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

President Spar on the "perfection trap" facing women today

October 11, 2012
career
parenting
feminism
Debora Spar

On the heels of her Newsweek/The Daily Beast piece about feminism without perfection, President Spar delivered the keynote address at an event kicking off Harvard Business School's yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of its first class of female M.B.A.s.

President Spar also appeared on NPR's Talk of the Nation, discussing this issue of the "perfection trap" that women face in today's society. Read more in Forbes, The Washington Post, and Inside Higher Ed.