“It seems so obvious that good learning would require good health. Yet, college students (and faculty and staff) often ignore their health in the name of learning...”

-Barbara Feldman

  • The Manpeating Endemic—and What to Do About It

    Read my take on this frustrating communication phenomenon.

  • Favorite books of the year: 18th New College of Florida holiday book guide

    “There is lots to like about this novel: it is intelligent and funny, and unpredictable. But my favorite part is the narration offered by a dog named Six-Thirty. And if naming her dog after the moment she found it isn’t enough reason to love Elizabeth Zott, being described as ‘pushy, smart and opinionated’ seals the deal…”

  • Living Well at New College

    It seems so obvious that good learning would require good health. Yet, college students (and faculty and staff) often ignore their health in the name of learning.

  • Women of Influence: 2019 -Barbara Feldman - Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, New College of Florida

    “I have dedicated my life to education, because it changes lives and betters the world.”

  • Creating a faculty community

    There are two notable aspects to this feat.

  • Absorbing Lesson from the Metropolis

    Since my arrival in 2009, I have made great strides in linking the metropolitan area to the classroom experience, but my plans are far from complete.

  • Smiles as 50 become naturalized citizens at NJCU ceremony

    …The ceremony was the first at the Jersey City university for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of Newark…