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NEWS ARCHIVE -- FALL 2002

December 2002

Using films such as "Titanic" and "The Crucible," historian and Professor Mark Carnes led New York City high school teachers in a lesson recently on how to make American history come alive for students

Barnard President Judith Shapiro has received a National Institute of Social Sciences Gold Medal for her contributions as a leader in higher education

Barnard Professor of Urban Studies Owen Gutfreund Comments on the Possible Transit Strike on PBS Nightly Business Report

Hortense Calisher Reads From an Upcoming Essay Called Ground Knowledge on Barnard Campus

Panel on Public School Options, Dec. 11

Barnard Launches New Homepage Design

The Barnard-Columbia Chorus to Perform in Annual Columbia Candlelight Concerts, Dec 6 & 7

David in Medieval and Renaissance Culture: Barnard Hosts the 18th Biennial Barnard Medieval and Renaissance Conference, Dec. 7

Lecture on Christian and Jewish Interpretations of the Bible, Dec. 4

November 2002

First Anthology of Poems About Slavery from the 16th to the 18th Century is Published by Barnard Professor James Basker

Barnard Alumna and Trustee Jacqueline Barton '74 Named One of the 50 Most Important Women in Science by Discover Magazine.

Writing Fellows Program Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

President Judith Shapiro Participates in Annual "Women on Wall Street" Conference Entitled 'Taking Charge: Success on Your Own Terms'

A Statement on the Divestment from Israel Petition from President Shapiro

Opinion Article by President Shapiro Published by the New York Daily News on Why There Has Been So Little Campus Debate Over the Potential for War with Iraq

The New York Schools Cosmic Particle Telescope Project, Which Includes Participation from Barnard, Columbia and NYU, Featured in NY Times

Statement by President Judith Shapiro on the Anniversary of the Crash of Flight 587

Register Now for the Campus-Wide Smoke-out, Nov. 21

Discussion on the Controversies Surrounding Hormone Replacement Therapy, Nov. 21

Filmmaker/Advocate Grace Poore to Introduce Screening of Her Film "Voices Heard Sisters Unseen", Nov. 20

Barnard Dances at Miller Theater, Nov. 21-23

Reading by Novelist and Fiction Writing Instructor Bernardine Evaristo Nov. 12

Multimedia Reading by Poet Stephanie Strickland and by Language Arts Poet JoanRetallack, Nov. 7

Barnard Officially Opens Vagelos Alumnae Center

October 2002

National Agenda for Motherhood is the Focus of Barnard Conference

Nobel Laureate Jody Williams to Speak on Feminist Responses to Violence, Oct. 24

Fall Down and Get Up, an Evening of Theater Scenes, Songs and Poems with Naomi Newman, Oct. 29

Provost Boylan Part of American Delegation at China Conference

Barnard Hosts Exhibit as Part of the 50th Anniversary of Aperture, the World's Leading Photography Publisher

Barnard Family Weekend 2002 Is a Hit with Over 600 Family Members and Friends Attending Oct. 11-12

Acclaimed Photographer Pepita Seth Exhibits Photos and Gives Lecture on Theyyam Rituals at Barnard

New Master Plan Development To Include Campus Safety Review

Hortense Calisher and Mary Gordon Give Readings on Campus

City Leaders Offer Inspiration for Public Service

11 College Presidents, Including Pres. Shapiro, Meet the Press at Annual Higher Education/Media Dinner

Barnard Welcomes New Faculty

Pres. Shapiro Speaks About Culture at Higher Education Symposium

Assistant Prof. of Sociology Rob Smith Cited in Pulitzer-Winning Author Jimmy Breslin’s Latest Book

Article by Barnard Senior Ester-Basya Vaisman published in Forverts, the Oldest Continuously Published Yiddish Newspaper in the World

Poetry Readings by Pura López-Colomé, Forrest Gander, and Miranda Field, Oct. 25

El Otro Lado - (The Other Side), A Photo Essay on Mexican Migration by Pulitzer Nominee Writer and Photographer Mike Kamber Oct. 22

Fall Down and Get Up, an Evening of Theater Scenes, Songs and Poems with Naomi Newman, Oct. 29

Virginia Johnson, Former Prima Ballerina of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, to Open 2002-2003 On Dance Series

Author Monique Y. Wells Presents "Black Paris: Exploring the Myth of a
Color-Blind France", Oct. 22

Theater Dept. Presents Lope de Vega’s Fuente Ovejuna, Oct. 18-19

Afghan Women Report: Achievements and Challenges One Year After Bonn, a One-Day Conference, Oct. 19

Lizzie Simon, Author of Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D, To Speak at Barnard College’s Rosemary Furman Counseling Center, Oct. 16

How to Go Out and Change the World (or at Least New York City): Women in City Government, a Panel Discussion, Oct. 10

Acclaimed Writer and Prof. Mary Gordon to Read from Her Upcoming Novel, Pearl, Oct. 9

Mary Gordon Reads From her Upcoming Novel, Pearl; Listen to Excerpts Online | More...

Register Now for the Fall Blood Drive, Oct 9 & 10

Helen McIntyre, Barnard Trustee Emerita, Philanthropist and Advocate for Youth, Dies at 75

Second Reacting to the Past Training Conference at Trinity College, Oct. 5-6

Photo Exhibit And Lectures By Acclaimed Photographer Pepita Seth, Oct. 2-4

Award-Winning Louise Glück To Kick Off 16th Annual Women Poets At Barnard Series, Oct. 3

Vidya Murthy ’01 Will Perform Various Forms of Indian Dance in New York, October 4

"Operation Fine Girl: The Abuse of Women in War-Torn Sierra Leone," Documentary Screening and Discussion, Oct. 1

Barnard’s WTC Relief Run/Walk, Oct. 13

Family Weekend (Oct. 11-12) Schedule

September 2002

Theater Prof. Denny Partridge Quoted in The Times of London on American Art’s Reaction to 9-11

Barnard Featured in Crain's NY Business on the Expanding Health of NY Schools

Political Science Quarterly Special Issue Analyzes 9/11 Implications for U.S. Foreign and Military Policy

The New York Times Op-Ed Page Features Article by President Shapiro

Barnard Alumna and Journalist Katherine Boo Named 2002 MacArthur Fellow

Barnard Anthropologist Lesley A. Sharp Explores Madagascar Youth in New Book

Theater Prof. Denny Partridge Quoted in The Times of London on American Art’s Reaction to 9-11

Revival Of Play By Gertrude Tonkonogy ’29 To Be Performed In NY, Sept. 6-29

Fall 2002 Calendar of Events Available Online

Barnard Welcomes the Class of 2006

Remember Our Past: A Trip to Ellis Island for First-Year Students

Study Abroad Fair, Sept. 27

4 Students Participate in Live Video Conference About 9-11 with Students in India

Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of UNIFEM, To Speak on Sept. 24

Alumna Is Curator Of The Met’s Thomas Eakins Exhibition

Psych Prof. Tovah Klein’s NYC Young Children’s Project Featured in NY Times

Barnard Students Attend Columbia Biosphere 2 Center

Barnard Remembers One Year Later

Community Service Fair, Sept. 17; Volunteering Resources Added to eBear

David Wiles, Renowned Theorist of Theatrical Space, To Lecture Sept. 17

Performance Artist Sarah Jones Pays Tribute to 9-11 Victims in Show at Barnard, Sept. 12

Barnard College Commemorates 9-11 Anniversary with Tree Planting and Art Miles Mural Project, Sept. 11, 2002

 
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