At the women-only Barnard College’s commencement, Samantha Power gave a shout-out to “Mattress Girl,” whose story has been debunked anyway. But truth doesn’t matter, apparently.
Topic: Barnard College
Barnard College may reduce Language, Science Requirements and add Diversity
This isn’t a joke. The Columbia University-affiliated (and all-female) Barnard College could reduce their language and science requirements and replace it with a diversity one.
All-Women College blames Patriarchy in Refusing to Participate in Sexual Violence Program
Barnard College, an all-women college affiliated with Columbia University, said they won’t participate in sexual violence programs because of the influence of patriarchy.
Academic Wisdom Unboxed
As one blogger notes, it is an academic tradition for professors to “try to one-up their colleagues by exchanging unintentionally hilarious sentences from students’ exams and final papers.” In a similar spirit, I will be providing some of the more striking statements made by professors discussing at the 2009 MLA Convention.