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Fall 2022 to Current News The Inauguration of President Cristle Collins Judd: View a Full Recap of the Day’s Events The Journal News on the Inauguration of President Cristle Collins Judd MyHometownBronxville Covers the Inauguration of President Cristle Collins Judd Community Update from President Cristle Collins Judd A Message about Tax Reform from President Judd President Judd Addresses Bronxville Rotary Club President Cristle Collins Judd Joins Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration Sarah Lawrence College Breaks Ground on The Barbara Walters Campus Center The Journal News Features The Barbara Walters Campus Center Groundbreaking Wag Magazine Highlights The Barbara Walters Campus Center as Part of Westchester-Area “Building Boom” A Mid-Semester Update from President Judd Sarah Lawrence College Joins More Than 70 Colleges and Universities in Supporting the Legal Challenge to the Ending of DACA Sarah Lawrence College Repurposes Trees for The Barbara Walters Campus Center Josh Rice MFA ’14 Creates New York State Puppet Festival Featuring Graduate Theatre Program Director Dan Hurlin Kamaron McNair ’18 Discusses Hawaiian Volcano’s Glass Rain in The Daily Beast Cinema Sarah Lawrence Combines Liberal Arts with Hands-On Filmmaking Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills on Roseanne Controversy in Dissent Graduate Theatre Program Director Dan Hurlin ’79 Discusses Upcoming Exhibit: “Dan Hurlin: Puppets and Objects 1995-2018” Human Genetics Faculty Member Laura Hercher on Recent MyHeritage Security Breach Moises Serrano ’18 Accepts 2018 Television Academy Honor for Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America SOAS University of London Scholar Laura Hammond ’89 Appointed to One of Nine Challenge Leader Posts by UK Research and Innovation SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris ’83 on New Agreement with TV Networks to Reduce Auditions in Private Places in Wake of Me Too Movement Democracy and Education: A Look Back at our Inaugural Year Events New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman ’96 Speaks at Sarah Lawrence College The New York Times Names New Play Everyone’s Fine With Virginia Woolf by Kate Scelsa ’02 an “NYT Critics’ Pick” Filmmaker Sanaa Hamri ’96 Featured in Spring Issue of LALA Magazine Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Discusses the Separation of Parents and Children at the Border in The Daily Beast A Message from President Judd Regarding Potential Congressional Actions Carly Fox MA ’15 Named Vermont History Teacher of the Year "This is What it Feels Like to be Separated at the Border:" Victoria Smolkin ’02 Pens Opinion Piece in The Washington Post "Urban-Rural Divide Isn't What It Seems:" Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams “Breaching Boundaries in Photography:” The New York Times Profiles Susan Meiselas ’70 Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills’ Advice on the Separation of Migrant Families: “Trump Should Emulate Reagan’s Apology to WWII Internees” Men’s Basketball Team Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award Fios 1 News Highlights Sarah Lawrence’s Summer Science Program for High School Students Kamaron McNair ’18 Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award Men’s Basketball Captains Malin Segal ’18 and Gabriel Eng ’19 Named to NABC Honors Court Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills in The Daily Beast: “Empathy Is the Kryptonite We Need to Vanquish Trump” Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Faculty Member Kanishka Raja Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Rose Anne Thom, Dance Faculty Emerita The New York Times on Susan Meiselas ’70: “Back to Nicaragua for a Pioneering Photographer of Rebellion” History Faculty Member Komozi Woodard Discusses Newly Uncovered Malcom X Writings in The New York Times Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams: “Don’t overstate the ‘urban-rural’ divide” Davis Richardson ’15 in Observer: “Here’s Why We Should Expect More Swing States in 2020” Featuring Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams Frieze Remembers Visual Arts Faculty Member Kanishka Raja: “Always Wanting to Break with Geography” The Princeton Review Recognizes Sarah Lawrence for Best Classroom Experience Dance Magazine Remembers Dance Faculty Emerita Rose Anne Thom Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Alumna and Trustee Suzanne Salter Arkin ’60 Gryphons Soccer Programs Take Part in Yonkers National Night Out Trustee Shanlon Wu MFA ’84 Weighs in on the Paul Manafort Trial in Opinion Pieces for CNN A Welcome to the New Academic Year from President Judd Meghann Plunkett '09 Featured as Poet of the Week in The Missouri Review Memoirs by Abby Norman '13 and Porochista Khakpour '00 Featured in Detroit Jewish News Article by Leslie Rott MA '15 Patricia Goldman Named Vice President for Advancement and External Affairs Pam Tanowitz MFA ’98 Discusses What Inspires Her in <em>DanceSpirit</em> Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Writes About the Influence of Hemingway's <em>For Whom the Bell Tolls</em> on John McCain Open-Air Amphitheater Project Featured in <em>WAG Magazine</em> Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams Weighs in on Minority Women Candidates in <em>The Daily Mail</em> Rachel Feldman ’76 Pens Letter to the Editor