Barnard Alumnae

Barnard's Office of Community Engagement & Inclusion invites alumnae to a virtual conversation about community building, resilience, and innovation with Harlem and Washington Heights leaders who reimagined their businesses and nonprofit organizations during the pandemic. [Featured speakers include Veronica Santiago Liu ’02, founder and general coordinator of Word Up!] Register bit.ly/CEI-Barnard-Event-2

This week for our STEM Saturday series during the #BarnardYearofScience, we highlight Megan Cloidt, DDS, MPH ’13, who used the knowledge she gained as a neuroscience and behavior major at Barnard to inform her career journey. Megan now works as a public health dentist at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.

This #ColumbiaGivingDay was certainly one for the books: $2.2M+ raised. 3,379+ gifts made. 2nd in alumnae/i participation. 2 challenge hours won. ... 3rd in the top tier of programs. Trustee funds unlocked. Thank you, #Barnard, for your generosity and enthusiasm!

With sadness, we join Barnard College in sharing the passing of former Barnard English and Africana Studies faculty member Quandra Prettyman, who taught in the College’s English department for more than 40 years. Quandra's impact on the College was profound. She will be missed.

Are you ready, #Barnard?! Tomorrow is #ColumbiaGivingDay, and we're taking over all the Barnard College social media accounts. We'll see you in just a few short hours!

Today and this week, we pause to recognize Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.

The next LIVE session of the Barnard Alumnae Virtual Book Club is on Wednesday, February 17! At this event, we will be discussing National Book Award finalist Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips ’10, who will be joining us online. Lori Feathers from Interabang Books describes Disappearing Earth as a "thrilling and original debut novel that explores the lives of several women living in Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula whose lives are unknowingly connected by the unsolved disappearances of three girls." Register here -> bit.ly/Book_Club_2-17

Francine Glick ’77 and Vivien Li ’75 are your candidates for alumnae trustee in the #AABCElections2021. Learn more about them, and cast your virtual ballot, here: bit.ly/AABC_Election_2021

With over 35,000 alumnae worldwide, the AABC deserves representatives who reflect the diversity and dynamism of our robust community. Make your voice heard. Vote for your alumnae representatives in this year's AABC Elections: bit.ly/AABC_Election_2021

Barnard students started the Spring semester this week! Share your advice with them in the comments. [Throwback photo from the 1990s, courtesy of the archives!]

CONGRATULATIONS to Olivia Benjamin ’14 and Olivia Watkins ’16, two Barnard alumnae who were recently included in Forbes’ 2021 30 Under 30 list! Olivia Benjamin ’14 was recognized in the VENTURE CAPITAL category as a founding partner at Operator Partners, an early-stage firm.... Olivia Watkins ’16 was recognized in the SOCIAL IMPACT category for her commitment to advancing Black farmers and food entrepreneurs as cofounder of the Black Farmer Fund.