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
"The Most Powerful Moms in Education are leading the way from their homes to the top ranks at colleges, universities, medical schools and law schools," writes Working Mother.
Dr. Debora Spar, after a long and decorated teaching career at Harvard Business School, became the 11th President of Barnard College in 2008, a leading women's college. In her inaugural address to the college Spar said, “Over the next few years, my goal will be to take the work that Barnard’s faculty and staff have been doing brilliantly over the past several decades…and push it even further, probing to understand both the options that women now face and their capacity to choose and maneuver among them.” Beyond her career in education, Spar has written six books, her most recent being The Baby Business, which examines fertility and adoption. It is a topic that hits close to home for Spar who adopted her daughter from Russia."
