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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.  

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3:12 PM 02/08/2013

New book by Prof. Deborah Valenze named among "essential reads on food politics"

July 18, 2011
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Deborah Valenze

The Atlantic notes "Five Essential Reads on Food Politics," including history professor Deborah Valenze's new book, Milk: A Local and Global History. From the article:

""Milk is the place to go to begin understanding how we got from dairy maids to industrial milk production and the current debates about the value of raw." This is a serious work of history with great illustrations."

Also, read an interview with Prof. Valenze, who describes milk as a character, with "a life of its own in history:" 

"Milk has always had a life of its own in history. I hope this doesn't sound far-fetched, but I became convinced that milk was a character or agent, able to mystify all the people who were determined to master it. As an organic substance, milk really was alive."

Read the full interview here.