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NEWS
ARCHIVE -- SPRING 2007
July 2007
July 2007 Alumna in Action—Ronnie Myers Eldridge: Talking Head | More...
July 2007 Intern in Action—Erin Jackson '07 | More...
Alumna Margot Botsford '69 to be appointed to highest court in Massachusetts | More...
Barnard campus network downtime scheduled for Saturday, July 28 | More...
Wall Street Journal quotes Urban Studies professor David Smiley on parking in cities | More...
Religion professor Alan Segal discusses American beliefs about life after death | More...
Lynn Jones Huntley '67 on giving back: Reunion 2007 | More...
Incoming Barnard first-year student Jenny Vallancourt profiled in New Jersey's Star-Ledger | More...
Barnard bucks trend and reduces private loans | More...
Religion professor Randall Balmer comments on survey finding majority of academics believe in God | More...
Environmental science professor Stephanie Pfirman discusses STEM education in Science roundtable. | More...
Nexus architects Weiss/Manfredi featured in Architectural Record | More...
June 2007
June 2007 Alumna in Action—Sonya Kim '98: The CEO | More...
President Judith Shapiro's letter regarding the British boycott of Israeli academics published in the New York Post | More...
Singer-songwriter Elana Fremerman James '92 discusses her work with Bob Dylan in the Chicago Daily Herald | More...
Ms. Magazine reviews True Grit by Laura Flanders '85 and features an audio interview with her | Read or listen...
Alumna Lauren Graham '88 profiled in the Los Angeles Times | More...
Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library acquires the papers of Barnard alumna Erica Mann Jong '63 | More...
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum '81 serves as grand marshall of NYC Gay Pride Parade | More...
Alumna Marilyn Sanders Mobley '74 named Provost of Bennett College in Greensboro, NC | More...
Civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs '35 profiled in Diverse Education | Read more...
The Conversation on KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio features President Judith Shapiro | Read or listen...
Spring Splendor Barnard 2007 Gala & Auction raises $2.1 million for financial aid | More...
President Judith Shapiro to discuss Barnard's pullout from US News & World Report's college rankings on CNN's American Morning
The New York Times publishes President Judith Shapiro's letter on academic boycotts | More...
Barnard and other liberal arts colleges will no longer participate in US News & World Reports annual college rankings | More...
Alumna Helene Gayle '76 profiled in The Buffalo News | More...
Recent graduate Melanie Hildebrant '07 profiled in the Express-Times | More...
Barnard network downtime scheduled for Friday, June 22 | More...
Incoming first-year student Becky Gimple profiled in Newsday | More...
President Judith Shapiro quoted in Newsday | More...
Rachel McDermott, Asian and Middle Eastern cultures professor, quoted in The New York Times | More...
Alumna and civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs '35 to appear on this week's Bill Moyers Journal on PBS | Local listings...
Cover article of the NY Times Sunday Book Review written by French professor Caroline Weber | More...
Education professor and Barnard alumna Maria Rivera Maulucci '88 featured in El Diario article on Latinos in science | More...
Alumna Leah Salmansohn Dunaief '62 publishes essay about Barnard Reunion | More...
Up to the challenge: Barnard accepts Mayor Michael Bloomberg's challenge to reduce greenhouse emissions 30% by the year 2017 | More...
Anna Quindlen '74 and Barnard's Spring Splendor garner mention in the NY Daily News "Gatecrasher" | More...
Board of Trustees Chair Anna Quindlen '74 announces presidential search committee | More...
Read any good books lately? The NY Times Sunday Book Review includes suggestions from alumnae Mary Gordon '71 and Edwidge Danticat '90, and recommendation of novel by Sigrid Nunez '72 | More...
French professor Kaiama L. Glover reviews book on Josephine Baker in The NY Times Sunday Book Review | More...
Barnard economist Sanjay Reddy publishes letter in the Financial Times and quoted in The Wall Street Journal
Religion professor Randall Balmer quoted in The New York Times | More...
May 2007
May 2007 Alumna in Action—Norma H. Mandel '55: Courage | More...
Janna Levin '88, physics and astronomy professor at Barnard, discusses the Big Bang on WBUR's "On Point" | Read or listen...
Atoosa Rubenstein '93 receives Inspiration Award from Step Up Women's Network | More...
Alumna and venture capitalist Laura Sachar '84 featured on CNBC | More...
Morningside Heights, Barnard's neighborhood, highlighted in The New York Times | More...
The Canon, book on scientific literacy by alumna Natalie Angier '78, in the New York Times Sunday Book Review | More...
Barnard alumnae return to campus May 31 - June 1 | More...
Spring Splendor Barnard 2007 Scholarship Gala & Auction | More...
Alumna Rita Roher Semel '41 awarded honorary doctorate by University of San Francisco | More...
"College Showcase: Works by Tharp" reviewed in The Wall Street Journal | More...
The Scholar and Feminist Conference highlighted in Women's eNews | More...
