PART ONE — BARNARD BY THE NUMBERS

1. September 11 — The Good of Counting
   Early Barnard by the Numbers – Some Institutional Comparisons
   Finances/Plant/Governance/Student Demographics/Instructional Staff

What is “prosopography”?
On Reading a college financial statement
Create  four teams of presenters for the Semester

Required Secondary Reading
“A College of Her Own,” Chs. 5 & 6.
http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/ram31/documents/

III.  September 18 — Who Was Early Barnard For?
Social Profiling Barnard’s Early  Leaders (Founders, Donors,  Trustees, Administrators)

Required Secondary Reading
“A College of Her Own,” Chs. 7 & 8.
http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/ram31/documents/

 

10. September 25 — Who Came to Barnard?
    Social Profiling Barnard Students – Then & Now

    Required Secondary Reading
    “A College of Her Own,” Chs. 9 & 10.
    http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/ram31/documents/

Ist & 2^nd Team Poster Sessions

1. 
   October 2 — Who Taught?

Social Profiling Barnard Faculty

Required Secondary Reading
“A College of Her Own,” Chs. 11 & 12..
http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/ram31/documents/

3^rd & 4^th Team Poster Sessions

 

                                           PART TWO –MAPPING BARNARD HISTORY

1. October 9 – East Side Beginnings

   VII. October 16 – The Move to Morningside
   Andrew Dolkart, Morningside

VIII. October 23 –The Barnard Campus since 1950

IX. October 30 —  Barnard and Her Sisters
3^rd Presenters

 

                                      PART THREE – RECORDING  BARNARD HISTORY

1. November 6 — The Mechanics of Oral History Interviewing

   XI. November 13 – Post Transcript of oral history interview

XII. November 20 —  Post Transcript of oral history interview

Final Assignment :
November 25  — Each member submits/posts  an  15-page essay on some aspect of Barnard’s history, using techniques and presentational formats of quantitative, spatial, narrative or oral history.

XIII. November 27 – No Meeting

XIV. December 4 – Final Meeting