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Summer 2012

Summer 2012

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Honored for Service

Issue Features

Are We the Women We Should Be?

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Perils of the Presidency


Partisan politics is only one of many pitfalls, 
according to Professor Richard Pious
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Alumnae Association Award Winners

When Barnard’s extraordinary women come together during Reunion, the Alumnae Association recognizes a few especially accomplished graduates for professional achievements or exceptional volunteer contributions to the College
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Embracing the F Word

Five Barnard feminists share their stories from the ever-evolving movement
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Living well, aging well

What you need to know to burnish your golden years
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Other Articles

Record Reunion

Reunion

Dinner and Dancing


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Alumnae and friends of Barnard College gathered at New York’s historic Plaza Hotel for the Annual Gala 2012, which included an auction to benefit financial aid. The event raised over $2.4 million for scholarships.


The Ordinary Connections of Extraordinary Women

alumnae association

Fellowships for Graduate Study

alumnae association
Each year the AABC Fellowship Committee selects outstanding Barnard alumnae, chosen through a rigorous application and interview process, to receive fellowships for graduate study. These grants are generously funded by the Edith and Frances Mulhall Achill

Sexual Politics

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A Milestone Birthday

the salon
Lots of Candles, Plenty 
of Cake by Anna Quindlen ’74

A Concrete
 Barrier

the salon
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
 by Katherine Boo ’88

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Møns Klint, Sjælland, Denmark
Adrienne Penaloza ’12

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