BIOL 1009, Plants in Life and Laboratory ("Plant Life") Fall 2026 course for First-Years!

Hello First-Years!

Please see the flyer down below for an upcoming biology course available this Fall term--BIOL 1009, Plants in Life and Laboratory ("Plant Life")--to incoming First-Year students!

It is designed to be friendly to incoming first-years, and generally is a lecture+lab option for non-majors. This would be an appropriate option for students connected with HEOP, Access Barnard or others who may want a gradual and more welcoming on-ramp for exploring a variety of STEM majors. It would prepare such students well for the rigor of pre-requisites such as the Fall or Spring halves of our 1500-level sequence. Transfer students would also be very welcome!

If you have any questions about the course, please contact Professor Hilary Callahan at hcallaha@barnard.edu

Best,

The First-Year Team

Children's Literature

Hello, Class of 2030!

Professor Monica Cohen is teaching a lecture called Children's Literature. It satisfies an Arts and Humanities Requirement, and it can satisfy a "Thinking About Social Difference," "Thinking Through Global Inquiry," or a "Thinking with Historical Perspective" Requirement! See below for more details!

Children's Literature

ENGL BC1349

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M. Cohen

Much of who we are as adults --what makes us cry and what makes us laugh--

began in the first stories that absorbed us and gave us so much pleasure. Return

to that pleasure from an analytical perspective, exploring fairytales and

folktales, coming-of-age stories, domestic fiction designed to educate girls,

adventure romance marketed to boys, and fantasy. Readings may include

The Adventures of Pinocchio; Little Women; The Lion, the Witch, and the

Wardrobe; Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; Treasure Island; Harry Potter;

and selections from the Arabian Nights and European fairytales.