Exceptional leaders who have shaped politics, advocacy, literature, and science joined the Class of 2016 to celebrate at this year’s commencement. Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of the think tank New America, delivered the keynote address, in which she discussed the nature of contemporary feminism. Slaughter received Barnard’s medal of distinction alongside internationally acclaimed author and MacArthur Fellow Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, public policy advocate Sister Simone Campbell, and Turing Award-winning computer scientist Shafi Goldwasser.
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Award-winning music producer Ebonie Smith ’07, museum curators on objects of interest, a dance course brings students to the stage, and more!