of <em>The New York Times</em> on Diversity in Hollywood "Consumer Genetic Tests Aren't Error-Proof:" Human Genetics Faculty Member Laura Hercher MS ’01 Pens Opinion Piece in <em>The New York Times</em> Trustee Shanlon Wu MFA ’84 Discusses Business and the First Amendment on Federal News Radio Merritt Wever '02 Wins Best Supporting Actress Emmy for Performance in <em>Godless</em> Trustee Shanlon Wu MFA ’84 Co-Authors Opinion Piece in <em>The Washington Post</em> on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Linda Kay Klein ‘02 Discusses New Memoir <em>Pure</em> on NPR's <em>Fresh Air</em> Immigration and Sarah Lawrence College: A Letter from President Judd Meema Spadola '92 Featured in <em>New York Times</em> Article About Post-Partum Doulas Dan Riconda MS '88 Featured in Wired Article on the High Demand for Genetic Counselors Variety: Sarah Gertrude Shapiro ’99 Signs Overall Deal with ABC Studios Second Annual Celebrate Sarah Lawrence Showcases Student and Faculty Work Visual Arts Faculty Member Yevgeniya Baras Awarded Grant from Pollock-Krasner Foundation Human Genetics Faculty Member Laura Hercher MS '01 Writes About Embryo Testing in MIT Technology Review Sarah Lawrence College Holds Provocative Year-Long Speakers Series: Difference in Dialogue Trustee Shanlon Wu MFA '84 Pens Opinion Piece for CNN.com on Harvard Admission Trial Art History Faculty Member Jerrilynn Dodds Awarded The Cross of the Order of Civil Merit by Spanish Government Dean of Equity and Inclusion Al Green to Retire at End of Academic Year A Message from President Judd About the Events of the Past Week Newsarama Interviews Comic Book Writer Marguerite Bennett MFA ’13 Fourth Annual MFA in Writing Alumni Festival Held on Campus on October 6 Sanaa Hamri '96 to Produce and Direct Let’s Spend the Night Together Pilot for Fox Rick Negron '83 to Play King George in Third National Tour of Hamilton Dennis Richmond MSEd '19 in The Journal News: We need black men to step up and become teachers A Letter from President Judd on Community Partnerships Human Genetics Faculty Member Laura Hercher MS '01 Pens Opinion Piece on Reproductive Rights Improvement by Writing Faculty Member Joan Silber '67 Among New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2018 Jaclyn Gilbert MFA '15 Discusses Writing and Running Careers in Interview with LancasterOnline Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Discusses Election of Cindy Hyde-Smith in The Daily Beast Sarah Lawrence College and City of Yonkers Partnership Brings Lights to Fleming Field Tiffany LaTrice MA '13 Featured in New York Times Article on Black Female Artists in Atlanta Rebecca Wellner '14 Co-Authors Paper in Cortex on the Use of Brain Stimulation for Speech Production Sarah Lawrence Celebrates Newest Members of the Class of 2018 at Winter Commencement Writing Program Director Brian Morton '78 Pens Essay in The New York Times Book Review Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Theatre Faculty Member Greta Minsky MA '13 History Faculty Member Margarita Fajardo Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Sarah Lawrence Athletics to Host Pride on the Court Event January 18 &amp; 19 From the President's Desk: News for the Community from President Judd Designer Babies Next in Sarah Lawrence College’s Difference in Dialogue Event Series Is Green Book a Rescue Fantasy? Mark Twain Might Disagree The American Dream Is Alive and Well: Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams Pens Opinion Piece in The New York Times Diane Brandis Scavuzzo '83 Interviews Women's Soccer Coach Maurizio Grillo for SoccerToday BlackKkKlansman Producer Jordan Peele '01 and Director Spike Lee in Conversation in The Hollywood Reporter Chloe Honum '03 Receives New Zealand's Prestigious Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship The Jean Wentworth Music Residency at Sarah Lawrence College to Feature Weiss-Kaplan-Stumpf Trio in April From the President's Desk: News for the Community from President Judd Yonkers High School Students Attend "Water Academy" at SLC's Center for the Urban River Laura Hercher MS ’01 Featured in Bloomberg Article on the Lack of Privacy Safeguards in Consumer DNA Testing Laurel Parmet '11 Named Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive Fellow Aspiring Pastor JJ Warren '19 Urges United Methodist Church to Embrace LGBTQ Members Joy Enough by Sarah McColl MFA '16 Hailed as “Stunning New Memoir” by The New York Times A Message from President Judd Trustee Shanlon Wu MFA '84 Pens Opinion Piece for CNN.com on Operation Varsity Blues The Sun is Rising on Singer/Songwriter Sophie Auster '10: The Patriot Ledger The Undefeated on Jordan Peele '01: How a Comedian Evolved to Horror and Transformed Hollywood A Campus Update from President Judd Eel Catching Season In Hudson River: CBS New York Visits SLC's Center for the Urban River Human Genetics Faculty Member Laura Hercher MS '01 Weighs in on The Risky Business of Embryo Selection in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News Melissa Valentine '07 Awarded 2019 Louise Meriwether First Book Prize New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman to Speak at Sarah Lawrence College Commencement Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams Weighs in on Youth Activism and Gun Control in Agence France-Presse Article President Cristle Collins Judd to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award from