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Search ArticlesBarnard Named Top Producer of Gilman Scholars
Barnard College has been named one of top 10 small institutions in the country for producing Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients. The college is among 103 colleges and universities recognized across 31 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, an honor announced as the Gilman Program celebrates its 25th anniversary. Designed to expand access to global learning opportunities, the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A.
Barnard Alumna Earns Gildersleeve Professorship
Nia Ashley ’16, a multi-hyphenate professional — artist, writer, producer, and media artist, will soon add another title to her list of achievements: Barnard educator. “Teaching and arts education have always been integral to my practice as an artist,” said Ashley. In spring 2027, Ashley will co-teach a course with Claire Tow Professor of Africana Studies Monica Miller as a Gildersleeve Professor.
History Professor Awarded $300,000 Dan David Prize
Professor of History Andrew Lipman has been named a recipient of the 2026 Dan David Prize, an annual collection of awards that provides exceptional scholars and practitioners in the historical disciplines with $300,000 to support future projects. “I’m honored and truly overjoyed to receive the Dan David Prize, which will be a huge help as I begin work on my next book,” said Lipman, who began teaching at Barnard College in 2015.
The Francine LeFrak Financial Well-Being Undergraduate Certificate Program as a Pathway to Student Financial Preparedness
Since its inception the Francine LeFrak Financial Well-Being Undergraduate Certificate Program has served as an entry point for more than 200 students looking to learn more about finances and their future and during the 2025-2026 academic school year the program expanded fivefold. The eight-week certificate program is held every semester and is open to all Barnard students.
Columbia University Women’s Wrestling, Featuring 11 Barnard students, to Become a Varsity Sport
Women’s wrestling, one of the fastest-growing sports in the NCAA, will become Columbia University's 32nd varsity sport beginning for the 2027-28 academic year. “Elevating our existing club team to varsity status reflects both the momentum of the sport and Columbia’s commitment to providing opportunities for elite student-athletes to compete at the highest level.” Campbell Family Director of Athletics Peter Pilling said.
How Shalini Sharma ’95 is Embracing a Shifting Media Landscape
Shalini Sharma ’95 received her first “break” in media the old-fashioned way: hand-writing a letter of interest to an executive producer who worked in evening programming at ABC News. Internship application methods — and the media landscape itself — might have changed since Sharma was an undergraduate at Barnard, but the desire for human stories has not.
Jamie Babbit ’93 and the Art of Queer Joy
It was May of 1993. The forecast called for rain but, amid the gray haze, 540 undergraduates took the first step toward bright futures from beneath the cover of their umbrellas. Cut to Jamie Babbit, one of those very students, celebrating her very last day as a Barnard student. She received a degree in foreign affairs, her own future yet untold, largely unaware of the influence she’d have on generations to come.
Architectural History Professor Earns 2026 Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award
On April 15, The Society of Architectural Historians named Associate Professor of Architecture Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi the winner of the Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award for Architecture of Migration: The Dadaab Refugee Camps and Humanitarian Settlement (Duke University Press, “Theory in Forms” series, 2024). The annual award is among the oldest and most significant honors in architectural historical scholarship, recognizing the most distinguished book-length work by a North America scholar.
Barnard Alumnae Connect, Continue Education at 62+ Learning Community
Picture this — a current Barnard student, backpack in hand, trekking across campus for her physics class. After class, she’ll meet up with a friend at a coffee shop to discuss the lecture and compare notes. Then, it’s off to the gym for a quick workout before calling it a night. About twenty-seven miles upstate at Broadview, a senior living community on Purchase College’s campus, a retired Barnard alumna is having the exact same day.
Stephanie M. Jones ’92 Named Head of Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child
Photo Credit: Harvard Graduate School of Education Stephanie M. Jones ’92, the newly appointed faculty director of Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child, envisioned her career long before it started — or even knew that it was a field someone could enter. “I was constantly noticing and wondering about the things that shape how children learn and grow,” she said, thinking back to her own childhood.