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… Past Year and Looking Ahead President Beilock's message on the City of New York’s Day of Remembrance, honoring those who … and staff. And we would continue to adapt and change, at first on a daily basis, then stretching into weeks and … to this loss, and making time for it is essential for well-being. This Friday, March 19, from 12 noon to 12:15 p.m., we …

… Project Poetry The award-winning poet Maya C. Popa ’11 is spreading a … feel extremely grateful that there’s this whole mode of being and of thinking on the page that isn’t concrete. So … named one of the Guardian ’s Best Books of Poetry, and her first collection, American Faith , which was awarded the …

… successes, Barnard student-athletes played a key role on the Columbia women’s basketball team By Anne Stein ’90JRN … team stepped onto the court at Virginia Tech to play the first Division I  NCAA Tournament game in program history. … been great experiencing D1 basketball and academically being involved in smaller classrooms and getting to know my …

… by Barnard’s Athena Center for Leadership Studies. Setting the stage, Krawcheck tells of how she arrived in New York … University of North Carolina with a journalism degree. Her first job was in investment banking, and she hated it. (“Talk … quickly and I fell,” she says. Her distinctions include being the only woman ever to be fired twice on the front page …

… Through The Gates: Career Due Diligence 8 Business Lessons from … University of North Carolina with a journalism degree. Her first job was in investment banking, and she hated it. (“Talk … quickly and I fell,” she says. Her distinctions include being the only woman ever to be fired twice on the front page …

… Professor Alexandra Horowitz Explores the Power of a Dog’s Nose October 21, 2016 In her new book, Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell, … and going to owners’ homes to run them. Our lab, the first one in the United States, still has no “lab” space, but …

… Commerford On this World Mental Health Day (October 10), the director of the Rosemary Furman Counseling Center offers … been able to receive direct help for improved mental well-being and access resources such as group workshops and … things they “should” be doing, and it becomes oppressive. First, I’d recommend immediately thinking about work/play …

… by Jill Donenfeld ’06 With Thanksgiving right around the corner, many of us are deep in menu planning for one of the first vaccinated family feasts since the COVID-19 pandemic … visit the  Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Center for Well-Being , Barnard’s new centralized hub for all …

… With ... Environmental Activist Leah Levenson ’24 The political ecology senior considers the connection between … use to publicly demonstrate their commitment to the well-being of the environment and society. Image While interning … was a member of the SGA Sustainability Committee during my first two years at Barnard, [where I witnessed] the efforts …

… Expanding the Borders of Scholarship Professor Tamara J. Walker on why … studying in Argentina; there, she faced difficulties being Black in a country that felt explicitly racist to her.  … seven years and at the University of Toronto for six. Her first book, Exquisite Slaves: Race, Clothing, and Status in …

… Alexandra Watson Alexandra Watson (Writer and Lecturer, First Year Writing) spoke to Joscelyn Jurich about incorporating meditation into her courses, the relationship between contemplative practices in pedagogy … And I felt like I couldn't connect to anything that was being said. I couldn't even really understand what was being …

… ideas, response to audience, and physical affect. Through the Speaking Center and our attached class program, Speaking … of cultivating a space for marginalized voices on campus. Being able to say what you mean is pivotal skill that is … can apply to become a Speaking Fellow? Students in their first or sophomore years are eligible to become Speaking …

… shows that student engagement drops significantly after the first 15-20 minutes during uninterrupted lectures. Keeping in … who leads the class (providing the main voice and being the person on camera throughout the learning …

… Fall 2015 Caribbean Feminisms On the Page Writers find compatibility in regional diversity By … in fiction writing from Hunter College. Minding Ben , her first novel, newly published in paperback as Grace in the … For Danticat, “The non-fiction keeps the fiction from being preachy. I get the preach out of the way.” Brown writes …

… 2013 Musical-theatre composer Jeanine Tesori revels in “the big shows,” but also stretches artistic boundaries in … committed to this initiative for the next two years. Her first season this past summer featured Violet, her first … and those of others, and understand the balance between being selfish and being generous. It’s about how the ideas …

… Digital Initiatives at Barnard A host of projects confirms the College’s commitment to new technology By Thomas … Digital Design Agency (ADDA) is a student-run start-up being developed by the Athena Center for Leadership Studies. … who take an intro to computing class drop it within the first two weeks,” says Nathalie Molina Niño, who heads …

… Tellez When Jackie Jahn ’12 and Zoe Mendelson ’12 first met on an elevator as Barnard first-years, they … remained besties long after graduation. And in June 2019, the friends united to launch a free, bilingual online … a specific word [“pussy*”] over another [“vagina”] as being “ gender-and-organ-inclusive .” Can you expound on that …

… ʼ78 is a New York Times science columnist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting. She is the author of … improve cognition. Yes. We know, for example, that being in nature actually changes our ability to focus. It … That’s great. It’s good to keep at least one hand in your first love. Barnard is of course a women’s college, which …

… How Toddlers Thrive: What parents can do today to plant the seeds of lifelong success (Simon & Schuster, 2014). She … experiences and challenges, including work and family and being a parent during the pandemic, as well as children's use … that will help a toddler feel safe and cared for in their first school experience. In her spare time, Ali enjoys yoga, …

… Archuleta In March, Susan Stamberg ’59 received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her pioneering work in … actress Annette Bening told the crowd. Stamberg became the first woman to hold an anchor position on a nightly news … of my heart.” Read an interview with Stamberg in the “Being the First” series . … Susan Stamberg ’59 Gets Her Star …