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

Anna Quindlen '74 on "The Agony of Writing"

April 23, 2012
writing

In The Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Anna Quindlen '74 reflects on the challenges of writing every day. An excerpt:

""Inspiration comes during work, not before it," Madeleine L'Engle once wrote, and for that to happen you must sit down in a chair. I don't believe in writer's block. It's not that sometimes you can't write, it's that you can't write well. Experience has told me that writing poorly sometimes leads to something better. Not writing at all leads only to reruns of "Law and Order." Which I love, but still."

Read the full piece.

Quindlen, who served as Chair of Barnard's Board of Trustees from 2003-2010, is the author of a new memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake.  On NPR's "Fresh Air," listen as Quindlen discusses her book with Terry Gross. Also, watch an interview with Lisa Belkin on Huffington Post. Read more about Quindlen's latest New York Times bestseller in USA Today, Slate.com, and The Chicago Tribune.

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