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Why. The word shapes a culture of inquiry here. It deepens page 2 conversations. It “I don’t just learn facts through Barnard’s liberal arts . I see how things creates a community are connected. I learn to think, analyze, and apply flexibility in which students and to new theories.” faculty pursue life’s important questions. In the same spirit, page 6 these pages feature “Living in City offers so many opportunities. I won front-row tickets to student and recent seven shows in my first year. And I love how classes incorporate the city graduate responses into the curriculum.” to the question why barnard? pag e 10 “The best parts about this for women are the attention to my needs and the sense of sisterhood. When I speak up in class, my professors want to hear what I have to say.” 2 Barnard help yousucceed.” push youfurther,and your thoughprocess, out ofclassodevelop work withyouinand are ncouragin “ Why aLib Barnard professors eral Art and

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“I’ve been a research assistant in a psychology lab for two years. By the time I graduate, my name could be on a paper published in a journal, which is really unusual for someone who is a non-major and an undergraduate.” “All of your friends and classmates are doing such extraordinary things with their lives and have incredible passion in what they’re doing. It makes you want to find that in your own life.”

“How would I describe Barnard professors? Like your best friend and your most devoted mentor rolled into one.”

“We’re competitive with ourselves, not with each other. My friends and classmates are my cheerleaders, my support network, assuring me that I can succeed.”

Barnard’s 2,390 students form a mutually supportive community. They learn from, motivate, and inspire each other in the classroom, through student-led organizations and community service, and during athletic events. barnard 5 was best for me.” to find the environment that “I wasn’t looking at women’s per se. I just wanted “Barnard was a breath of fresh air. The sense e of community, passionat t professors, and intelligen peers remind me every day how lucky I am to be here.” he Barnard experience.” the Barnard more flavor to add even nty of nty er ple es off itself do arnard gh B “Althou ia classes ia classes Colum b , the classes s, and s, major option “In a single day, I can go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for free, head to Chinatown to eat $1 dump- lings, and go see up-and-coming bands play at a loft party in .” barnard 7

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T ty? ci york hy new W “Barnard’s neighbor- hood, Morningside Heights, is great. It’s sort of like our own little college town with a New York twist. There’s so much to do, and you see people you know on the street all the time.” 8 Barnard shrubs, andwalkingpaths. green lawns,floweringtrees,manicured campus isawelcomingenclaveof Just stepsoffBroadway,Barnard’s “Barnard made me feel completely at ease. From the moment I set foot on campus, I knew that I was home. Barnard is an oasis of friendly faces in the midst of bustling .” Why a college for women?

Barnard’s 37,000 alumnae excel in every field: they lead corporations, make important scientific discoveries, and write (over 4,100 books, at last count). Many of them also serve as mentors and role models to current Barnard students.

Here, the ambitions, interests, and perspec- tives of women come first—in the creation of courses and in the ways courses are taught. The focus on women permeates the entire culture at Barnard.

Barnard women take leadership positions in “Being a Barnard woman means you’re part many Columbia-sponsored organizations, from of a long tradition of smart, insightful serving as editor in chief of the Spectator, the nation’s second-oldest student daily, to women who are at the top of their fields and spearheading efforts within Community working for a greater good.” Impact, Columbia’s independent, nonprofit volunteer organization that serves more than 16,000 people through 25 service programs.

“Barnard lets women know how strong they are.”

“I live with people from all over the Barnard’s emphasis on faculty mentorship opens worlds of opportunity for students. Faculty world. To share little pieces of their advisers provide guidance when it comes to course selection, future plans, career choices, and intern- lives is breathtaking.” ships. More than 65 percent of faculty members are women (compared with about 33.6 percent nation- ally). They are tenured by both and Columbia University, and all of them—men as well as women—believe that the potential contribu- tions of women should be encouraged, realized, and recognized. barnard 11 “The needs and desires of the undergrad- uate woman are of utmost importance. Everyone here is a champion of our education.” 12 Barnard Rockleigh, NewJersey Nicole Matthews,senior,Americanstudies, Tallahassee, Florida Amelia Linn,senior,psychology, Washington, D.C. Sheena Gordon’05,economics, psychology, SantaBarbara,California Maris Goodstein’06,Americanstudies/ psychology, SantaBarbara,California Brenda Galván’08,politicaltheory/ Yona Corn’08,music,Nework,ork Virginia Beach, Danielle Coffey’07,dance/history, South Orange,NewJersey Reni Calister,sophomore,history, Lauren Blaesing’06,history,Boise,Idaho Shaker Heights,Ohio Lauren Berger,sophomore,English, West Hartford,Connecticut Anna Bennett’06,music, alumnae whosewordsappearinthisbookle: Thanks toallheBarnardudenand

