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… college, Barnard is known for its long-standing focus on the humanities and increasingly for its STEM programs, like … bring something like “the softer side of capitalism” into being. Do we want business actors to behave ethically? Yes! … that although business majors may earn more in their first jobs than their pals in the humanities programs, the …

… Laurie Anderson ’69 and Jhumpa Lahiri ’89 in Conversation The famous alumnae came together to discuss artistic … I just wanted to see you again.” For audience members, being able to witness their rapport and shared dedication to … text, and I gather AI could generate at least a decent first draft in the style of both my co-translator and myself. …

… and indirectly. Barnard strives to change and dismantle the culture of violence in the world. By strengthening and … awareness of campus and community resources, such as Being Barnard , Barnard's violence prevention program, and … Series. In 2019, Marlee's sexual assault case became the first in North America to conclude with restorative justice …

… Art and Science Collide at the ‘Ecological Imaginary’ Exhibition Sixteen students from … Mark I, a task for which she is now credited as one of the first three computer programmers.  “Hopper received countless … [because] science is unpredictable. Science is about being open to change and being adaptive. My artwork …

… Soul Providers The Barnard Organization of Soul Sisters (BOSS) celebrates 50 … , a group that celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first official act this February. From its start, the group … both their intelligence and potential. Sometimes, being a black woman at Barnard can be difficult, says Alicia …

… Announces New Trustees With a new semester underway, the community also welcomes seven new Board of Trustees … Island Medal and the Columbia Alumni Medal, as well as being recognized by the League of Women Voters and the Girl … shaping their public agendas across all issue areas; she first served as deputy mayor to Antonio Villaraigosa and was …

… Fall 2021 Public Service & Advocacy Moving Forward As the deputy secretary of transportation, Polly Trottenberg ’86 … of the incredible history there.” What resulted from that first brush with urban policy and planning is a public … maybe once in a generation. It will make — if the bill as being discussed passes — tremendous investments in transit …

… 2021 Congratulations to Professor Séverine Autesserre for being awarded the 2021 Emily Gregory Teaching Award! Named for the first female full professor at Columbia University, the Emily …

… I’m bracing for a fresh wave of it, with a new novel on the way about a damaged, talented girl named Rainey Royal and … and she didn’t.) But I wasn’t prepared in 2009, when my first story collection, Normal People Don’t Live Like This, … began writing fiction at the age of 40, after years of being a journalist. I repeated what Madeleine told her …

… Inspired by Jane For the author of The Jane Austen Project, turning the age that … knowing that it was my true home, as much my destiny as being a novelist. It seemed a terrible place to be poor, and … of 1984: the center of the world, full of possibility. At first I was too busy adapting to my new workplace and …

… ’70 Creates Distinctive Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship in the Arts May 19, 2022 Image In early 2020, Jane Jelenko ’70 … a career in Los Angeles.  The program is Barnard’s first-ever Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship for graduating … out of her element and ask questions. “Taking time and being comfortable expressing that I don’t know something …

… Barnard’s 2021 Gala: A Virtual Success The annual event honored the entire Barnard community for its … students, friends, and family gathered for the College’s first-ever virtual Annual Gala. Each year, proceeds from the … hub, the Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Center for Well-Being. There were discussions around sustainability and the …

… Introducing Barnard’s New Provost and Dean of the Faculty Rebecca L. Walkowitz — a distinguished scholar of … of Languages, and led her department through the school’s first-ever Associate Professor Mentoring Program. In … and language from Harvard University. “What I love about being an academic is the multigenerational community we build …

… Small-School Support, Big-School Athletics Because of the College’s partnership with Columbia University, Barnard … coaches. Sights and Sounds of Barnard: Athletes in Action Being a college athlete means that I’m part of something … There are two major competitions at which we aim to place first each year: the  national championship  and the  Ivy …

… been meeting so many fascinating people, settling in to the day-to-day routine, and focusing on the exciting … ahead. But without question, the watershed moment of my first months at Barnard occurred on a perfectly beautiful … in bunk beds (which is why she has one in her new room), being president means going to meetings all the time, and New …

… Taylor ’54, circa 1978 Federal Judge Anna Diggs Taylor ’54 The first Black woman appointed to the U.S. District Court in … Taylor’s group, hurling slurs and insults. Despite being in fear for her life during the experience, Taylor …

… their match. Adjunct lecturer Skye Cleary explains why the opposite may be true.  February 14, 2020 Now is the … dating [the wrong people] and bringing people closer to being in loving relationships. And we already have forms of … ideally comes later, but a system based on swiping as the first gate to a relationship doesn’t take these more nuanced …

… 800-pound sculpture arrived at its temporary home between the Diana Center and Altschul Hall.  Weecha , brought to … said Richardson. Geologically Inspired Richardson first crossed paths with Crawford, fondly referred to by … back to his mind. “That just took me all the way back to being in the field with her,” he said. From there, he began …

… 2024 Students eagerly shared their research discoveries in the Lida Orzeck ‘68 Poster Session, while curious attendees … of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Here, they reflect on their first SRI experience and poster session. Image Student … was really fun going back and forth with other students, being able to go to other people's posters and learn from …

… Professor of French and Africana Studies Kaiama L. Glover The Francophone-Caribbean scholar and lead researcher of a $5 … this year — only 8% of applicants were — but hers was the first NEH fellowship given to a Barnard faculty member since … that mode of textual inquiry to an actual human being — a writer of texts. Video : “René Depestre, From Haiti …