Many questions about Barnard

calmom
Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:57:15 +0000

PBR, (re post #7)-- do you also believe that graduates of “Fu Foundation School of Engineering” should omit mention of Columbia University from their resumes?

Again, the Barnard graduate has a degree from Columbia University That is what it says on the degree; that is a FACT. Barnard does not exist as a stand-alone institution; it exists as an independently administered affiliate of Columbia U.

I think it would be misleading for a job applicant to fail to mention Barnard as the name of the undergraduate institution … but given the fact that Barnard sees fit to write “Barnard College of Columbia University” on its own letterhead, it makes no sense to fail to include the mention of the umbrella university. I don’t think that graduates of “Stern School of Business” or “Gallatin School of Individualized Study” leave mention of NYU off their resumes, or that graduates of “The Wharton School” fail to mention UPenn.

I am really tired of the argument of denialists that Barnard women should “take pride” in their own college by pretending that the Columbia relationship doesn’t exist. Most Barnard grads, like my daughter, have attended a large proportion of their classes at Columbia, won academic awards or honors under the aegis of Columbia, held positions held positions of responsibility with Columbia student associations, and/or held research positions or paying jobs via Columbia University departments. I am sorry that some students at Columbia College or SEAS (or their parents) have so little pride in their own university that they refuse to acknowledge the existence of an affiliate college that forms an integral part of the overall college community.