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. 

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Obama Administration and Barnard College host Urban Economic Forum

February 03, 2012
entrepreneurship

On Friday, February 3, the White House Business Council, the White House Council on Women and Girls, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership Studies hosted an Urban Economic Forum on campus to discuss the Administration’s commitment to supporting policies that create private-sector jobs and support the next generation of entrepreneurs who will not only strengthen our economy but compete globally.

Featured speakers included White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Chief of Staff for First Lady Michelle Obama Tina Tchen, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo, Gilt Group Chairman Susan Lyne, and Huffington Post President and Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington, among many others.

The Urban Economic Forum at Barnard College is the first of a multi-city series designed to connect urban entrepreneurs and business owners to the local and national resources and networks they need to grow and hire, and to discuss ways to enhance their success.  In addition to New York City, the Urban Economic Forums will be held in Birmingham, Columbus, Detroit, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Phoenix. 

Read more about the Urban Economic Forum from Forbes, BET.com, The Columbia Spectator and Politics on Point. See tweets from the event, as well as a video clip from Valerie Jarrett's conversation with Maria Bartiromo. Check back soon for video coverage.

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