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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.

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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.

Service-Learning

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.

Dual Enrollment

Barry University is committed to provide you with a dynamic and flexible approach to your degree pathway through our online courses and degree programs. We understand that balancing academics, work, and personal commitments can be challenging. That's why our online offerings are designed to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule, allowing you to pursue your educational goals without compromising on other important aspects of your life.

Distance Education

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.

Campus Life

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.

Monica R. Richardson

Guest Speaker

About Monica

Monica R. Richardson is the Vice President of Local News for the McClatchy digital media publishing company. Richardson was promoted to this role in February 2023. She oversees all news operations for McClatchy’s six large markets – in Florida, Missouri, California, North Carolina and Texas – ensuring that they achieve the highest ambitions of local journalism, extend their unmatched record of audience growth and establish the newsrooms as the preeminent local media brands. The six markets she oversees include the Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee, Kansas City Star, Charlotte Observer, Raleigh News & Observer and Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Prior to this role, Richardson served for two years as the Executive Editor of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald, and Regional Florida Editor for McClatchy Newspapers, which included the Bradenton Herald and Florida Keys News online. She led these award-winning newsrooms focused on audience and digital subscription growth as well as engagement in diverse communities.

Richardson, a Pulitzer Prize winning-editor, made history when she was named the first African-American editor in the news organization's 117-year history. Before Miami, she spent 15 years as an editor in various roles at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

She has and continues to serve on journalism industry boards, local nonprofit boards and as a community advocate and volunteer for various organizations. She has a passion for mentoring entry-level journalists and aspiring editors, journalists of color, and women in leadership. She is a passionate advocate for diversity, inclusion and equity initiatives that empower and inspire across generations.

Richardson grew up in the DC/VA area and is the single mother of a busy girl who she adopted from the Texas foster care system at age 2.

Recent Awards and Honors

  • 2023 Sulzberger Executive Leadership Fellow-Columbia Journalism School
  • Received the South Florida Most Influential African-American Award from Miami Legacy Magazine
  • 2022 History Maker Award from the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Foundation, founded by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson
  • 2021 Congressional Record of Honor Recipient
  • Listed among “The First, but Not the Last, Women Leaders of South Florida,” an inaugural award presented by the YWCA of South Florida
  • Named among Editor and Publisher’s 2021 Top Ten Women to Watch
  • 2021-22 Women Unlimited, Inc. LEAD (Learn, Engage, Achieve, Deliver) graduate

Recent Work History

Before joining McClatchy, Richardson was the Senior Managing Editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, part of Cox Enterprises Inc. She held various leadership roles over 14 years at the AJC and was promoted to the Senior ME role in February 2018. Before that she served as the AJC’s Digital Managing Editor, helping to shape and lead digital strategy in a newsroom that has produced award-winning journalism.

Leadership Profile

Richardson’s experience has included leadership over teams responsible for digital platforms (website, mobile, newsletters) and social media platforms as well as large teams of daily and breaking news reporters, digital audience specialists and senior editors. She has also overseen audience engagement and assisted in facilitating new content tools through artificial intelligence and content partnerships. She has led newsrooms through challenging strategic shifts with content and business strategy, aimed at supporting strong journalism brands through audience growth. She is a people and collaborative leader who has built new teams and throughout her career focused as much on people and teams as she has on the bottom-line business needs. She also fosters a culture of innovation and experimentation in her leadership. Her experience has included work on building strategic business and vendor partnerships, as well as non-profit and grant partnerships with newsrooms. In addition to daily duties related to content and overall newsroom management, she collaborates across business units including Technology, Consumer Revenue, Marketing and Advertising. In addition to Florida and Georgia, Richardson has worked at newspapers in Kentucky and Virginia. She has been a member of various journalism industry associations. She has been named among the Atlanta Business League’s Top 100 Women of Vision for 5 consecutive years and has served as an esteemed juror to the national Pulitzer Prize board.

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