Barnard College
private women's liberal arts college in the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college in New York City.
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Latin: Barnardi Collegium | |
Other name | Barnard |
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Motto | Hepomene toi logismoi (Greek) |
Motto in English | Following the Way of Reason |
Type | Private |
Established | 1889; 135 years ago (1889) |
Endowment | $363.6 million (2019)[1] |
President | Sian Beilock |
Academic staff | 354 (2019)[2] |
Undergraduates | 2,631 (2019)[3] |
Location | , , United States 40.8096°N 73.9635°W / 40.8096; -73.9635 |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue and white |
Affiliations | Columbia University NAICU Seven Sisters Annapolis Group Oberlin Group |
Mascot | Millie the Bear[4] |
Website | barnard |
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It was founded in 1889 by Annie Nathan Meyer after Columbia University's did not allow women to attend the university. It is named after Columbia's 10th president, Frederick Barnard.