Commencement 2007: Playwright Anna Deavere Smith urges graduates to engage in art and activism | More...
Mayor Bloomberg appoints alumna Nazli Parvizi '99 Commissioner of the Mayor's Community Assistance Unit | More...
Urban studies professor Greg Smithsimon weighs in on rent regulation | More...
Alumna and professor Mary Gordon '71 inducted into American Academy of Arts and Letters | More...
Alumna and professor emerita Barbara Novak '50 receives honorary doctorate from Columbia | More...
Barnard Trustee Patricia H. Nadosy '68 receives Columbia Alumni Medal | More...
Religion professor Randall Balmer discusses the life and legacy of Rev. Jerry Falwell on Bloomberg Money & Politics | Video...
Barnard Commencement speakers encourage activism among grads | More...
"Grande Dame of Harlem" to receive Barnard College's highest honor | More...
Barnard website and network downtime scheduled for Saturday, May 19 | More...
Lorraine Minnite, assistant professor in political science, cited in Washington Post article on US Attorney firings | More...
Jennifer Anderson '88 Wins Nevins Dissertation Prize | More...
New novels by alumnae Cristina García '79 and Cathleen Schine '75 both reviewed in The New York Times Sunday Book Review
"College Showcase: Works by Tharp" reviewed in The New York Times | More...
Religion professor Alan Segal quoted in Newsweek article on Pope Benedict | More...
Dorothy Balzer Villee '50, pediatric oncologist and progeria specialist, dies | More...
"College Showcase: Works by Tharp" featured in New York Times Dance Listings | More...
Kristina Boerger, Barnard lecturer in Music, performs two concerts with Cerddorion Chamber Choir | More...
Barnard President Judith R. Shapiro elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences | More...
Religion professor Randall Balmer quoted in The New York Times and on ABC News
Alumna Lucy Kramer Cohen '28, key figure in history of Federal/Indian law, dies | More...
Third Barnard senior awarded Fulbright Scholarship this year | More...
Barnard librarian Jenna Freedman's zine collection profiled in the Boston Globe | More...
Virginia Wright '51 key to development of the Seattle Art Museum | More...
Janna Levin '88, Barnard assistant professor of physics and astronomy, wins PEN/Bingham award | More...
Second Barnard senior awarded Fulbright Scholarship this year | More...
Spring Splendor Barnard 2007 Scholarship Gala and Auction tickets now available | More...
Smith College Honors Barnard Alumna Dr. Helene Gayle ’76 | More...
Radio and TV reporter Maria Hinojosa '84 profiled in the Boston Globe | More...
April 2007
New novel by alumna Cathleen Schine '75 receives strong review | More..
Barnard alumna and talk radio host Alexis Stewart '87 profiled in The New York Sun | More...
Centennial Scholar senior art installation explores the intersections of science, art, and knowledge | More...
Barnard sophomore to represent US at international Global Leadership Institute | More...
Eating disorders book by alumna Courtney E. Martin '02 featured in The New York Times and as a Newsweek web exclusive by Julie Scelfo '96
Barnard panel focuses on women and public policy | More...
Online registration for Alumnae Reunion 2007 is now open
Class of 2011: another exceptional admitted entering class | More...
Alumna Beverly Weintraub '82 wins Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing | More...
Second Barnard senior awarded Fulbright Scholarship this year | More...
Study on monkey cognition by Barnard faculty member Lisa Son may have implications for infants and autistic children | More...
Security alert: suspect arrested and charged for assault of Columbia Journalism graduate student | More..., precautionary safety guidelines
2007 Barnard Women Poets Prize awarded to Lisa Williams | More...
Security alert: assault of Columbia Journalism graduate student | photo and description of suspect, precautionary guidelines and more...
President Judith Shapiro extends Barnard's support to the Virginia Tech community | More...
Editorial in The New York Sun praises "The Shapiro Era" at Barnard | More...
Nexus architects win landscape architecture award | More…
President Judith Shapiro announces she will step down in 2008 and addresses the Barnard campus community and Barnard alumnae about her decision and this next year of transition
Nexus website exclusive: Q&A with architect Marion Weiss | More...
Alumna Sheila Nevins honored by The White House Project and with Peabody Awards | More...
Barnard senior and junior earn prestigious scholarships | More…
Anna Deavere Smith to deliver 2007 commencement address | More...
April 2007 Alumna in Action—Denise Brodey '89: Building Quirky Community | More...
March 2007
The Barnard Course Catalogue is now online! Use this interactive and searchable catalogue for fall program planning
Jenna Freedman, coordinator of Reference Services, receives the American Library Association's Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award | More...
Kimberly Marten, chair of Political Science, featured on Radio Free Europe | Read or Listen...
Alumna Sally Benson '77 appointed to head Global Climate and Energy Project at Stanford University | More...
Nexus architects win urban design award | More...
Professor Gregory Smithsimon's Urban Studies class dropped 132 wallets around New York City to see what would happen. New York Magazine and Reuters feature the intriguing results.