Rice University From the President's Desk: News for the Community from President Judd Writing Faculty Member Jeffrey McDaniel Critiques Justin Bieber Love Poem for The Cut Art History Faculty Member Jerrilynn Dodds Reflects on the Universal Appeal of Notre Dame Cathedral Amidst Devastating Fire Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Writes About Marian Anderson's 1939 Easter Concert at the Lincoln Memorial and Her Key Role in the Civil Rights Movement Three Sarah Lawrence Faculty Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships Trustee Shanlon Wu MFA '84 Discusses the Mueller Report in an Opinion Piece for CNN.com Writing Faculty Tina Chang Pens Essay in New York Times Modern Love Column Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak Studies Health of the Hudson River with Earth Day Eel Count Theatre Faculty David Neumann Receives Tony Nomination for Best Choreography in Hadestown Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Faculty Emeritus David Bernstein Director of Research for Human Genetics Laura Hercher Discusses the Ethics and Integration of Healthcare and Tech Michael LeVasseur ’04 Co-Authors Study Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Effects of Philadelphia Soda Tax <em>Variety</em> Lists Sarah Lawrence College Among Top Films Schools in 2019 Filmmaking and Moving Image Arts Student Selected for Prestigious Television Academy Foundation Internship ​ Sarah Lawrence College Celebrates Graduate Student Commencement Sarah Lawrence College Celebrates 91st Undergraduate Student Commencement Mary Amonette '42 Shares Memories of her Service During World War II Sarah Lawrence College Celebrates Opening of New Open-Air Theatre Alumni in Conversation: Rachel Aydt MFA ’17 Interviews Sarah McColl MFA ’16 About her Memoir <em>Joy Enough</em> Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Writes on the Leadership of FDR Sarah Lawrence is Setting for Open-Air Theatre's Second Act Sarah Lawrence Salvage Drive: Bigger and Better at 10 Years Old Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Reviews New Book by Ann Patchett '85 WIRED's <em>Geek's Guide to the Galaxy</em> Podcast Highlights Sarah Lawrence's Speculative Fiction MFA Concentration History Faculty Member Persis Charles Retires After 42 Years at Sarah Lawrence Literature Faculty Member Ann Lauinger Retires After 46 Years at Sarah Lawrence Music Faculty Member Sungrai Sohn MFA '78 Retires After 39 Years at Sarah Lawrence Visual and Studio Arts Faculty Member Tishan Hsu Retires After 22 Years at Sarah Lawrence How Alumnus Richert Schnorr '06 and the New York Public Library Brought Novels to Instagram Sarah Lawrence Celebrates Retiring Faculty Writer and Alumnus James Tynion IV '10 Announces New Thrilling Comic Series with BOOM! Sarah Lawrence Swimming Programs Earn Scholar All America Team Honors Gender-Sexuality Alliance Advocate and Incoming First-Year Alex Rosado '23 Speaks With WNYC Pioneering Photographer Susan Meiselas '70 Speaks to <em>Vogue</em> On The Power Of The Unretouched Woman Men's Basketball Earns Team Academic Excellence Award For Stellar Classroom Performance Politics Faculty Member Samuel Abrams Writes <em>New York Times</em> Op-Ed About Regionalism and the Opportunity of Rural America for Young People This Hero Wears Crocs: Daphne Youree '90 Rescues Long Island Expressway During Rush Hour Flash Flood Using Traffic Cone Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River Launches Hudson River Heroes Campaign Women's Basketball Team Ranks 12th in Nation for Academic Achievement Sarah Lawrence Welcomes New Directors for Art of Teaching and Theatre Programs Writing Faculty Member and Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Vijay Seshadri Named Poetry Editor for <em> The Paris Review</em> Michael Fumai MFA '12 Explores Our Love Affair With Space Writing Institute Alumna Liane Kupferberg Carter Pens Personal Essay About Her Autistic Son's Spiritual Life for <em>The New York Times</em> Jonathan Vatner MFA '11 Sits Down With <em>Poets and Writers</em> to Discuss His Debut Novel <em>Carnegie Hill</em> Merritt Wever '02 Stars in Netflix Limited Series <em>Unbelievable</em> Faculty Member Komozi Woodard Joins <em>Here and Now</em> on ABC to Discuss 1619 and the History of Slavery in North America Human Genetics Faculty Member Laura Hercher Discusses the Accuracy and Ethics of Lifestyle DNA Tests in <em>Bloomberg Businessweek</em> Bestselling Author Richard Morais '81 Discusses His New Novel <em>The Man With No Borders</em> With <em>New York 1</em> Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams Discusses the 'America That Isn't Polarized' in <em>The New York Times</em> President Judd Celebrates Opening Weeks of Classes and Largest Programmatic Grant in School History in September Newsletter Sarah Lawrence Awarded $1.2 Million Mellon Foundation Grant to Advance Civic Engagement in Westchester County Q and A: Singer Shreya Sharma '14 and her hit Song <em>Prada</em> Sarah Lawrence Signs <em>Amicus</em> Brief in Support of DACA Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams Weighs in on Regional and Political Polarization in <em>The Guardian</em> Sarah Lawrence Students Leading a Shift in Young Voter Participation Theatre Program Launches Performance Season with <em>I’m Very Into You</em> Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills Writes on the Changing Relationship Between Professional Athletes