"What does it really mean to be multicultural? As an I-LEAD fellow, I have learned that this does not mean your race, nationality, or religion. Being multicultural is a skill which enables a person to communicate well and cross over the cultural barriers that divide people." MORE »

When NASA astronauts first walked on the moon in 1969, eight-year-old Pamela Melroy was watching. Very few people who saw the Eagle land have forgotten the sight, but for Pam, the experience was more than awe-inspiring-it changed the course of her life. MORE »

When Professor Denny Partridge, Barnard's Alice B. Pels Professor of Theatre, was awarded a Mellon New Directions Fellowship to create new theater coursework and touring opportunities, she found a way to combine her 30-year background in professional theater with social activism by developing "Theatre in the Community. MORE »