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
In an article about assisted reproductive technology in The Vancouver Sun, Barnard President Debora Spar discusses the big business behind fertility:
"I get it, I understand it. I think because reproductive technologies are so new, people still have this knee-jerk reaction against them -- they get very scared when the words 'baby' or 'reproduction' occur in the same sentence as money," says Spar, a former professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and current president of Barnard College in New York City. "The truth of the matter is that there is commerce going on -- and it's pretty expensive and high-priced commerce going on."