and Fans Sarah Lawrence Featured on NBC's TODAY for Top-Ranked Faculty On the job Training: Students Spread Across the Country for Summer Internships Writing Faculty Member Tina Chang's <em>Hyrbida</em> Named to <em>Publisher Weekly's</em> Best Books of 2019 President Cristle Collins Judd Reflects on Busy and Celebratory Fall Semester in October Newsletter NPR: New Paris Review Poetry Editor Vijay Seshadri Has Hope For The Next Generation Sarah Lawrence Celebrates Completion of Largest Campaign in School History Exhibition of Thomas Cole Paintings Inspires New Musical by Sarah Lawrence Faculty NPR: MFA Writing Faculty Clifford Thompson Discusses Trump With White Conservative Men From the President's Desk: President Judd's November Newsletter Ava Rigelhaupt '20 Writes About her Experience Studying Abroad in Florence for Yahoo! President Judd Reflects on end of Semester and Looks Ahead to 2020 in December Newsletter Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak Receives New Grant to Study Saw Mill River and Restore Watershed Integrity First Year Student Avery Warsaw '23 Designed and Hand Made Recent Timothee Chalamet Red Carpet Look <em>The New York Times</em>: Faculty Member David Neumann and Alumna Marcela Murray MFA '17 Team up in <em>Distances</em> An Update from Vice President for Diversity Fatiah Touray Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Information and Updates A Message from President Judd Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams Writes on the Power of Parks in Spurring Community Engagement Alumna Jane Alexander '61 is Starring in <em>Grand Horizons</em> on Broadway and Flexing Her Comedy Muscles 03/03/2020: An Update to the Sarah Lawrence Community Regarding the Coronavirus A Message from President Judd as Remote Learning Commences Alumnus and Trustee Shanlon Wu MFA '84 Writes on Xenophobia and Calling COVID-19 a "Chinese Virus" Faculty Emerita Eva Kollisch Offers Perspective in <em>The New York Times</em> Amidst Spread of COVID-19 From the President's House: April 6 Politics Faculty Member Samuel Abrams Discusses the 2020 Election Visual and Studio Arts Faculty Member Clifford Owens Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship From the President's House Hit Netflix Mini-Series <em>Unorthodox</em> Based on Real Life and Memoir of Alumna Deborah Feldman Prospective and Admitted Students Invited to "Experience Sarah Lawrence Virtually" Sarah Lawrence Together: Creating New Ways to Connect During Our Remote Learning Period Sarah Lawrence Mourns Loss of Faculty Emeritus Robert Zimmerman <em>Variety</em> Names Sarah Lawrence One of World's Top Film Schools From the President's House Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills: Teaching Online Has Brought Me Even Closer to My Students Event Rewind: Faculty Roundtable on the Coronavirus Pandemic From the President's House From the President's House Sarah Klein '20 and Emma Tynan '20 Reflect on their Senior Years Amidst COVID-19 A Message from President Judd Regarding the Events of the Past Week Combating Systemic Racism: Resources for the Community President Judd Announces Plans for the Fall Semester Sarah Lawrence Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Suit Challenging Policies that Target International Students Melissa Valentine '07 Awarded Louise Merriwether First Book Prize for Debut Memoir Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills Writes on the Legacy of Congressman John Lewis Literature Faculty and Dante Scholar Gillian Adler Helps Jim Carrey Model New Memoir on Elements of Dante's <em>Inferno</em> Sarah Lawrence College Responds to Blackbaud Security Incident Melissa Faliveno MFA '11 Delves Into Regional and Personal Complexities in new Collection <em>Tomboyland</em> Alumna Barbara Walters Celebrated as one of New York's Most Inspiring Women From the President's Desk: August 2020 Fall 2020 Move-in and Meet the Class of 2024 From the President's Desk: September 2020 In the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> Politics Faculty Samuel Abrams Discusses How Americans Judge Presidents From the President's Desk: October 2020 <em>National Geographic</em> Highlights Sarah Lawrence's Measured and Successful Approach to Operating During the Pandemic Writing faculty member David Hollander MFA '97 and new novel Anthropica lauded by Los Angeles Review of Books Writing Faculty David Hollander '97 Receives Glowing Review for Newest Novel <em>Anthropica</em> From the President's Desk Writing Faculty Vijay Seshadri's Book of Poetry Glowingly Reviewed in <em>The New York Times</em> Writing Faculty Member Brian Morton Examines the Politics of Cultural Appropriations Season's Greetings from the President's Desk Writing Faculty Nicolaus Mills Explores the 1956 Southern Manifesto and Parallels to Today Attorney Shan Wu MFA '84 Weighs in on Guarding Against Presidential Pardons for Capitol Rioters Opinion: New York’s Family Caregivers Should be Prioritized for the COVID-19 Vaccine Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills Writes on the Legacy of the Late John Lewis Politics Faculty Samuel Abrams: Gen Z’s Surprising Optimism Should Give the Rest of us Hope Expert: Unpaid Caregivers Feel Overlooked in COVID Vaccine Plans Ilan Weissman '00 Writes in <em>Chalkbeat</em> on the Power of Educators and Importance of Being Seen <em>Girlhood</em> by Melissa Febos MFA '08 and <em>Festival Days</em> by Writing