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.
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Summer Workshop
In the summer following their admission to the program, all Mellon Fellows participate in a one-week workshop in which they identify the area in which they will conduct research over the next two years and develop the research skills necessary for success. Working intensively with faculty and administrative, as well as with graduate student mentors, the new fellows write a research prospectus and at week's end present their proposal to their peers and mentors.
Mentoring
The heart of the Mellon Program is the mentoring relationship each fellow establishes with the faculty member with whom she works in her junior and senior years. Mentors provide both academic guidance and insight into life as an academic. A Mellon fellow may:
- pursue independent research under the direction of her faculty mentor,
- work as a research assistant on a project that the faculty mentor is currently pursuing; or
- work on curricular or teaching projects of interest to her faculty mentor.
Bi-Monthly Meetings
MMUF fellows meet with the faculty and administrative coordinators, graduate student mentors, and invited guests frequently to discuss ongoing research, the process of applying to graduate school, public speaking and other topics such as the joys and challenges of academic life as a person of color and/or woman.
Summer Research
In the summer between their junior and senior years, fellows are funded to conduct research or to participate in one of a number of research programs in the United States or abroad.
Applying to Graduate School
The Barnard MMUF program also helps its fellows apply to graduate school by providing advice on suitable graduate programs, supervising the application process, as well as supplementing testing and application fees. The MMUF coordinators also encourage students to apply in the spring of their junior year to the Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers, which helps students prepare for graduate school applications.
Special Opportunities
Fellows attend scholarly conferences, including the local New York Regional Undergraduate Mellon Conference held each spring; they plan and participate in the annual Barnard Mellon Mays Distinguished Lecture. In addition, students have joined in a number of special projects, including a 2003 research trip to South Africa. Fellows have also had the opportunity to work with Barnard faculty on research projects partially funded by Barnard’s Mellon Mays program.
Barnard College MMUF Alumnae
As of 2010, Barnard’s program has been very successful: three Barnard MMUF alumnae have earned the Ph.D. and up to twenty others are in Ph.D programs. Our fellows have won national fellowships for graduate study form the Ford Foundation and the National Science Foundation, among others.
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