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… Lesbian Poet Alicia Mountain ’10 For Pride Month (June), the accomplished poet talks all things queer poetry. June 1, … answers come to mind when I consider this question. The first is to offer a roster of the iconic lesbian poets, as … I came out as a lesbian while I was at Barnard, and being in a space where it’s okay to be gay and queer …

… with author Courtney E. Martin ’02 on navigating the complex dynamics of racial segregation in schools By … and Asian American families, and so that was really the first moment that I started to ask, “What is going on here?” … about, because a big part of the white whisper network is being on the playground and being like, “Oh you definitely …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… ’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 …

… 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 …

… The Science of Writing A peer-to-peer writing program … Ainsley Walker ’23 when she remembers her early days as a first-year in a Barnard chemistry class. “I was really … apparent in its selection process for fellows. Along with being skilled writers, based on their writing samples and …

… Barnard Year of Science: Science Writing Fellows The Science of Writing and Communication A peer-to-peer … Ainsley Walker ’23 when she remembers her early days as a first-year in a Barnard chemistry class. “I was really … apparent in its selection process for fellows. Along with being skilled writers, based on their writing samples and …

… Dispatch from the Second Annual Barnard Startup Summit: Izzy Lapidus ‘24 My first day working as the Athena Entrepreneurship Intern was … a reality on the 17th. Within the first two hours of being in the office, I could already see how this year’s …

… 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 …