in Latin.
Barnard graduates are also considered members of the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA), and are eligible to receive honors such as the annual Columbia Alumni Medal.
Barnard students wear the same graduation gown as undergraduates from Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of General Studies, and their degrees are conferred during the University Commencement ceremony.
==== Before coeducation at Columbia ====
Smith and Columbia president Seth Low worked to open Columbia classes to Barnard students. By 1900 they could attend Columbia classes in philosophy, political science, and several scientific fields. That year, Barnard formalized an affiliation with the university that made available to its students the instruction and facilities of Columbia. Franz Boas, who taught at both Columbia and Barnard in the early 1900s, was among those faculty members who reportedly found Barnard students superior to their male Columbia counterparts. From 1955, Columbia and Barnard …
