Weather Update

Due to the storm, Barnard College closed at 4pm Friday, 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. 

The Barnard Library and Archives closed at 4pm Friday and will remain closed on Saturday, Feb. 9.  The Library will resume regular hours on Sunday opening at 10am.  

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

Middle East

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Shirin Saeidi (Cambridge University, UK) and Kristin Soraya Batmanghelichi (Columbia University) come together to discuss post-1979 Iranian feminist studies and continued research in the discipline today.

Séverine Autesserre examines the various cultures that shape peacebuilding in the field.

Prof. Matar, Libyan author and member of Barnard's English faculty, answers questions on Libya through The New Yorker's "Ask the Author" webpage.

Scholar and activist Noam Chomsky considers discusses the causes and consequences of American foreign policy in Israel-Palestine.

Leader of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, speaks with Barnard students about education and globalization.

In Newsweek, political science professor discusses “how Pentagon billions are flowing to the strongmen in the Middle East.”

On Monday, May 23, at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Barnard partnered with Bishvilaych, Israel’s premier women’s health clinic, to host a forum entitled “Perspectives on Gender Medicine and Women’s Health.”

Political Science Professor Mona El-Ghobashy considers the events leading to Hosni Mubarak's ouster.

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