Chief Judge Judith Kaye '58 sworn in for historic second term to NY's highest court. Read the Legislative Gazette article. Listen to her on WNYC's Brian Lehrer show
Rosalind Rosenberg, Anne Whitney Olin professor of history, to speak on "Women who have Opened Doors" | More...
Randall Balmer, professor of religion, speaks on how Religious Right distorts christian message | More...
Professor Gregory Smithsimon's urban studies project on lost wallets featured by New York Magazine and Reuters
Lorraine Minnite, assistant professor of political science, on NPR's Morning Edition | More...
Barnard Hosts Fourth Annual Expanding Your HorizonsSM Conference | More...
March 2007 Alumna in Action: Marina Metalios '85, Housing Rights Activist
Faculty member Saskia Hamilton wins NEA grant | More...
Barnard alumnae Janna Levin '88 and Marisha Pessl '00 receive honorable mentions from the Hemingway Foundation / PEN awards | More...
Bach birthday celebration featuring Gail Archer, Barnard's music program director | More...
Mary Gordon '71, Millicent C. McIntosh Professor in English and Writing, wins Story Prize. Read the Washington Post story. Listen to her on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show. Read the "Public Lives" profile in the NY Times.
The Namesake, a film based on novel by alumna Jhumpa Lahiri '89, opens to critical acclaim | More...
New novel by alumna Lionel Shriver '78 positively reviewed in The New York Times | More...
Study on voter fraud by Barnard faculty member Lorraine Minnite released by Project Vote | More...
Samantha Unger '01, "Corporate Hippie" and alumna, featured in NY Times | More...
Clytia Capraro Chambers '42, alumna and creator of "Fruit Gardener" magazine, dies | More...
Polar Exposition: Barnard Professor Stephanie Pfirman | More...
Alumna Fe Lourdes Morales Marks '76, former Fannie Mae vice president, dies | More...
Alumna Natalie Angier '78 profiled in Publishers Weekly | More...
English Professor James Basker interviewed by GMU's History News Network on abolitionist William Wilberforce | More...
Randall Balmer, Professor of Religion, offers insight on movie "Amazing Grace" | More...
February 2007
Peter Bower of Barnard's environmental science department wins NSF grant for Brownfield Action tool | More...
SGA president Eman Bataineh ’07 named to USA Today’s Academic All-Stars: Third Team for 2007 | More...
"Queen of Fashion," a new book by Barnard faculty member Caroline Weber, garners mention in Liz Smith's column on Page Six | More...
Professor Alan F. Segal quoted in Newsweek magazine | More...
Ann Mc Iver Delivers Annual Morningside Lecture | More...
Young alumna Greta Gerwig '06 profiled in The Sacramento Bee | More...
Barnard music lecturer Kristina Boerger to conduct the Cerddorion choir in A Millennium of Ordinaries | More...
Barnard first-year Chelsea Frazier named to Ivy League's Honor Roll for women's basketball and profiled in the Columbia Spectator | More...
Barnard faculty member Maja Horn discusses Latin American queer identity on WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show | More...
Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye '58 reappointed to head NY State Court of Appeals | More...
Review by Kaiama Glover, assistant professor of French, on front page NY Times Sunday Book Review | More...
February 2007 Student Speak: Meredith Hill '07, Student Teacher
Kristina Milnor, associate professor of classics, wins Goodwin award for Gender, Domesticity, and the Age of Augustus — Inventing Private Life | More...
Barnard's Director of Financial Aid Alison Rabil '86 offers financial aid advice to the college-bound | More…
Glamour magazine panel for Barnard students draws national attention | More...
December 2006 - January 2007
Nexus architects profiled in Columbia Spectator | More...
In Memoriam: Eleanor Thomas Elliott '48 | More...
Alumna Maureen O'Connor Cannon '43, master of light verse, dies | More...
Brian Mailloux, assistant professor of environmental sciences, co-authors New York Times Op Ed | More...
Political science professor Richard Pious quoted in Newsweek article | More...
Bridport Prize Awarded to Elizabeth Dalton, Prof. Emerita of English | More...
Columnist Alex Kuczynski '90 featured on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report | Video...
When the circus came to Barnard... Big Apple Circus founder, and Barnard parent, brings the art of the circus to the College | More...
Author Ann Brashares '89 featured in The New York Times | More...
January 2007 Alumna in Action—Marsha E. Simms '74: Prominent lawyer and civic leader | More...
Six Barnard students awarded Spring 2007 Benjamin Gilman International Scholarships | More...
Barnard first-years Danielle Browne and Chelsea Frazier named Ivy League Rookie of the Week in women's basketball
Rosa V. Alonso '82, Barnard Trustee, profiled in Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine | More…
President Judith Shapiro featured in article on successful leaders in the Winter 2006 issue of Jewish Woman magazine | More...
Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium celebrates LeFrak Gymnasium renovation | More…
December 2006 Student Speak—Erin Debold '07: Onstage | More...
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