Admitted Student Events

Admitted students are invited to the following events:

Benjamin Perks: Trauma Proof: Healing, Attachment and the Science of Prevention

February 25, 5:30-7:00pm
Sarah Lawrence College Campus

Benjamin Perks works for the UN in New York, campaigning on human rights and child development. He is a leading global advocate on issues related to child poverty, education, mental health, early childhood development, and prevention of violence against children. He is a Senior Fellow at the Jubilee Centre at the University of Birmingham in the UK and an associate member of the department of Social Policy and innovation at the University of Oxford.

An expert's inspiring, deeply personal account of how childhood trauma can be overcome.

Register here.

The Longfellow Lecture Series Presents: Arietta Slade

Wednesday, March 25
Sarah Lawrence College Campus
details to come

Arietta Slade, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized attachment theorist, researcher, and infant mental health specialist.

Have Questions?

Our program directors are happy to speak to you personally to answer any questions you may have. Reach out to them to set up a call:

• Rue Beckerman, Director of the Art of Teaching Program: jbeckerman@sarahlawrence.edu
• Tricia Hanley, Director of the Child Development Program:phanley@sarahlawrence.edu
• Elise Risher, Director of the Dance/Movement Therapy Program: erisher@sarahlawrence.edu

MFA Writing Admitted Students Reception & Faculty Reading

Friday, April 10, 2026
5:00–8:30 p.m.
Heimbold Visual Arts Center

Currently admitted students of the MFA Writing Program and their guests are welcome to visit Sarah Lawrence for tours of the campus, a reception with celebratory bites and beverages, and a reading by MFA faculty members.

Tours will take off from the Heimbold Visual Arts Center Atrium at 5:00 and 5:15 PM and return at 6:00 PM for the reception. This will be a wonderful opportunity for recently admitted students to get acquainted with the campus, and to meet and ask questions of current students and graduate faculty. MFA Director Paige Ackerson-Kiely and MFA Assistant Director Maddie Mori will also be on hand to greet all and answer any questions. Then around 7:15 PM, we will move to the Donnelley Theatre for a reading by MFA Writing faculty members, introduced by their graduate students.

Current MFA Writing students and faculty are highly encouraged to join for the reception and reading, and to meet their future classmates and peers.

Please RSVP using our Eventbrite link to indicate your attendance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-admitted-students-reception-and-faculty-reading-tickets-1981009053406?aff=oddtdtcreator

John Jasperse, Director of the Dance Program, is happy to speak to you personally to answer any questions you may have. You can reach out to him to set up a call at jjasperse@sarahlawrence.edu.

Caden Manson, Director of the Theatre Program, is happy to speak to you personally to answer any questions you may have. You can reach out to them to set up a call at cmanson@sarahlawrence.edu.