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Character majors and programs Sports and Athletics An independent liberal arts and sciences college Curriculum leads to bachelor’s degrees, awarded Barnard students compete in the NCAA Division I founded in 1889; the first college in New York by Columbia University, in nearly 50 fields in the and the through the Columbia/Barnard City where women could receive the same rigorous humanities, social sciences, arts, natural sciences, Athletic Consortium. There are 16 intercollegiate liberal arts education as men. While partnered in an and interdisciplinary areas, including: teams: archery, , crew, cross-country, historic alliance with Columbia University, Barnard fencing, field hockey, golf, indoor and outdoor is unique in its educational mission and maintains an • Africana Studies • French track and field, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash, independent campus, faculty, administration, trust- • American Studies • German swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball. ees, operating budget, and endowment. Barnard • Ancient Studies • History Students also have opportunities to compete women are members of both a small liberal arts col- • Anthropology • Human Rights Studies at the intramural and club levels. lege and a University community, and have access • Architecture • Italian to courses and organizations on both campuses. Campus Clubs • Art History • Barnard and Columbia students take part in Location • Asian and Middle • Mathematics organizations and activities on both campuses Manhattan, New York. Barnard is located across Eastern Cultures • Medieval and (with more than 250 different academic, cultural, the street from Columbia University in Morningside •  Renaissance Studies religious, social, political, performance, and Heights, a neighborhood—essentially a university other special interest groups). • Biochemistry • Music town—that includes the Manhattan School of Music, • Biological Sciences • Neuroscience Teachers College, Bank Street College of Education, Barnard/columbia partnership Union Theological Seminary, and The Jewish • Chemistry and Behavior Through Barnard’s long-standing partnership with Theological Seminary. • Classics (Greek and ) • Philosophy Columbia University, students and ideas flow both • Comparative Literature • P h y s i c s ways across Broadway. Students can register for Campus classes, use , lead organizations, participate •  • Political Science Occupies four acres. Academic facilities include in athletics, and attend events on both campuses. • Dance • Psychology Barnard Hall, with the world-famous Barnard Center In a typical year, Barnard course registrations at for Research on Women, as well as seminar rooms •  • Religion Columbia average 7,000, and Columbia course reg- and department and faculty offices; Adele Lehman • Economics • Russian (Slavic) istrations at Barnard average 6,900, demonstrating Hall, housing Wollman and the social sci- • Education • an almost equal exchange of academic resources. ence departments; Helen Goodhart Altschul Hall, • English • Spanish and Latin dedicated primarily to math and the sciences; and Admission • Environmental Biology American Cultures Milbank Hall, housing administrative and faculty A highly selective college, Barnard enrolls 575 offices, classrooms, a greenhouse, and the Minor • Environmental Policy • Statistics first-year students and 80 transfers. Admission Latham Playhouse. • Environmental Science • Theatre to the College is need-blind for domestic first-year At the southern end of campus, four residence halls • European Studies • Urban Studies students. A strong high school record, recommen- house primarily first-years. More than 90% of • Film Studies • Women’s Studies dations, and SAT Reasoning Test and two SAT Barnard students live in 12 college-owned resi- Subject Tests or ACT Assessment Plus Writing dences: traditional residence halls, suites, and joint and Double Degree Programs are required. Barnard’s code is apartments. Recreational facilities include LeFrak Joint degrees—offered in cooperation with 2038; ACT code is 2718. Application deadline gym, a track, a swimming pool, a weight room, Columbia University and other academic institu- for Regular Decision: January 1; Early Decision: and dance studios, all located in Barnard Hall. tions. Five-year A.B. from Barnard and M.I.A. from November 15. Interviews are recommended for first-year applicants. The 70,000-square-foot Diana Center, the newest Columbia’s School of International and Public building on campus and a center for student life Affairs; five-year Barnard A.B. and M.P.A. from Financing and learning, includes classrooms, studios, depart- Columbia’s graduate program in Public Policy and 2011-12 tuition and fees: $42,184; room ment offices, a black box theatre and art gallery, Administration; five-year Barnard A.B. and B.S. from and board: $13,382. Financial aid is based a 500-seat meeting space, a green roof and other Columbia’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering on demonstrated need as established by the sustainable features, and eating facilities. and Applied Science. Qualified students may enter Barnard Committee on Financial Aid. Columbia or Columbia’s School of Oral Enrollment and Dental Surgery after three years at Barnard. For more information 2,390 undergraduates from nearly 50 states and Double degrees—a Barnard A.B. and another Dean of Admissions more than 40 countries. 30% of Barnard students undergraduate degree from of The Jewish Barnard College identify as students of color. 16% are Asian Theological Seminary. Music students may qualify for 3009 Broadway American. 14% are African American, Latina, or a Barnard A.B. and a Master of Music from Juilliard. New York, NY 10027-6598 Native American. 212/854-2014 Other opportunities [email protected] Faculty Barnard students may choose from nearly 150 www.barnard.edu 361 faculty members, for a faculty-to-student ratio approved study abroad programs in more than of 1 to 7. More than 65 percent of faculty members 50 countries. Senior Scholars undertake a single In accordance with its own values and with federal, are women (compared to 33.6% nationally). project for a year or semester under the guidance of state, and city statutes and regulations, Barnard does faculty. The Writing and Public Speaking Fellows not discriminate in admissions, employment, programs, Academic Program programs offer opportunities for peer coaching in or services on the basis of race, color, creed, national Rigorous but flexibly structured. Students must origin, sexual orientation, or disability. Barnard College writing. Applicants may also apply to the Juilliard is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education complete a major and fulfill General Education School or the Manhattan School of Music for the of the Middle States Association of Colleges and requirements, which include the interdisciplinary lesson exchange program. More than 2,500 internship Schools, 5624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, First-Year Seminar, First-Year English, and courses oppor­tunities in provide practical 215/662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education fulfilling the Nine Ways of Knowing. Bridging the experience. Barnard also offers domestic study is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. secretary of education and the Commission on traditional disciplines of the liberal arts and sciences, programs at in Atlanta, Georgia, Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. the Ways of Knowing provide intellectual breadth. and Howard University in Washington, D.C. Students normally take about 9 to 14 courses in NCSDO B07411 4/11 their major field as well as 10 to 16 elective courses. An optional minor requires at least 5 courses.