Barnard College

10/27/2026

Giving Day 2026 is October 28, and we need you !

For 24 hours, Barnard will join Columbia University’s schools and programs in friendly competition to raise critical support and show our pride. Every gift to Barnard on Giving Day helps us unlock challenge funds, and every dollar supports students' ability to pursue their dreams, no matter their financial situation.

It takes all of us to make Barnard the best women's college in the world. Students are counting on you — can we count you ALL IN for Barnard?

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10/24/2026

The nerves? Real.

The stakes? High.

The work? Intense.

And, no, we’re not just talking about the Columbia football team as it searches for its third straight win on Saturday.

The Lions’ Dance Team, which features Barnard students, is ready to put on a show at halftime in front of the biggest crowd they see all season — Homecoming.

The Columbia Spectator caught up with two Barnard dancers — Celine Lagdameo, BC ’27, and Kyra Li, BC ’27 — as they talked about the sisterhood that comes with repping Columbia blue, as well as their final Homecoming as seniors.

Here’s the story:

The halftime show—an American tradition originating from the college marching band, for the American sport of football—is a hallmark of U.S. sports culture. The performances, especially those outside of college football, such as in the Super Bowl, feature the world’s biggest artists and have b...

10/24/2026

Epic halftime shows aren’t just reserved for that big game in February.

And courtesy of the Columbia Dance Team, you don’t have to go far to experience next-level entertainment.

This Saturday, just a short jaunt down the road at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, you can check out some Barnard dancers putting on a Homecoming performance months in the making.

The Columbia Spectator caught up with two Barnard dancers — Celine Lagdameo, BC ’27, and Kyra Li, BC ’27 — as they talked about the sisterhood that comes with repping Columbia blue, as well as their final Homecoming as seniors.

Here’s the story:

The halftime show—an American tradition originating from the college marching band, for the American sport of football—is a hallmark of U.S. sports culture. The performances, especially those outside of college football, such as in the Super Bowl, feature the world’s biggest artists and have b...

10/23/2026

Family weekend is off to a wholesome start at Barnard! Nothing beats that first embrace after weeks apart.

10/18/2026

Krystal Medina, a Barnard sophomore, scored a dramatic goal in the 89th minute to propel the Columbia women’s soccer team to an improbable come-from-behind, Ivy League win over rival Penn, 3-2, on Saturday.

Medina’s unassisted goal gave the Lions their third straight win, moving to 3-1 in Ivy League play and tied with Harvard and Dartmouth atop the league standings.

This is the second consecutive game that Medina capped Columbia’s scoring, netting her first goal of the season on October 10 against Cornell.

10/15/2026

Join us at for a screening of "RATIFIED," a powerful documentary following activists fighting to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution.

Following the film, stay for a panel discussion featuring the film's director alongside key legal and grassroots organizers. Andrea Bastiani Archibald, Assistant Vice President and Constance Hess Williams ’66 Director of the Athena Center for Leadership, will moderate.

Register here:
https://bit.ly/4yqxjzF

10/14/2026

On Monday, the world got to know Michael Woodford, the 2026 Nobel Prize winner in Economics.

We know him as one of the nine co-founders of the Cognitive Science Program that spans Barnard College, Columbia College, and Columbia University.

We know him as an advisor to Barnard students’ senior projects.

We know him as current member of the Cognitive Science Program’s steering committee.

We know him because he has chosen to make his mark in Morningside Heights — and the world.

Congratulations, Professor Woodford, on this milestone moment.

📸 | Diane Bondareff, courtesy of Columbia University

10/14/2026

Women supporting women.

On the pitch; in the classroom; in life.

Congratulations to Columbia University women's soccer on 40 years of representing Morningside Heights with class, competitive spirit, and tenacity to make a difference — on and off the field.

Barnard College is proud to be a part of a consortium that allows our students to play Division I athletics, but even prouder of the community and connection that has been built because of it.

10/13/2026

Alumna Greta Gerwig ’06 is stepping through the wardrobe with a first look at her upcoming Netflix adaptation, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew."

Speaking on her deep connection to C.S. Lewis’s classic series, Gerwig shared:
"I would not be who I am without these books. They created me."

From directing record-breaking blockbusters to reimagining world-building fantasy, Gerwig continues to showcase the power of storytelling on a global scale.

🔗 Read the full Associated Press feature: https://bit.ly/4hW75yq

Greta Gerwig has debuted a first look at “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew" that offers a full-hearted adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ allegorical adventure.

10/13/2026

Congratulations to Amanda Cisse ’28, who has been selected as a 2026-2028 recipient!

Created by former President Barack Obama, Former First Lady Michelle Obama, and Airbnb’s Brian Chesky, this scholarship empowers emerging public service leaders who are ready to make their mark in public service.

We could not be more proud — please join us in congratulating her on this amazing accomplishment!