With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.
The path to your perfect career begins with planning and support. Career Development has resources for you to help you make the most of your time at Barry. Guidance is just an appointment away.
Service-learning integrates relevant community service with course work and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience, foster social responsibility and civic engagement, and strengthen communities.
The Honors Program at Barry is designed to challenge, enrich, and prepare especially motivated students to pursue their fullest potential. By participating in a rigorous curriculum rounded out by an array of edifying and interactive events, students explore crucial issues that we face in our daily lives. Students are given the space for discussion and debate and the opportunity to learn from experts in their fields. The Office of Financial Aid can assist with determining eligibility for the Honors Program.
The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library is located in the center of the beautiful Miami Shores campus of Barry University. The Library is named in loving memory of Monsignor William Barry, one of the founders of Barry University and an inspirational figure in the Catholic Church within the Archdiocese of Miami. The extensive Library research collections include more than 950,000 physical items, over 40,000 print and on-line journal subscriptions, and several thousand on-line books and streaming video resources.
At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.
Continuing Education (CE) offers a variety of courses and non-credit programs designed to respond to the diverse educational interests and lifelong learning needs of individuals of all ages. We offer certificate, credential exam preparation, and licensure programs for professional and personal enrichment.
High school students: Get a jump-start on your college education with dual enrollment courses from Barry University! You can earn high school and college credit at the same time, right at your own school.
We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.
We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.
For students currently enrolled in classes at Barry, we have a wealth of resources you can tap into to bring ease and efficiency to your university experience. Get the help you need with administrative or financial questions, or check out course catalogs to help plan your schedule by semester. All the information you need to excel is at your fingertips.
The Anti-Racism and Equity Coalition is comprised of members from all departments across campus. The diversity of our members is meant to help us gain unique perspectives on university matters. Our goal is to ensure that the Coalition’s mission permeates throughout the Barry community. To satisfy this aim, we created the Voices of the Coalition, where Coalition members have a chance to write about their perspectives.
By: Dr. Laura Finley
I grew up in rural Michigan. The “diversity” in my community was one Mexican family and an occasional exchange student, at least to my knowledge. But my parents raised my twin and I to care about social issues and to be interested in learning about and connecting with people who are not like us—white, UK-heritage, able-bodied people. While I enjoyed my K-12 educational experience, I later came to realize how poorly it addressed the diversity of people in the U.S. and beyond.
I was an education major in college, seeking to teach high school social studies. As such, I took a number of history classes. They blew my mind, made me angry, and hurt my heart. I remember taking a course on African American history, with me and only one other white student. The teacher, who was from Zimbabwe, shared things about U.S history and its oppression of people of color that I had never heard. Why, I wondered, did my high school teachers not share this information? During the course of that semester, the four officers who brutally attacked Rodney King, all captured on video, were acquitted. I vividly recall going to class the day that was announced and feeling so tremendously bad for all that white people had and continue to do to harm people of color, and I vowed that I would learn more and use that knowledge to help in whatever way I could.
I had similar experiences taking courses on Native American history, Women’s history, and Chinese history. These courses reminded me that we need to look beyond traditional textbooks to teach history, as they overwhelmingly emphasize the positive contributions of white Americans and do little to share those of others.
First as a high school teacher and now as a college professor, I use this experience (or lack thereof) to shape how I approach my courses. I continue to recognize my privilege as a person who was simply born white in this country and to reflect on the intersectionality we all must navigate. And, moving beyond anger that I was not taught what I should have been, I have decided that I will understand others who feel that way, share what I know, and continue to engage in efforts (like the Anti-Racism and Equity Coalition) to advance human rights and social justice for EVERYONE.
Laura Finley, PhD, is a Professor of Sociology & Criminology at Barry University. She is an author, co-author, and editor for more than 30 books as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Finley is also a community activist for peace, justice, gender equality, and human rights.
