Trivia Tuesday: Barnard

Blog post by Krishaun Burns, JIF Fellow

TRIVIA TUESDAYS

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Located in New York City, New York, Barnard College is one of original Seven Sisters (seven historically women’s liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern US). It was founded in 1889 (credited to Annie Nathan Meyer) and was named after Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, the 10^th president of Columbia, who advocated equal privileges for men and women. Because of Frederick A.P. Barnard, Barnard shares a very close relationship to Columbia University to this day.

Here are some more fun facts about Barnard College:

• When students graduate from Barnard, they receive a diploma with signatures from both Barnard and Columbia's presidents.  

• Barnard students can take courses at both Barnard and Columbia, live in the same residence halls as Columbia students, and compete in the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium.  

• Students at Barnard can take courses in nearly 50 languages.

• Barnard paid $160,000 for its first plot of ground, an acre at Broadway and 119th.  

• Approximately 65% of Barnard's faculty members are women. 

• "Suitable Suits": Barnard helps students prepare for a job interview by lending them classic black suits.

• Barnard has an underground tunnel that leads to buildings, dining halls, the library, and the student center.  

Thanks to the following sources for this information:

http://admissions.barnard.edu/

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