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Several controversies surround Barnard's relationship to the Columbia undergraduate schools.
  
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Barnard has been the subject of several controversies, these are more or less all related to Barnard's standing with respect to the Columbia University undergraduate schools, and include:
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===Single-sex admissions===
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Some consider Barnard's single-sex admissions policy to be outmoded and even sexist. The Barnard administration believes that its single-sex educational environment is necessary and legitimate. Barnard is has a unique relationship with its parent Ivy compared to the other [[Seven Sisters]] colleges. For example, Radcliffe College was originally a separate college affiliated with Harvard, much like Barnard and Columbia today. But Radcliffe is now fully integrated into Harvard College. Barnard has resisted pressure to do the same since the 1960s. Until 1980, while [[Columbia College]] had an all-male admissions policy, Barnard served a vital role granting undergraduate women access to a Columbia education. Since Columbia became co-ed in 1980, Barnard has been repeatedly called obsolete by some.
  
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===Barnard as a single-sex college===
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===Columbia University privileges===
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Barnard has been accused of being outmoded and even sexist in its attitude towards admissions, it has responded to these allegations by suggesting that a single-sex educational environment is necessary to foster educational equality for women. Barnard is unique amongst its Ivy-coupled peers in terms of its relationship to its parent Ivy. Institutes like Radcliffe college, which once occupied a similar position with respect to Harvard as Barnard does to Columbia today, was formally integrated into Harvard proper. Barnard has traditionally resisted such pressures to do the same since the 1960's. It has been argued that as the Columbia undergraduate division had an all-male admissions policy up until 1980, Barnard served a vital role in granting women access to a Columbia quality education. However since Columbia became co-ed in 1980, it has been subject to repeated accusations of being obsolete.
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* Barnard college degrees are officially granted by Columbia University, despite Barnard's status as an affiliate rather than as a fully integrated undergraduate school. Some have suggested this gives Barnard students the opportunity to unfairly claim they attended Columbia University, which may harm [[CC]]/[[SEAS]]/[[GS]] students.
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* Barnard students are given email address at both barnard.edu and columbia.edu, again, even though they are not actually Columbia students, but students of an affiliate.
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===Seperate but equal?===
 
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As was mentioned in the previous section, Barnard has fiercely defended its individuality in the face of attempts by Columbia to integrate it, however this has lead to tensions between their respective undergraduate student bodies. Barnard college degrees are officially granted by the trustees of Columbia university, despite its status as an affiliate rather than as a fully integrated undergraduate division. It has been suggested that this gives Barnard students the opportunity to claim that they attended Columbia proper and in doing so create unfair competition in the job markets. It has also been suggested that this is unfair given the average disparity between the entry qualifications (SAT I, II, ACT, AP etc) for undergraduates at the respective institutions. Another dimension of this controversy involved giving Barnard students the choice between @barnard.edu and @columbia.edu cubmail addresses, which in light of certain perceived privileges that could be derived from the use of an @columbia.edu e-mail address, still remains the subject of furious debate on both campuses.
 
  
 
===Residence hall swipe access===
 
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Another issue that has sparked controversy is the issue of dormitory access via swipe card. Barnard students, who traditionally have been unable to gain access to Columbia University dormitories through card-swipe have been vocal in demanding this particular right. Columbia has a policy of not giving swipe access to its dormitories to students who are not housed through the lottery system, students in Barnard housing and in University apartment housing (which includes General Studies and graduate students) fall outside of this system, so are not typically granted swipe-access. The issue is complicated even more by the fact that some dormitories have a mixed student body, so this means that certain Barnard students get swipe-access and others don't. The need for a resolution to this problem that is satisfactory to all parties involved is an oft campaigned upon issue for student government, but the reality seems to be that a compromise is a long way off, as the university is resolute with regards to its swipe-access policy.
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Barnard students have historically not had swipe access to Columbia undergraduate residence halls. Many Barnard students have demanded such access, although most are opposed to giving Columbia students swipe access to Barnard residence halls. Columbia broadly only give swipe access to students who chose their housing view the Columbia [[room selection]] process. This does not include students from Barnard, those who live off-campus, or those in [[UAH]]. However, it does include Barnard students who live in Columbia residence halls. Campaigns for swipe access are occasionally advocated by Barnard students and others in the [[Columbia Spectator]].
  
 
== Map ==
 
== Map ==

Revision as of 04:38, 6 March 2007

Barnard College is a single-sex, all-women educational institution in New York City. It was founded in 1889 and is affiliated with Columbia University. Barnard students can take classes with Columbia students and officially their degrees are granted by the trustees of Columbia University. Barnard's other major affiliation is as a member of the Seven Sisters. Its campus is located between West 116th to 120th street.

Controversies

Several controversies surround Barnard's relationship to the Columbia undergraduate schools.

Single-sex admissions

Some consider Barnard's single-sex admissions policy to be outmoded and even sexist. The Barnard administration believes that its single-sex educational environment is necessary and legitimate. Barnard is has a unique relationship with its parent Ivy compared to the other Seven Sisters colleges. For example, Radcliffe College was originally a separate college affiliated with Harvard, much like Barnard and Columbia today. But Radcliffe is now fully integrated into Harvard College. Barnard has resisted pressure to do the same since the 1960s. Until 1980, while Columbia College had an all-male admissions policy, Barnard served a vital role granting undergraduate women access to a Columbia education. Since Columbia became co-ed in 1980, Barnard has been repeatedly called obsolete by some.

Columbia University privileges

  • Barnard college degrees are officially granted by Columbia University, despite Barnard's status as an affiliate rather than as a fully integrated undergraduate school. Some have suggested this gives Barnard students the opportunity to unfairly claim they attended Columbia University, which may harm CC/SEAS/GS students.
  • Barnard students are given email address at both barnard.edu and columbia.edu, again, even though they are not actually Columbia students, but students of an affiliate.

Residence hall swipe access

Barnard students have historically not had swipe access to Columbia undergraduate residence halls. Many Barnard students have demanded such access, although most are opposed to giving Columbia students swipe access to Barnard residence halls. Columbia broadly only give swipe access to students who chose their housing view the Columbia room selection process. This does not include students from Barnard, those who live off-campus, or those in UAH. However, it does include Barnard students who live in Columbia residence halls. Campaigns for swipe access are occasionally advocated by Barnard students and others in the Columbia Spectator.

Map

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