Actress and Activist: A Conversation between Jane Alexander ‘61 and Michelle Hersh, Biology Faculty

Join us for an in-depth virtual conversation between Jane Alexander, actor, author, and conservationist and Michelle Hersh, Biology Faculty on Saturday, November 6 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Jane Alexander is a Tony and Emmy Award-winning and four-time Academy Award-nominated actress. She is acclaimed for the films "The Great White Hope," "All the President’s Men," "Kramer vs. Kramer," "Testament," and many more films, television productions, and plays, most recently "Grand Horizons" on Broadway. She is a celebrated champion for the arts, chairing the National Endowment for the Arts from 1993 to 1997, and for wildlife conservation. Jane has served on the boards of Audubon, Wildlife Conservation Society, American Bird Conservancy, and American Birding Association, among others. She also served as a New York State Parks commissioner. She is the author of "Wild Things, Wild Places," "Command Performance," and "The Bluefish Cookbook." Michelle Hersh has been a member of the Biology faculty since 2013. Her special interests are in the connections between biodiversity and disease. Michelle is also a member of the Sarah Lawrence Interdisciplinary Collaborative on the Environment (SLICE), comprised of faculty and staff, from different areas of study, who are doing environment-related work, with the goal of sharing information, building collaboration, and forming climate actions. A zoom link will be sent to registrants 24 hours before the event.

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