Faculty Jo Ann Beard are Highlighted in the <em>New York Times</em> Sarah Lawrence Giving Day Shatters Records A Message About Anti-Asian Violence History Faculty Member Komozi Woodard Discusses Black History Month on ABC-TV's Here and Now Works by Two Sarah Lawrence Faculty Members Among Library Journal’s Best Debut Novels of Spring and Summer 2021 New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman to Speak at Sarah Lawrence Commencement Sarah Lawrence College Plays On With Coed Team Christopher Williams '99 Awarded 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship for Choreography Pam Tanowitz MFA ’98 Reflects on Being "A Choreographer in Quarantine" in The New York Times Rena Priest '08 Becomes First Indigenous Poet Laureate of Washington State MFA Writing Faculty Member Joshua Bennett Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship and Whiting Award for American Literature A Statement from President Judd on the Trial of Derek Chauvin for the Killing of George Floyd New Books by Julianna Margulies '89 and Tovah Feldshuh '70 Named to <em>Town and Country's</em> Spring Must Read List Poem by Writing Faculty Member Jeffrey McDaniel '90 Published in the <em>New York Times Magazine</em> Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills Reviews Louis Menand's New Book <em>The Free World</em> Politics Faculty Member Samuel Abrams: The Underrated Upsides of Virtual Learning <em>Variety</em> Continues to Name Sarah Lawrence in Annual Top Film School Impact Report Sarah Lawrence College Joins President Biden’s COVID-19 College Challenge Sarah Lawrence Welcomes EXPLO to Campus for Summer Dear Miss Metropolitan by Writing Faculty Member Carolyn Ferrell Reviewed Twice in The New York Times Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Remembers "A Forgotten Speech for this Fourth of July" in The Daily News Charmayne Planter '24 Honored with National Wildlife Federation's National Conservation Young Leader Award Director of Research for Human Genetics Laura Hercher MS '01 discusses genetic testing of embryos as a potential gateway—for better or worse—into a new era of human reproduction in Scientific American "One of Comedy’s Buzziest Actors" Jessie Ennis '13 Profiled by Yahoo Life Ann Patchett '85 Essay "Flight Plan" Published in The New Yorker Epidemiologist Michael LeVasseur '04 Makes Headlines for COVID-19 Research From the President's Desk September 2021 Marian Fontana ’89 Reflects on Raising Her Son in the 20 Years Since Her Husband’s Death on 9/11 on OprahDaily.com Michael Scuotto '23 Reflects on What it's Like to Be Back on Campus in a Blog Post for Broadway World Nataliya Braginsky ’08 Named 2021 National History Teacher of the Year Slothrust Guitarist/Vocalist Leah Wellbaum ’11 Featured in Guitar World as Band Releases New Album Parallel Time Sarah Lawrence College Receives $20 Million Gift to Launch Vision for Second Century Made in China by Anna Qu MFA '12 Named Editor's Choice in The New York Times Book Review Sarah Lawrence College Mourns the Loss of Sara Wilford ’72 From the President's Desk: October 2021 Mustafa Sakarya Named Library Director at Sarah Lawrence College Sarah Lawrence College Awarded $1.8 Million as Part of Warren Alpert Foundation Grant to Increase Diversity in Genetic Counseling Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Draws Parallels to the Ahmaud Arbery Case and the Civil Rights Era in The Daily News Two Alumnae Named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 List A College’s Window Onto Civic Partnerships Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Remembers Bob Dole’s Lifetime of Service in The Dispatch Stitching The Community Together Through Quilting: WNBC New York Features Rooted Exhibit A Toast from President Cristle Collins Judd Give Young People the Vote: Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams on Lowering the Voting Age Mathematics faculty member Philip Ording’s 99 Variations on a Proof featured in New York Review of Books Rare Fish Discovery by Center for the Urban River at Beczak Featured in LoHud Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Former Trustee Sidney Poitier Jamie Jordan '19 MFA '23 Reflects on Joan Didion's Ties to Sacramento in The San Francisco Chronicle Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Points to Lessons for Today in Dwight Eisenhower's 1948 Memoir From the President's Desk: January 2022 Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Draws Comparisons Between Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes and The Third Man in The Dispatch Sarah Lawrence College Awarded $1.5 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Dear Miss Metropolitan by Carolyn Ferrell '84 Longlisted for PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction David Hollander MFA '97 Pens Essay in LitHub Five Ways Mellon and Liberal Arts Colleges are Driving Social Change Forbes Reports on Sarah Lawrence's $1.5 Million Mellon Foundation Grant From the President's Desk: February 2022 "Four Quartets" by choreographer Pam Tanowitz MFA ’98 Named a New York Times Critic's Pick History faculty member Priscilla Murolo '80 Discusses Employers' Hiring Difficulties on WalletHub "How Remote Working Could be Changing Children’s Futures": Kim Ferguson and Tricia Hanley MS Ed '08 MA '13 Weigh in on BBC article Polarization in American Family Life is Overblown: Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams