October 2020
Tuesday 20 Oct
Virtual Events for Prospective Undergraduate Students
A variety of online programming from the Office of Admission.
Craft of Writing Talk with Lauren Wilkinson ’06 – Character-Driven Plot
Off Campus Online
/ Tuesday
Because students often express the concern that overemphasizing plot will rob their work of literary merit and focusing too much on character will make their story boring, in this talk we'll explore a few approaches to balancing plot and characterization.
Deep Learning & Astrophysics (Science Seminar Series)
Off Campus Online
/ Tuesday
Featuring Dr. Gabriella Contardo, Flatiron Research Fellow at the Center for Computational Astrophysics of the Flatiron Institute, NYC.
Wednesday 21 Oct
In Conversation: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and President Cristle Collins Judd (Justice Series)
Off Campus ONLINE EVENT
/ Wednesday
Join President Cristle Collins Judd for a conversation with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, author, sociology professor, a New York Times contributing opinion writer, and a contributing editor of The New Republic and of ESPN's The Undefeated website.
Thursday 22 Oct
Generative Writing Session with Nelly Reifler MFA '96
OFFCM Online
/ Thursday
Writer Nelly Reifler has been a mamber of the Sarah Lawrence faculty since 2002.
Saturday 24 Oct
MFA in Dance Virtual Information Sessions
OFFCM Online
/ Saturday
Sarah Lawrence's MFA Dance online information sessions provide prospective students with the opportunity to connect directly with the Program Director, John Jasperse, to learn more about the program and the Sarah Lawrence community. We will introduce you to the program's multidisciplinary curriculum and show how our individualized approach to education can support your artistic development. There will also be an opportunity to discuss admissions requirements and ask any questions you may have.
Monday 26 Oct
Craft of Writing Talk with Jay Deshpande – Sun Tunnels: On Land Art, Prosody, and the Borders of the Poem
Off Campus Online
/ Monday
As poets we think a great deal about the creative process, but we often overlook the strange relationship between poem-making and time. This talk will consider temporal context to reexamine how a poem exists in time and how a reader can exist inside a poem.
Tuesday 27 Oct
Dance/Movement Therapy Information Session
OFFCM Online
/ Tuesday
Learn more about Sarah Lawrence's Dance/Movement Therapy master's program.
The Kathryn Gurfein Writing Fellowship Celebration, October 2020
OFFCM Virtual Event
/ Tuesday
Please join The Writing Institute for a celebration of The Kathryn Gurfein Writing Fellowship. We will announce the 2020 Gurfein Writing Fellows and honor last year's recipients and their mentors:
Tiffany Dugan and mentor Marian Thurm
Lea Geller and mentor Mary LaChapelle
Wednesday 28 Oct
Writing About Family: In Conversation with Carolyn Ferrell '84, Lise Funderburg, and Clifford Thompson
Off Campus Online
/ Wednesday
Join us for an evening with writers Carolyn Ferrell, Lise Funderburg, and Clifford Thompson.
November 2020
Wednesday 4 Nov
Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics Prospective Student Webinars
Off Campus Online
/ Wednesday
Please join us for a webinar where we will discuss our genetic counseling graduate program. You will be able to talk with and hear from genetic counselors in the field as well as our current students. There will also be an opportunity to participate in Q&A about the graduate application process for our program.
Friday 6 Nov
Douglas Brinkley: A Historian’s Look at the 2020 Election
Off Campus Online
/ Friday
President Judd leads a conversation with Douglas Brinkley for a historian's perspective on this year's election.
Saturday 7 Nov
The New Normal: The Evolution of Workplaces in the Era of COVID-19
Off Campus Online
/ Saturday
Join us for a dynamic discussion of the disruptive effects of COVID-19 on every aspect of our lives.
