… 2023 In theatrical circles , there’s a belief that by the time you’re old enough to understand King Lear in … Festival production of King Lear . The role, notorious for being among Shakespeare’s most challenging for performers, … to life a vastly conflicted character. “Men [often first] play Lear when they’re too young to play it, because …
/magazine/summer-2023/every-inch-king… students want to return to time and time again. That’s the story for Rachel Burns ‘24, the 2023-2024 Senior Co-Chair … — and how she practices it – from joining it as a first-year to leading it as a senior. Image Most Barnard … the loudest voice with the biggest role. Now, I think it's being mindful of everyone else that's working with you as …
/RachelBurns_AthenaJourney… Photo of Nancy Friday, the author and pop psychologist who passed away in 2017, … donated to just any institution. When the collection was first offered to Columbia University, their archival team … researchers must sign a nondisclosure agreement before being permitted to see the papers, the only requirement of …
/news/barnard-archives-delicate-and-distinct-approach… With … Author and Feminist Activist Premilla Nadasen The Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History has dedicated three … Equally troubling was the enormous profit that was being reaped by the private and public sectors during a … much of my work is collaborative, so my inclination is to first acknowledge the collective projects I am involved in — …
/news/5-questions-author-and-feminist-activist-premilla-nadasen… Arts Library) Librarian Jean Blackwell Hutson ’35 Meet the librarian who transformed the Schomburg Collection into a … not shield her from racism; and finding housing was her first challenge. Barnard’s dean, Virginia Gildersleeve , … assumed that they knew all there was to know just by being Black, but there is much more to the history of Black …
/news/librarian-jean-blackwell-hutson-35… Hilary Callahan in the Barnard Archives with a yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia … Delicate leaves and flowers from the Barnard Archives are being scanned and digitally preserved for future scholars … the care of Emily Gregory , a pioneering botanist and the first woman professor hired at Barnard. Gregory was part of …
/news/historic-herbarium-goes-digital… more! You can request access to our audio tour . Recorded First-Year and Transfer Information Session Do you have … First-Year Applications Information Session Request the recording of our Transfer Admission Information Session … work, and how do Barnard students take advantage of being in New York City? What are the unique benefits of a …
/virtual-visits… Friedman ’74 details her childhood on a chicken farm in the Catskills as the daughter of Holocaust survivors. January … memory alive. The hamlet is also the name of Friedman’s first memoir, set to release in May 2026. In its pages, she … of The Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Center for Well-Being Advisory Board, the President’s Advisory Council, the …
/news/michelle-friedman-74-daughter-holocaust-survivors-pens-memoir… says that some of her greatest lessons were learned off the field By Isabella Pechaty ’23 Barnard Magazine Barnard … a passion for athletics. Her early love of competition first brought her to soccer, but it was the dogged spirit of the sport’s players that got her to stay. “I love being around people who are gritty, who are hardworking and …
/magazine/spring-2024/team-spirit… those ideas to others. One-to-one workshops are hosted in the Speaking Center*, where Fellows empower students to … in the Speaking Center Become a Speaking Fellow! Are you a first-year or sophomore? Interested in various aspects of … your relationship to public speaking is, know that being a Speaking Fellow is about having a genuine investment …
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