Letters
THE FALL ISSUE Thank you for putting the roles and services of our fellow alumnae during these months of COVID-19 pandemic in the Fall 2020 issue of Barnard Magazine [“Barnard’s Faces of the Frontlines”]. I am encouraged and inspired by our Barnard alumnae’s involvement and hope these stories will galvanize many to action and move hearts toward compassion. As one of the emergency medicine physicians here at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, we experienced and confronted situations that we were never trained or prepared for. The courage and fortitude of the human spirit are some of the qualities that carried us through. I am sharing with you two links to articles that
To the Editor
I co-authored this year during the height of the COVID pandemic: one in Pediatric Emergency Care (https://tinyurl.com/ ya63jo5l) and a second in AEM Education and Training (https://tinyurl.com/ydy3zytn). Personally, COVID has hit home. My mom, husband, and daughter are recovering from COVID infection. My son just tested positive. Thank God I have not contracted this virus so that I can care for my COVID clan. Having lived through and witnessed these differing perspectives of COVID, I have come to empathize with the breadth of impact this virus has on humanity. —Shiu-Lin Tsai ’85, M.D. I looked through the excellent Fall 2020 issue of Barnard Magazine but couldn’t find anything about the striking art on the front cover. Is this a photograph, a painting, a combination of the two? And who is the artist? I thought it was terrific. —Emilie Buchwald ’57 Creative director David Hopson replies: Thanks, Emilie, for your kind message. The piece you mention is a graphite and digital illustration by Daryn Ray, who illustrated the cover and the entire article on Barnard’s frontline workers. Our apologies to Daryn for inadvertently omitting the credit for her beautiful work on the cover.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. We would love to get your feedback on the Magazine. Please share your thoughts, ideas, or questions with us at magazine@barnard.edu.
EDITORIAL EDITOR Nicole Anderson ’12JRN CREATIVE DIRECTOR David Hopson COPY EDITOR Molly Frances PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Lisa Buonaiuto WRITER Veronica Suchodolski ’19 STUDENT INTERNS Solby Lim ’22, Isabella Pechaty ’23 ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF BARNARD COLLEGE
PRESIDENT & ALUMNAE TRUSTEE Amy
Veltman ’89
ALUMNAE RELATIONS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Karen A. Sendler ENROLLMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Jennifer G. Fondiller ’88, P’19
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
Quenta P. Vettel, APR DEVELOPMENT
VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNAE RELATIONS
Lisa Yeh
PRESIDENT, BARNARD COLLEGE Sian Leah Beilock Winter 2021, Vol. CX, No. 1 Barnard Magazine (USPS 875-280, ISSN 1071-6513) is published quarterly by the Communications Department of Barnard College. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send change of address form to: Alumnae Records, Barnard College, Box AS, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-6598 EDITORIAL OFFICE Vagelos Alumnae Center, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-6598 Phone: 212-854-0085 Email: magazine@barnard.edu Opinions expressed are those of contributors or the editor and do not represent official positions of Barnard College or the Alumnae Association of Barnard College. Letters to the editor (200 words maximum), submissions for Symposium (400 words maximum), and unsolicited articles and/or photographs will be published at the discretion of the editor and will be edited for length and clarity. The contact information listed in Class Notes is for the exclusive purpose of providing information for the Magazine and may not be used for any other purpose. For alumnae-related inquiries, call Alumnae Relations at 212-854-2005 or email alumnaerelations@barnard.edu. To change your address, write to: Alumnae Records, Barnard College, Box AS, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-6598 Phone: 646-745-8344 Email: alumrecords@barnard.edu
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