Events

This four-session participatory workshop is for teachers of all grades, when we, and those we work with, are given the opportunity to explore the many qualities and marvels of the natural world, through our capacity to imagine, to play, and to express, the very wonderment of our shared lives, within all that is alive. Based on the educational programs of The Touchstone Center for Children, the workshop will be led by the Center’s Founder and Director, Richard Lewis. in collaboration with Jeanie Yeo, Teaching Associate, The Touchstone Center, and Manager of Professional Development of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The series will be limited to 25 participants. The structure of the overall series will consist of four one-hour Zoom meetings, scheduled from 9:30 to 10:30 AM, on Saturday mornings from January through April, focused on each participant’s personal interests and specific teaching activities. The dates for the workshop are January 21, February 18, March 18, and April 22. We ask that participants commit to all four sessions in the series. This series is being underwritten by The Touchstone Center for Children. Sarah Lawrence is an Approved CTLE Sponsor and offers 4 CTLE hours for this program.

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This month the Library is excited to recognize Roy Ben Shai and the recent publication of his book, Critique of Critique. Please join for coffee, cookies and conversation with Roy and the host, Tim Kail.

Amidst widespread DEI efforts and initiatives, in this presentation, Dr. Mariana Souto-Manning will problematize the terms and conceptualizations of “diversity” and “inclusion.” In doing so, she will offer ways to move toward a new and expansive politics of belonging. This new politics of belonging critically rethinks, in classrooms and schools, who is ascribed and denied belonging, the harms caused when children do not experience belonging, and the extra work of performing (or attempting to perform) belonging.  

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Join Claudia Lux ’09 for a reading from her debut novel, Sign Here, a New York Times “What to Read” selection. Sign Here is a darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping novel about a guy who works in Hell (literally) and is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can one more person to sell their soul. Lux's novel is currently being developed into an Amazon series. Claudia received her master’s in social work from the University of Texas at Austin. She lives and works in Boston, Massachusetts.

This event will be held on Sarah Lawrence’s campus and is open to the entire community.

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Alice Elliott Dark is the author of the novels Fellowship Point and Think of England, and two collections of short stories, In The Gloaming and Naked to the Waist. Her work has appeared in, among others, The New Yorker, Harper's, DoubleTake, Ploughshares, A Public Space, Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O.Henry Awards, and has been translated into many languages. In the Gloaming, a story, was chosen by John Updike for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories of The Century and was made into films by HBO and Trinity Playhouse. Her non-fiction reviews and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many anthologies. She is a recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and an Associate Professor at Rutgers-Newark in the English department and the MFA program. Purchase Alice Elliott Dark’s work here.

Jo Ann Beard BFA, MA, University of Iowa. Essayist and creative nonfiction writer; author of two collections of essays, Festival Days and The Boys of My Youth, and the novel In Zanesville, as well as essays/articles published in magazines, journals, and anthologies. Recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. SLC, 2000-2005, 2007-. Purchase Jo Ann Beard’s work here.

This event is colloquium credit eligible. 

Join us for a conversation on navigating the genetic counseling field as a newly minted genetic counselor featuring Yakira Begun MS '22, Jamie Rand MS '20, and Sophia Rodriguez MS '20. Learn from these distinguished alumni as they reflect upon some of the common challenges of genetic counselors who are just starting out. They will discuss their experiences navigating job searches, compensation negotiation, transitioning from graduate school, adapting to a new work culture, and managing mental health challenges, such as imposter syndrome, depression, and anxiety, as well as support structures for managing them. The session will conclude with the speakers offering an opportunity for questions and answers. 

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