Learn about alumnae and students — from the Class of 2014 to the Class of 2024 — who are working across disciplines to improve society with creativity and innovation.
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Beyond being a spymaster’s wife, Colby fought for and helped to win legislation for spouses to receive benefits for the service they provide to the United States’ most secret agency.
The opera singer, who will be recognized by the Figure Skating in Harlem organization for her work with young skaters of color, learned from Barnard how to consistently shatter ice and expectations.
A new festival from Barnard’s Movement Lab invited an exploration of what it means to live and make art at a time of rapidly evolving technology.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shares her distinctive approach to the classroom, where she centers issues of immigration and Latinx stories.
Learn about eight Barnard women who forged legal careers and championed equal rights for all.
Fifty-five years after graduating from the College, the alumna gives a firsthand account of her trailblazing activism in the historic 1968 Columbia protests.
President Laura Rosenbury will welcome former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder for a discussion to honor the judicial pioneer and devoted Barnard alumna.
Wang, who majored in math and computer science, will spend a year in Beijing pursuing a fully funded master’s program in global affairs.
Experience a year at Barnard through the College’s most cherished traditions.
In the introductory course Drawing Studio, students learn that there’s a lot more to the craft than simply putting pencil (or charcoal) to paper.
The Harlem Renaissance, art installations at the MoMA, and American theatre are a small slice of what students will learn as they head back to class this spring.
... Sarah Botstein ’94, Greta Gerwig ’06, and Donna Zakowska ’75, who are in the running for their directing and costume design work this 2024 awards season.
A curated list of some of the College’s most exciting moments from this year.
In the debut YA novel by Jenny Laden ’92, This Terrible True Thing, the author draws on the experience of losing her father to AIDS.
How Millie’s Thanksgiving Homestay Program fosters community among students who remain in NYC for the holiday and alumnae who are eager to host them.
The award-winning chemist publishes on critical carbon-consuming enzyme and is recognized for her dedication to the professional development of undergraduate students
Fifty-five years after graduating from the College, the alumna gives a firsthand account of her trailblazing activism in the historic 1968 Columbia protests.
The celebrated author reflects on a voyage of departure and return — touchstones of her latest book, Roman Stories — as well as her first year back at Barnard.
The College launches its theatre season with a Shakespeare comedy that challenges notions of love and gender.