Particularly with all that is going on in the world and on campus these days, we know that you don't stop having feelings just because you're busy with schoolwork, and we want to remind you of the many resources on campus where you can find peers, professionals, and space to get some support. Below are just a few examples:
- Students may visit Furman for free individual counseling. To learn more about how individual counseling works and why it may be of help to you at certain moments in your Barnard career, visit this page of the Furman website.
- Our counselors offer one-hour workshops throughout the year to help students develop personal skills in a variety of areas, such as maintaining balance, stress management, romantic well-being, and smart emotional living. Watch for announcements and flyers about these workshops on the FY Blog and in the residence halls.
- Furman also offers free and confidential support groups to our students. To join one of our groups, or for more information, please call our front desk at 212.854.2092.
Your class deans are available to meet with you by appointment and during walk-in hours. Click this link to find your dean's appointment link. Need to see someone but can't find an available time that fits in your schedule? Call the Deans Office for Advising and Support 212-854-2024 any time 9-5, Monday through Friday.
- Worried about a class? Confused about registration? Just need a friendly, nonjudgmental listener? Have a question but aren't sure whom to ask? We're here for all this and more.
Being Barnard's mission is to provide a holistic approach to sexual violence prevention through campus wide campaigns, educational programming, one on one health consultation services, community building, outreach, advocacy, and intervention. Sexual assault and interpersonal violence affect students of all genders, identities, and backgrounds and are widely recognized to not be isolated issues but part of a much larger societal picture. As such, it is our hope that by addressing a multitude of interwoven topics such as healthy relationships and sexuality, affirmative consent, personal boundaries, self care, bystander intervention, and social identities & power that we may help reduce and, one day, eliminate sexual
assault and violence from our campus and global communities.
assault and violence from our campus and global communities.
Contact: Want to know how to get involved? General questions and inquiries about the initiative can be directed to the Being Barnard office - BeingBarnard@barnard.edu!
Office of Title IX and Nondiscrimination
Barnard College is committed to providing an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. The Nondiscrimination and Title IX Office endeavors to work collaboratively across campus to further the goal that faculty, staff, and students be able to work and study in a campus community free from discrimination and harassment. As such, the Office provides outreach, education, supportive consultation, and response services to all members of the Barnard community. Dr. Elizabeth Scott-Francis, Executive Director for CARES Outreach and Response, serves as the Title IX Coordinator for the College.
We are operating in-person on the First Floor of Elliott Hall
Monday through Friday (closed on holidays) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Email: nondiscrimination@barnard.edu
Phone: 212-854-3362 (CARES Response Line; indicate you're calling to speak with the Title IX Coordinator)
The Rape Crisis /Anti-Violence Support Center (also referred to as the RCC or Center) provides peer and professional advocacy and education to the entire University student community. If you are a survivor of sexual assault and would like to talk to someone immediately, call 212-854-HELP to speak to someone and/or schedule a time to meet. Advocates assist survivors by accompanying them to the hospital, health services, the police, public safety, court, campus disciplinary proceedings and other resources. They also help survivors make informed decisions about reporting and disciplinary options. Advocates receive a minimum of 50 hours of training and are supervised by Columbia and Barnard counseling clinicians.
Learn more about sexual violence resources through men's peer education, RCC peer educators, and other advocacy/outreach services.
- Nightline is here to listen every night of the academic year from 10:00PM-3:00AM at (212) 854-7777.
- Anonymous: All Nightline peer listeners, excluding the Directors of Nightline (who no longer take calls) are anonymous, and remain so during the entirety of their time at Barnard/Columbia. Callers also have the privilege of anonymity--listeners do not ask callers to identify themselves, nor do they have means to gather this information. The phones used by Nightline have no caller ID.
- Nonjudgmental: No matter what you want to talk about, be it sexual orientation, depression, eating disorders, family, friends, or just stress, we are willing to listen and will never judge a caller on what you have to say. No problem is too big or too small.
