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

Activate Barnard eBear and gBear

Activating your Barnard E-mail Login

Logins for the class of 2016 should be active by the end of May 2012. Incoming transfer/visiting students will be able to get their login/password about two weeks after sending their reply card and deposit to Barnard. If you are having problems accessing your login information, please follow our troubleshooting tips. If your problem is not resolved after following these tips, please contact us.

To activate your account:

  1. Find your 7-digit Barnard System ID Number (which you received via email from Admissions).
  2. Navigate to Access Your Initial Login and Password and enter your ID Number and date of birth.
  3. After entering the information, click on the Submit button.
  4. This page will be available for a limited time only, so activate your Barnard account as soon as possible. If account activation is successful, you will receive your Barnard username (e.g. ab1234 - this is also the same as your Columbia UNI) and a temporary password.
  5. This username and password is for you to access our internal portal called eBear as well as your Barnard email account (e.g. ab1234@barnard.edu), accessible through gBear. However, since this is a temporary password you should login to eBear and change your password by going to the "Email" tab, clicking on the "Email Utilities" link and then the "Change Email Password" link on the left.
  6. Then log into eBear with your new password and activate the “Password Self-Service” page so that you can reset your password in the future on your own if necessary. To do this, once logged into eBear, click the "Email" tab → “Email Utilities” link → “Pwd Self-Service" link to the left.