Barnard's unique position as a small independent college for women closely linked to a first-rate research University and located in one of the world's major cities offers an extraordinary and unparalleled opportunity for those young women smart and savvy enough to avail themselves of it. The internship possibilities and cultural offerings of New York city are second to none and the intimacy of the Bernard campus and student body provides a perfect home base from which to explore Manhattan. It is a literal and metaphorical Oasis, a place where students can relax and learn to express themselves more and more fully.
Often described as "the best of both Worlds," Bernard students have the advantages of a Women's College-- it's nurturing and inspiring faculty, the sisterhood that's stems from a unity of purpose in studying the Liberal Arts--while at the same time having full access to the facilities, activities and social life of a large, coed, multipurpose university. Columbia provides research facilities, graduate programs, and a diversity of talents and backgrounds that no other small college can offer.
A recent article in Town and Country magazine featured women from the colleges still affiliated by their seven sister history. The interviewer asked a Barnard senior which one part of her education she would use most if she were stranded on a desert Island. The student's response?
Bernard does not educate women to live on desolate Islands. Bernard educates women to make a real difference in the real world.
As this particular alumna now holds a master's degree in public policy and is currently spending a year in China as a Luce Fellow. She is certainly living up to the ideal she expressed.
Whether your interests lie in the Humanities, the social and natural Sciences, or the arts, Barnard College offers a fertile training ground for your minds and ideas.
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