Weather Update
Due to the storm, Barnard College will close at 4pm today, for non-essential personnel. “Essential personnel" include staff in Facilities, Public Safety and Residence Halls.
Friday evening and weekend classes are cancelled but events are going forward as planned unless otherwise noted. The Athena Film Festival programs are also scheduled to go forward as planned but please check http://athenafilmfestival.com/ for the latest information.
Please be advised that due to the conditions, certain entrances to campus may be closed. The main gate at 117th Street & Broadway will remain open. For further updates on college operations, please check this website, call the College Emergency Information Line 212-854-1002 or check AM radio station 1010WINS.
3:12 PM 02/08/2013
“As the father of two daughters, President Obama wanted to speak to some of America’s next generation of women leaders,” a White House official said.
Total applications surpass 5,000 for the first time in history.
The First-Year Class Dean will give a brief review of the process and procedures for the upcoming advance program planning for Fall 2011, as well as an overview of the timeline for the rest of the semester. There will also be new information regarding your upcoming summer (taking summer courses, staying on campus during the summer, finding and funding summer internships), as well as information from the Athena Center. All first-year students should plan to attend one of these meetings. Visit barnardfirstyear.blogspot.com for updates.
Dean Kuan Tsu will discuss important upcoming deadlines, the major declaration process, and summer course approvals. You will also learn about fellowship, internship, and study abroad opportunities. All sophomores should plan to attend one of these meetings.
The Barnard community welcomes back to campus Dean Avis Hinkson '84 who begins her role as Dean of the College on Monday, February 14.
The Diana Center was named Building of the Year, education category, by ArchDaily.
The Barnard International Artist Series kicked off in November 2012 with a documentary about a Chinese taxi driver living in an artist community outside of Beijing.
The Women in Public Service Project convened at Barnard for the first time in September, 2012.
On a particularly dreary day at the end of February, I was trying to get word about my younger son... When the phone rang, I leaped, positive that it was the emergency room calling with the final diagnosis. Instead, it was my office, informing me that President Obama wanted to give the commencement address at Barnard. What does one say? “Oh wow,” I mumbled. “Sure. I have to get off the phone now.”
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