What is deal with Barnard/Columbia degree?

<p>"…someone on the other side of the desk will probably be able to read the “Columbia University” part but it’s unlikely that they would be able to make out the “Barnard” part from 10 feet away. (Disclaimer: I haven’t actually tried this – but in any case the Barnard part is buried in the middle of a lot of other text and hard to find – "</p>

<p>Moreover, it’s all in Latin !!!</p>