Sarah Lawrence Magazine Spring 2015 -Then and Now

It’s bound to happen. Once set in motion, a story unfolds in ways we don’t expect and could never foresee. People enter and exit. Seemingly unrelated events impose on the narrative arc. Just like that, a plot line that began way back then becomes a rich, complex tale that continues in the here and now, as the stories in this issue will attest.

First Responders
The field of human genetics has grown dramatically in scope and impact since Sarah Lawrence founded the nation's first graduate program in 1969. Today, most of the genetic counselors working in the United States are Sarah Lawrence alumni.
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Elements of a Poetic Whole
Over her 50-year career as a pioneering artist, that drive has brought Meredith Monk '64 Obie awards, Guggenheim fellowships, a MacArthur Foundation award, and widespread acclaim.
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A River Runs Past It
The origins of the new Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak.
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Global Footprints
Sarah Lawrence faculty, students, and alumni have long traversed the continents. Our map illustrations just a few of the many, many places where they've left imprints over the years.
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Remembering Gilberto Perez
Faculty, alumni, and staff remember Gilberto Perez.
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Wisdom for the Ages
Recalling the timeless insights Eleanor Roosevelt shared with the Sarah Lawrence community.
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Journey from Japan
Through a friendship that evolved 40 years ago, T. Griffith Foulk (Religion) shows Buddhist monk Yuho Takahashi the SLC campus.
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Tidbits
Convocation returns, study in China, Arabian music, Alvin Ailey residency, and more.
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Fleeing Hitler
An excerpt from the new biography about Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Billy Joel by Fred Schruers '71.
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Freedom of Thought, Freedom to Learn: Recovering Marc Slonim
In 1943, the Russian scholar found a home at Sarah Lawrence. Seventy years later, Melissa Frazier (Russian) retraces his steps.
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What We Remember
Adam Brown (Psychology) researches memory in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Published, Performed, and Presented
A gallery of recent works by members of Sarah Lawrence College faculty.
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Under Discussion
Students discuss the politics that led to the segregation of Yonkers housing and schools, as well as the efforts for change.
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Cover to Cover
An exploration of covers of Sarah Lawrence Magazine from years past.
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