In an e-mail message addressed to Barnard College students on Thursday, Director of Career Development Robert Earl announced that Rachel Tannebaum will join his office as a career counselor.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged the Barnard class of 2009 to engage in “citizen diplomacy,” playing on her position in foreign affairs, at the school’s Class Day on Monday.
When Barnard history professor Owen Gutfreund, the popular, long-time director of the school’s urban studies program, was denied tenure in December 2007, many students and faculty argued that he deserved better. But in fall 2008, Gutfreund received news suggesting his fate had been rewritten.
Seeping into all areas of planning and budgeting, the economic crisis and the damage it did to Columbia’s endowment was emblematic of the academic year.
I realized that for all intents and purposes, at Spec, being from Barnard was a non-issue. My college experience was more fulfilling now that I played a role in the news and activities occurring on both sides of Broadway
WEB EXCLUSIVE.In between sparkling cider and some tears, Barnard's Student Government Association convened its final meeting of the academic year as the council said goodbye to its graduating members.
“It’s a girl!”
So read the first line of the announcement Barnard sent to students describing the name of the school’s new student center, slated to open at the beginning of the spring 2010 semester.
Barnard President Debora Spar held her first fireside chat this semester on Wednesday evening to discuss the concerns of international students and how to raise Barnard’s profile abroad.
The Barnard Leadership Initiative is slated to relaunch as the Athena Center, a program with a full-time director and revised priorities, in September 2009.
