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

Barnard welcomes new faculty members

August 21, 2012
This fall, many of Barnard’s academic departments welcome new faculty members whose diverse expertise will enhance course offerings and expand the scope of research on campus. Here, some of the incoming professors answer questions about their scholarly work and teaching interests.
 
Beth Berkowitz, Visiting Associate Professor of Religion
 
“My work lies at the intersection of religious studies and Jewish studies, centering on religious authority, identity, and differences.”
 
 
 
 
 
Andrew Crowther, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
 
“I am a physical chemist studying the properties of graphene, which has great potential as a new material for electronics and energy.”
 
 
 
 
Rachel Eisendrath, Assistant Professor of English
 
“I specialize in sixteenth-century English poetry and prose. My research involves the history of poetic forms, aesthetics, and the intersection of literary and visual arts.”
 
 
 
Sumati Gupta, Term Assistant Professor of Psychology
 
“My research focuses on how people regulate their emotions while dealing with eating disorder symptoms or following traumatic events.”
 
 
 
 
 
Karen Lewis, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
 
“My work deals with the philosophy of language, particularly questions of meaning and communication.”
 
 
 
 
 
Meredith B. Linn, Term Assistant Professor of Urban Studies
 
“My area of research is in urban historical archaeology, with a particular focus on health and healing.”
 
 
 
 
Masha Mimran ’04, Lecturer in French
 
“My area of research is the 19th-century French novel, psychoanalysis, and late nineteenth century French medical treatises and medical philosophy.”
 
 
 
 
 
Ellen F. Morris ’91, Assistant Professor of Classics
 
“I study ancient Egyptian society using an interdisciplinary approach. Much of my work examines Egypt’s relations with its neighbors in the Levant and Nubia from roughly 1550-1000 B.C.”
 
 
 
 
Jonathan W. Snow, Assistant Professor in Biology
 
“My specific area of research is the molecular and cellular immune mechanisms that honey bees use to fight off microbial pathogens including bacteria, fungi, and viruses.”
 
 
 
 
Loren K. Wolfe, Associate in French
 
“I am a scholar of late nineteenth and twentieth century French/Francophone literature.”