From the President's Desk: March 2022 New Memoir by Writing Faculty Member Brian Morton '78 Reviewed in The New York Times Writing Faculty Member Anaïs Duplan Wins Prestigious Whiting Award News12 Covers Ongoing Eel Counting Project at SLC's Center for the Urban River at Beczak Theatre Program Director Caden Manson Invited to Present Latest Work at La Biennale di Venezia Teatro David Finkelstein '82 Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship in Film/Video Melissa Febos MFA '08 Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship in General Nonfiction From the President's Desk: April 2022 Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Rachel Williams Zebrowski ‘73, Member of the Board of Trustees Aliesha Bryan MS '21 Featured in Dance Magazine Article on Decolonizing Flamenco Documentary Directed and Produced by Faculty Member Beth Levison Nominated for Peabody Award New Memoir Tasha by Writing Faculty Member Brian Morton Reviewed in The Washington Post New Work by Choreographer Pam Tanowitz MFA ’98 Named a Critics Pick by The New York Times Sarah Lawrence College Celebrates Retiring Faculty Sarah Lawrence College Celebrates 94th Commencement From the President's Desk: May 2022 Christopher Williams '99 to Reimagine Legendary Ballets As Queer Works of Art at The Joyce Theater Human Genetics Director of Research Laura Hercher MS '01 Weighs the Pros and Cons of a Popular IVF Embryo Test in Scientific American A Marshall Plan for Ukraine? Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills in The Dispatch The Ion Pack Unmasked: KJ Rothweiler '13 and Curtis Everett Pawley '13 Featured in The New York Times The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College to Host Four Local Authors in Outdoor Reading Series Classics Faculty Member Emily Anhalt Discusses How Homer's The Iliad Applies to Modern Life on NPR Jordan Peele '01 Talks About New Horror Film Nope on Today Writing Faculty Member Vijay Seshadri Contributes to PEN America's Commemoration of India's 75th Independence Day From the President's Desk Alumna Tovah Feldshuh Makes Highly Anticipated Debut in Broadway's Funny Girl Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams Reflects on the Communal Benefits of Coffee Shops From the President's Desk: October 2022 Jordan Peele ’01 and Clay McLeod Chapman ’00 team up to make 'the scariest podcast of all time' Nina Gibans ’54 Releases Two New Books Reflecting Three Years of Living in Isolation Political Science Faculty Member Sam Abrams on Why Liberal Arts Colleges Build Better Relationships With Their Students "The Man Who Singlehandedly Created American Ballet": Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Reviews Jennifer Homans' Latest Book on George Balanchine Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills on Brittney Griner’s Homecoming Jamie Jordan '19 MFA '23 on Getting Taylor Swift Tickets Sanaa Hamri ’96 to Join the All-Female Directing Team for The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power A Statement from Sarah Lawrence College on the Sentencing of Larry Ray Drew Lerman '12 to Release New Graphic Novel in April Filmmaking and Moving Image Arts Faculty Member Beth Levison Nominated for Academy Award From the President's Desk Writers Week Returns This Summer for Teen Writers Art of Teaching Faculty Member Denisha Jones on Why Teaching Racial Justice in the Classroom is "Better for Everyone" MFA Writing Faculty Member Cynthia Cruz Named a Finalist for the Prestigious Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award  Alumnae Ann Patchett ‘85 and Vera Wang ‘71 honored with National Arts and Humanities Medals Literature Faculty Gillian Adler publishes second book exploring time in the Middle Ages Sarah Lawrence College’s Writing Institute Celebrates 40 Years Visual and Studio Arts Faculty John O'Connor and Claudia Bitrán named Guggenheim Fellows in Fine Arts Art History Faculty and Noble Foundation Chair in Art and Cultural History Sarah Hamill on the Value of Art History in Climate Crisis Conversations CURB’s Water Quality and Monitoring Program Data Aids in Saw Mill River Cleanup Faculty Emerita Eva Kollisch Profiled in “Exile” Podcast Narrated by Mandy Patinkin President Judd Signs Open Letter Prioritizing Diversity in Liberal Arts Colleges Sarah Lawrence College Celebrates 95th Commencement Alum David Lindsay-Abaire '92 Wins 2023 Tony Award A Statement from Sarah Lawrence College on the Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban Affirmative Action Policies in College Admissions Sarah Lawrence College and the Hudson River Museum Name Karintha Lowe as Mellon Public Humanities Fellow Literature Faculty Gillian Adler on the Complexities of Medieval Timekeeping Adriana Bass MA ’23 Secures Residency with The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services Maria Goeppert Mayer Among the Women ‘Oppenheimer’ Forgot ‘One Perfect Sentence Gets You Nowhere’: Ann Patchett ’85 on the Most Significant Impact on Her Writing Education 'The Apology' Author Jimin Han MFA '98 On Letting Your Experiences Simmer ‘A brilliant little faker’: Ann Patchett ’85 on Her History as a Storyteller Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Sarah Kerlin Gray Gund ’65 A Statement from President Judd on Events in Israel and Gaza BET Profiles Sanaa Hamri '96 Cora Colvin '25 Appears on Inaugural Skyline Conference Podcast MFA Writing Faculty Member Timothy Kreider