Tuesday 10 Nov
MFA in Dance Virtual Information Session
OFFCM Online
/ Tuesday
Sarah Lawrence's MFA Dance online information sessions provide prospective students with the opportunity to connect directly with the Program Director, John Jasperse, to learn more about the program and the Sarah Lawrence community. We will introduce you to the program's multidisciplinary curriculum and show how our individualized approach to education can support your artistic development. There will also be an opportunity to discuss admissions requirements and ask any questions you may have.
Wednesday 11 Nov
Art of Teaching Virtual Information Session
Off Campus Online
/ Wednesday
The Sarah Lawrence Art of Teaching program is offering a virtual "Lunch and Learn" session for prospective students to learn more about our integrated Master of Science in Education (MS Ed) program of study that leads to dual New York State certification in Early Childhood and Childhood Education (birth to 6th grade). Denisha Jones, the Program Director, will tell you more about our child-centered, progressive approach to education and how it will prepare you to take the next step in your career.
In Conversation: Rachel Cohen and Vijay Seshadri
Off Campus Online
/ Wednesday
Join us for an evening with essayist Rachel Cohen and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Vijay Seshadri.
Thursday 12 Nov
Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics Prospective Student Webinars
Off Campus Online
/ Thursday
Please join us for a webinar where we will discuss our genetic counseling graduate program. You will be able to talk with and hear from genetic counselors in the field as well as our current students. There will also be an opportunity to participate in Q&A about the graduate application process for our program.
Justice and Education Series: A Panel on Equity & Access in Education
Off Campus Online
/ Thursday
Join us for the first event in our Justice and Education Speaker Series, which seeks to highlight a mixture of local and national experts addressing the topics of race, equity, and access in our K-12 public schools.
Saturday 14 Nov
MA Women's History Virtual Open House
Off Campus Online
/ Saturday
Join Tara James, Associate Director of the MA Women's History program, and Ady Gupta, Associate Director of Admission, to learn more about our this pioneering Sarah Lawrence graduate program and its intersectional approach to studies of women, race, class, sexual orientation, religion, disability and gender. We will talk about career outcomes, the admissions process, and there will be an opportunity for you to speak with a current second year student in the program.
Tuesday 17 Nov
Craft of Writing Talk with Kate Bernheimer
Off Campus Online
/ Tuesday
Kate Bernheimer has been called “one of the living masters of the fairy tale” (Tin House).
Thursday 19 Nov
Dance/Movement Therapy Information Session
Off Campus Online
/ Thursday
Sarah Lawrence's Dance/Movement Therapy online information sessions provide prospective students with the opportunity to connect directly with the Program Director, Elise Risher, to learn more about our program and the Sarah Lawrence community. We will discuss internship opportunities, career pathways, application requirements, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions.
December 2020
Wednesday 2 Dec
Tommy Pico on the Craft of Poetry: The "New" Native American Renaissance & the Power of Representation
Off Campus Online
/ Wednesday
Tommy "Teebs" Pico '06 is the author of the books IRL, Nature Poem, Junk, and Feed.
Tommy Pico Poetry Reading & Conversation with Sampson Starkweather
Off Campus Online
/ Wednesday
Tommy "Teebs" Pico '06 is the author of the books IRL, Nature Poem, Junk, and Feed.
Thursday 3 Dec
Generative Writing Session with David Ryan
Off Campus Online
/ Thursday
David Ryan has been a member of the Sarah Lawrence faculty since 2013.
Gerda Lerner Lecture Series: “Refuse to Run Away”: Challenging Transsexuality’s “Unwritten Rule”, 1971-1980
Off Campus Online
/ Thursday
In 2014, Time announced that the United States had reached a “Transgender Tipping Point” whereby a newfound media visibility of trans women of color such as Laverne Cox and Janet Mock would pave the way for an unceasingly bright future for trans and gender diverse people. In the five years since that article was released, however, the Trump Administration and several conservative state governments have rolled back legislative protections for trans people in schools, the military, housing, public accommodations, prisons, bureaucratic identification, and employment. How can history help to contextualize and explain this turn of events? What lessons can we learn about women’s activism by looking to historical struggles?