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

Prof. Randall Reback discusses economic impact on parochial schools

December 14, 2010
economics
education
Randall Reback

Economics professor Randall Reback discusses factors affecting student enrollment at parochial schools.  An excerpt from the article:

"Randall Reback, a Barnard College economist, says a number of factors could affect student enrollment. The economic downturn, increased choices for parents in public and charter schools and the shift of Catholic families out of traditional inner-city neighborhoods and into the suburbs all play a role.

“Many of the families have been using them as a relatively low-cost version of the private school system,” he says. “The fancy private schools in New York aren’t hurting at all, really it’s the families who pay a few thousand dollars a year who may have to think twice.”"