Pens Guest Essay in The New York Times Sarah Lawrence College Featured on PBS NewsHour From the President's Desk Lara MacLean '94: The Creative Mind Behind Cookie Monster's Cookies Playing With Words: Heather Cleary (Literature/Spanish) on the Pleasures of Translating the Unfamiliar Sarah Lawrence College and NYU Grossman School of Medicine Launch Master’s Program in Genome Health Analysis Visual and Studio Arts Faculty Member John O'Connor Shows Recent Drawings and Sculptures in Solo Exhibit Writing Faculty Member Kate Zambreno Profiled in The New Yorker Andrew Kane Named Vice President of Finance and Operations at Sarah Lawrence College From the President's Desk How Chris Ehmer Transformed the Sarah Lawrence Men’s Basketball Team into a Division III Powerhouse Gabriela Salazar’s solo exhibition 'Observed' opens at Heimbold Visual Arts Center A Celebration of Community: The Mellon Grant for Civic Engagement From the President's Desk Colin Winnette’s '07 novel Users Shortlisted for 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nancy Cantor '74 Named 14th President of Hunter College Beloved cookbook ‘Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine’ by Sisters Norma Jean Darden ’61 and Carole Darden-Lloyd ’66 Still Serving Inspiration From the President's Desk Sarah Lawrence College Presented with Community Partner of the Year Award Paul Kwame Johnson ’74 MFA ’77 Brings Black History Month Tribute to Sarah Lawrence From the President's Desk Nate Davis '25 Earns National Recognition as AVCA DIII Player of the Week Alumna Barbara Walters Profiled in Washington Weekly as New Biography is Released Arist and alumna Jill Viney profiled by IRK Magazine History Faculty Member Mary Dillard Named to Revolutionary Yonkers 250 Committee Robyn Schiff ’95 Named 2024 Guggenheim Fellow in Poetry Theatre Faculty Members Itziar Barrio and Modesto Flako Jimenez Named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows Naima Penniman ’03 Featured in New York Times Article Celebrating Black Farmers on Earth Day Sarah Lawrence Board Member Lisa Coleman Named President of Adler University From the President's Desk Smithsonian Curator Jon Grinspan '06 Discusses New Book in The Guardian From the President's Desk Misha Bernas MS ’25 Awarded Asian Cultural Council Graduate Fellowship From the President's Desk June 2024: The Year in Review Tony Nominee Bray Poor '89 Interviewed by PBS' Great Performances Bel Canto by Ann Patchett '85 Among The New York Times' "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" Ashmita Biswas MS '23: Healing Through Dance in NYC Literature Faculty Member Emily Bloom Pens Opinion Piece in The Chronicle of Higher Education on Caregiving in Academia Environmental Science Faculty Member Bernice Rosenzweig Lends Expertise to New York Times Article on Beach Restrictions in The Rockaways Meredith Monk '64 Reflects on Six Decades of Music-Making in NPR Interview From the President's Desk Willa Bennett '17 Named Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan and Seventeen Durga Chew-Bose '09 Garners Accolades as Screenwriting and Directorial Debut Premieres at Toronto International Film Festival Sarah Lawrence College Featured on NBC Nightly News From the President's Desk Happy Holidays from Sarah Lawrence College Supporting Students Affected by the Los Angeles Wildfires Remembering Paul Kwame Johnson '74 MFA '77 Remembering Honorary Trustee Diana Chambers Leslie '69 From the President's Desk From the President's Desk: March 2025 Fashion Icon Sam Edelman '73 to Deliver Sarah Lawrence College’s 97th Commencement Address Jon Grinspan ’06 wins 2025 Francis Parkman Prize From the President's Desk: April 2025 Pioneering Choreographer and Dancer Lucinda Childs ’62 to Receive Honorary Degree at 97th Commencement Feature Film Lilly by Rachel Feldman '76 Opens May 9th History Faculty Member Ryan Purcell Featured in National Geographic The New York Times Hails “Tides” by Choreographer John Jasperse ’85 as “Thrilling” Writing Faculty Member Marie Howe Wins Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Sarah Lawrence College Celebrates 97th Commencement From the President's Desk Meredith Monk '64 Awarded Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement From the President's Desk Politics Faculty Member Samuel Abrams Shares How He Plans to Use AI in the Classroom All of It with Alison Stewart Interviews Director of New Documentary on Alumna Barbara Walters Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Faculty Emeritus Sam Seigle Classics Faculty Member Emily Katz Anhalt on "The Art of Coping" Theatre Program Director Caden Manson Interviews Director Adil Mansoor in American Theatre Neil Makhija ’09 Wins Two Emmys Awards for Short Film on Voter Fraud Variety Interviews Alien:Earth Creator and Showrunner Noah Hawley '89 Susan Meiselas ’70 Discusses Nicaragua on October 7 Writing Faculty Marie Howe Interviewed on Tricycle Talks Our Faculty Earn Top Marks: #1 Again! Noah Hawley '89 Debuts Alien: Earth to Major Media Buzz From the President's Desk Sarah Lawrence Alumni Among Creative Arts Emmy Winners From the President's Desk Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills on SLC's Course Interview Tradition Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Faculty Emerita Jan Drucker Visual and Studio Arts Faculty Member Vera Iliatova Named Alex Katz Chair at Cooper Union for Fall 2025 Wesley Olivier ’18 Featured in