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Today and this week, we pause to recognize Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. "King was a tough-minded warrior for justice who never stopped chastizing the larger society for racism and all manner of other evils...[He] meant to unsettle, to disrupt, to speak inconvenient truths," says Prof. Jonathan Rieder on how we should remember Martin Luther King Jr. #MLKDay https://barnard.edu/news/break-down-q-prof-jonathan-rieder

Welcome to the Spring Semester and good luck on your first day of classes, Barnard! Read President Beilock’s welcome back message here: https://barnard.edu/news/spring-semester-ahead

Some snapshots from Spring Semester move-in!

While 2020 has been a challenging year, it has also been a time marked by creativity, unity, and strength. We are proud of the way our community came together during this unprecedented time to support one another and to brainstorm creative solutions to our collective problems. That’s what it means to be #BarnardBoldStrongTogether! Enjoy some of the highlights from this year.

Since 1991, courtroom sketch artist Andrea Shepard ’77 has been going where cameras cannot to depict some of New York City's most infamous trials. Get an inside look from her seat in the courtroom. #BarnardMagazine https://barnard.edu/magazine/fall-2020/legally-pastel

Happy birthday, President Beilock! We are grateful for your leadership especially during this challenging time in history.

If you've watched Gilmore Girls with Lauren Graham '88 as much as we have, you'll know the answer to this question: Where did Emily go to college? Spoiler alert: Barnard is one of the options. https://www.buzzfeed.com/victo/gilmore-girls-backstory-quiz

Rest in peace, Barbara Rose '57 P'84. Through her prolific writings as an art critic and historian, Rose helped define the major art movements of the latter half of the twentieth century. After penning her landmark essay in Art in America titled ABC Art, Rose spent the next fifty years as a reviewer and contributing editor for publications including Art International, Art in America, Vogue, the Partisan Review, New York Magazine, and Artforum. In addition to her writing, she also taught at institutions including Yale University and the New School; was the first to direct the museums at the University of California, Irvine (from 1970 to 1971); and curated several high-profile exhibitions. She is the mother of Rachel Stella, Barnard class of 1984. https://www.artforum.com/news/barbara-rose-1936-2020-84747

Looking for information about the COVID-19 vaccine? Visit our website to access links to messages to the community about the vaccine, city and state vaccine resources, and reminders: https://alert.barnard.edu/covid-19-vaccine

We hope you are all enjoying the holiday season! Here’s a look back at one of our top Facebook posts from 2020. No surprise, it’s about Mabel Ping-Hua Lee '1916, one of our alumnae who paved the way for future generations of women. #ThrowbackThursday #Barnard2020Highlights

In Professor Logan Brenner's Workshop In Sustainable Development, students function as a mini consulting group for a nonprofit. Last semester, they partnered with We Act for Environmental Justice and explored effective ways to reduce extreme heat in New York City.

Last semester, conducting STEM-based research at Barnard looked a little different. But that didn’t stop our students from pursuing what they love. Hear how four of our students navigated their research projects during the pandemic. https://barnard.edu/news/labs-without-limits

For decades, the story of women’s suffrage has centered largely on Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucy Stone. It’s time to reframe the narrative. In this article for #BarnardMagazine, Marilyn Sanders Mobley ’74 urges us to also take a hard look at how the traditional narrative of women's suffrage excluded women of color who played a key role in the movement. https://barnard.edu//fall-/suffrage-100-history-reexamined

Happy birthday to Barnard alum Zora Neale Hurston ’28! Hurston was the first Black student to graduate from Barnard in 1928. One of the most prominent literary figures of the 20th century, she is remembered for her role in the Harlem Renaissance and her extraordinary contributions to fiction and anthropology. https://barnardarchives.wordpress.com//zora-neale-hurston/

Happy first day of winter, Barnard! In the spirit of the season, enjoy this picture of a snowball fight between three Barnard students on campus circa 1950s. Source: February 1953 issue of #BarnardMagazine: Raquel [Lorraine] Arditti '57] (left) of Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Lois M. Bruce ['56] (center) of Paia, Maui, Hawaii, both freshmen at Barnard, get their first taste of snow as they engage in a snowball fight on campus with Margaret [Martines/Trapp '53], senior from Manhattan, who knows the rules."