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Prof. Jonathan Rieder reflects on 50th anniversary of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech 26 Aug 2013 | 11:14 pm
equality history race and ethnicity Jonathan Rieder On the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,'s famed "I Have a Dream" speech, sociology professor Jonathan Rieder examines King's leg...
The Daily Beast features book by Estelle Freedman '69, who will speak on campus this fall 26 Aug 2013 | 10:48 pm
alumnae BCRW On September 12, the Barnard Center for Research on Women will welcome alumna Estelle Freedman ’69, professor of history at Stanford University, for a lecture on her new book, Redefinin...
Katherine Boo '88 named among 2013 PEN Literary Award Winners 15 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm
writing Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Boo '88 has received the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction. The award is in recognition of her first book Behind the Beautiful Foreve...
In Glamour magazine, President Spar explains why women should stop trying to "have it all" 14 Aug 2013 | 08:59 pm
president career gender feminism Debora Spar In the current issue of Glamour magazine, Barnard President Debora Spar urges young women to stop trying to be perfect. The piece is adapted from her ...
Prof. Sheri Berman on Marx's lesson for Egypt 13 Aug 2013 | 07:48 pm
global government Sheri Berman For The New York Times, political science professor Sheri Berman writes an opinion piece comparing the European Revolutions of 1848 to the current uprising underway i...
Prof. Elizabeth Castelli pens article for The Nation 10 Aug 2013 | 01:41 am
religion Elizabeth Castelli In The Nation, religion professor Elizabeth Castelli responds to the ongoing conversation about author Reza Aslan's creditbility as a scholar and historian. An excerpt: ...
Prof. Kimberly Marten discusses Obama's decision to cancel meeting with Putin 9 Aug 2013 | 02:01 am
foreign policy Kimberly Marten Following President Obama's decision to cancel his summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Barnard political science professor Kimberly Marten is intervi...
Women in the World Foundation’s Next Generation Leadership Academy 2 Aug 2013 | 11:59 pm
activism entrepreneurship feminism global Reflections by Hilana Ezekiel ’15 On Monday July 29, 2013 Barnard College hosted the Women in the World Foundation’s Next Generation Leadership Academy, ...
Barnard ranked among elite colleges with highest enrollment of low-income students 1 Aug 2013 | 12:44 am
financial aid In an article focusing on low-income students and their enrollment at the nation's top schools, The New York Times reported that "Efforts to Recruit Poor Students Lag at Some Elite Coll...
Athena Center partners with the Girl Scouts of Greater NY on entrepreneurship initiative 10 Jul 2013 | 08:58 pm
Athena Center entrepreneurship This summer, fifty-one NYC Girl Scouts in grades 9-12 from across the five boroughs, many from low-income communities, will have a unique opportunity to develop ideas ...
