at Barnard.   First and Foremost a Teacher Paula Franzese ’80 by Elicia … Happy Guide series, and wrote A Short and Happy Guide to Being a Law Student and A Short and Happy Guide to Being a …

… Back Wednesday,” art and data are united as activism with the Tempestry Project, which tracks climate change through … about the Tempestry Project is that it goes beyond just being art that others look at to being a process in and of … changing world.” A Barnard history major, McNeil spent the first 15 years of her career at SIPA’s Lehman Library , first …

… Are the Kids Alright? How to help our children recover and thrive … true that children are resilient, not enough attention is being paid to the resources they require to move forward on a … pandemic. Here’s how we can help them adapt and recover: First, we should work to guarantee that every child has at …

… sat down for a conversation with Jennifer Finney Boylan, the inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer in Residence Barnard … the time. What’s the mission of a women’s college? When I first started in 2008, I frequently got asked that question … Ultimately, that gives us some sense of how we are being perceived in the world. I’m very gratified that our …

… A Picture Is Worth… The late Sarah Charlesworth ’69 deployed photography to … document focused on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. But first, Charlesworth had to teach herself photography. Then … because there were only men in the studios. It seemed that being a female artist was unlikely to produce success.  …

… Better Together A message from the new AABC president, Sooji Park ’90 Barnard Magazine … the Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Center for Well-Being will be a brilliant breakthrough for our students — and … say hello and introduce yourself, if I don’t get to you first. Have a wonderful summer! With gratitude and hugs,  …

… with emerging activists,” you said recently, “in the hopes these activists will join the transformative human … since the earliest days of your career, working at the first rape crisis center in United States history. Like many … working and winning in solidarity.     Loretta Ross — for being a champion of women of color, and all women; for …

… Way Back Wednesday | Grassroots CEO Lala Wu ’07 The co-founder and incoming executive director of Sister … election inspired millions of Americans to vote for the first time and will go down in history as having the highest … enterprise off the ground that was still in the process of being built itself. Coming from a background outside of …

… Women Changing China At the 2014 Global Symposium in Shanghai, the question is asked: Have we stalled? By Lara Farrar … has changed for women in China since Barnard organized the first such symposium, in Beijing in 2008. From the beginning, …

… Barnard Magazine Barnard magazine Winter 2013 A class with the legendary poet and late Columbia professor Kenneth Koch … to direct individual episodes, a role Babbit likens to “being invited for Thanksgiving dinner as the guest of honor … also written and directed several independent films. Her first was the 1999 satirical comedy But I’m a Cheerleader. …

… ’74 wrote in her memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake , “The thing about old friends is not that they love you, but … Umpierre ’24 and Candela Escolar ’24 The two Miami natives first met in an aftercare program when they were only 5 years … on these separate adventures. Asked how they feel about being apart soon, both seemed unfazed. The certainty is …

… For The Love of Yiddish Carrying on a family tradition, the … went to Barnard. Rukhl Schaechter ’79 recently became the first woman to serve as editor of the 119-year-old Yiddish … reaching into communities around the globe. In addition to being the first female editor at the Forward , Rukhl is the …

… boundless opportunities for learning and exploration: in the lab and studio, in the classroom and in the field, in … It starts with shining a spotlight on personal well-being. For us to nourish our intellectual growth, we must … to welcome Marina Catallozzi, M.D., MSCE, as Barnard’s first Vice President of Health and Wellness and Chief Health …