Judith Shapiro is the outgoing, former president of Barnard College.

A native New Yorker, Shapiro attended Brandeis University, got her PhD in anthropology from Columbia, and began her teaching career at the University of Chicago and then moved to Bryn Mawr several years later. She entered the Barnard fold in the early 80s, and after holding nearly every collegiate position, from professor, department chair, dean, and provost, Shapiro became president of Barnard in 1994. Under her leadership, Barnard set in motion a large-scale plan to restore nearly a dozen of the campus' buildings and founded The Barnard Summit, a women's leadership conference which has featured speakers like Janet Reno, Claudia Kennedy, and Marian Wright Edelman. Known for her lively personality, she's made a name for herself in the media as well, often asked to provide comments to publications like the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Christian Science Monitor. Additionally, Shapiro is renowned within the anthropological world, earning a National Institute of Social Sciences' Gold Medal Award in 2002 and becoming a member of the American Philosophical Society in 2003. After over a decade as president, Shapiro stepped down from her post in 2008. [Image via Getty]