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" I just left President Spar&amp;#039;s office (the new, fabulous, articulate, intelligent, and forward-thinking President of Barnard College) and I want to tell you all about the Barnard Leadership Initiative (or BLI) that she&amp;#039;s trying to create and implement in the coming months. While she continuously reiterated that the plans, details, and logistics are still all very much works in progress, the idea is to set up a program (to which interested student can apply) that is both curricular and hands-on, to foster leadership in young women. The BLI will potentially be made up of a high-level summer internships, liberal arts courses tailored to the discussion of leadership, a seminar, speakers, lectures, dinners, and other special events and opportunities for participants.  Because the initiative is still in such preliminary planning, the size, timeline, specific requirements, and application process are still being negotiated, however she seemed optimistic and inspired to provide Barnard students with a leadership supplement to traditional coursework. Hopefully the BLI will be a positive, effective experience that students will be able to embark on as early as next September, so stay tuned (whether you&amp;#039;re considering applying or just curious) about all of the opportunities and resources that should soon be available through the BLI! I plan on meeting with President Spar again in a focus group to discuss the initiative, so please let me know if you have any thoughts, suggestions, questions, or criticisms so that I can, if relevant, pass them along! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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