... Sarah Botstein ’94, Greta Gerwig ’06, and Donna Zakowska ’75, who are in the running for their directing and costume design work this 2024 awards season.
Alumnae Stories
Barnard’s 38,000+ alumnae are forces to be reckoned with. Leaders in almost every field, these intrepid women have revolutionized healthcare, won Pulitzer Prizes, and made significant scientific discoveries.
“Barnard formed me with its supportive, collaborative environment. It’s where I came to life. It’s the shining confidence this College gave me and all of us.”
— Sonia Taitz ’75
Meet Our Alumnae
A curated list of some of the College’s most exciting moments from this year.
In the debut YA novel by Jenny Laden ’92, This Terrible True Thing, the author draws on the experience of losing her father to AIDS.
How Millie’s Thanksgiving Homestay Program fosters community among students who remain in NYC for the holiday and alumnae who are eager to host them.
The award-winning chemist publishes on critical carbon-consuming enzyme and is recognized for her dedication to the professional development of undergraduate students
Fifty-five years after graduating from the College, the alumna gives a firsthand account of her trailblazing activism in the historic 1968 Columbia protests.
The celebrated author reflects on a voyage of departure and return — touchstones of her latest book, Roman Stories — as well as her first year back at Barnard.
The College launches its theatre season with a Shakespeare comedy that challenges notions of love and gender.
Keynote speaker Herminia Palacio ’83, M.D., MPH, joined the Barnard community at the iconic Riverside Church to ring in a new academic year — with a new College president.