American Theatre From the President's Desk: October 2025 Steven Keiles MS ’87 Receives National Society of Genetic Counselors’ Most Prestigious Award Else Went ’13 Traces Roots of Off-Broadway Debut “Initiative” to Her Time at Sarah Lawrence Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Faculty Emerita Margery Franklin From the President's Desk From the President's Desk Devin Kelly MFA '15 Publishes Debut Novel Faculty Member Bernice Rosenzweig Featured in Washington Post Article on Flooding in the NYC Subway System Happy New Year from Sarah Lawrence College New York Times Recommends Writing Faculty Victoria Redel’s Latest Book Sandra Kramerová MFA ’16 Receives Bogliasco Fellowship Seth Katz MFA '15 Interviews Writing Faculty David Ryan for Electric Literature From the President's Desk Author Ann Patchett '85 appears on NPR's Wild Card Bobby Elliott ’11 Wins 2025 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize "Do Not Get Lost in a Sea of Despair": Politics faculty member Samuel Abrams on the 2024 Presidential Election Career Services Holds Annual Fall Internship and Volunteer Fair From the President's Desk From the President's Desk Literature faculty member Nicolaus Mills reflects on the 20th anniversary of the World War II Memorial Neil Makhija '09 Voices Opinion on Voter Fraud in The New York Times NUVO Interviews Actress, Writer, and Comedian Leah Rudick '06 Politics faculty member David Peritz to deliver Faust Lecture in Ethics at Wesleyan University on December 5, exploring the topic, "Can Democracy Survive Social Media?" Psychology Faculty Member Jamie Krenn Shares Thoughts in AI in Education, Helping Children Navigate Election Anxiety, and More Remembering Barbara Bowman '50 Sarah Lawrence College Welcomes Four Tenure Track Faculty Members MFA in Dance Program Announces Greene Fellowship Susan Meiselas '70 Receives Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award Time names memoir by Literature faculty member Emily Bloom must-read book of 2024 Visual and Studio Arts faculty member John O’Connor exhibits work at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art W. Ian Lipkin ’74 Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow Writing Faculty Joseph Earl Thomas Shortlisted for First Novel Prize Writing Faculty Joseph Earl Thomas Wins First Novel Prize The Journal News: Sarah Lawrence College to Break Ground on The Barbara Walters Campus Center on Thursday, January 18 Dean Kanwal Singh Offers Advice to International Students on Constructing a Curriculum at Sarah Lawrence in US News & World Report Nancy Cantor ’74, Chancellor of Rutgers University – Newark, Weighs in on the Role of Colleges and College Presidents in Immigration and Community Involvement Sarah Lawrence College Awarded $2 Million Grant by New York State’s Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program Toward Construction of New Campus Center Director of Admission Jennifer Gayles Discusses College Essay Topics in US News & World Report Fios 1 News Features Sarah Lawrence’s “Ask a Scientist” Panel, Part of Summer STEM Program for Yonkers Middle School Students Kamaron McNair ’18 in The Daily Beast: “Black, White, and Belonging: My Brush With Curlfest” Newsweek Features Exclusive Premiere of Alumna Yoko Ono’s New Music Video, Warzone Fios 1 Covers Women Running for Office, First Event in College's Difference in Dialogue Series Jessica Harper '71 Discusses Early TV Role, Starring in Two Versions of Suspiria in Variety The Rest I Make Up, Produced by Filmmaking Faculty Member Heather Winters, Named One of the Best Movies of 2018 by The New Yorker Sarah Lawrence College’s Center for the Urban River at Beczak Awarded Over $135,000 in DEC Grants to further Water Quality, Environmental Education Writing Faculty Member Carol Zoref ’76, MFA ’97 Interviewed in <em>Hadassah Magazine</em> After Best Season in Team History, Men's Basketball Player, Coach Earn Accolades Parthiban Muniandy and the Consortium on Forced Migration, Displacement, and Education Featured in Europe Now Jordan Peele '01, New Movie Us Featured in Vanity Fair Sanaa Hamri '96, Executive Producer/Director of Empire, Featured in CNN's African Voices Series Sarah Lawrence College to Offer Summer 2019 Pre-College Programs for High School Students in Filmmaking, Creative Writing, Social Justice, and Therapeutic Game Design The Writing Institute Offers Creative Exploration in Italy, May 24-31 Author and CBS-TV Anchor Mary Calvi to Discuss New Book, Dear George, Dear Mary The New York Times Profiles Choreographer Pam Tanowitz MFA ’98 - the Busiest Woman in Dance Pioneer in Genetic Counseling, National Institutes of Health Director, to Share Spotlight at Sarah Lawrence College Graduate Commencement <em>New York Times</em> Journalist Maggie Haberman '96 Tells Sarah Lawrence Class of 2019 to Find Their Truth, Take Risks In Conversation: Author Dani Shapiro ‘83, MFA ‘89 and President Cristle Collins Judd Laura Hercher MS '01, Director of Research for Human Genetics, Weighs in on Sometimes Shocking DNA Testing Kit Results Sara Rudner, Dance Faculty Member and Former Dance Program Director, Retires After 20 Years Interview with Heidi Diehl '03 About Her Debut Novel, <em>Lifelines</em> Politics Faculty Member Samuel Abrams Discusses Regional Politics - Americans Are More Alike Than Not Writing Faculty Marek Fuchs, the RBG of Hot Dogs, Judges Annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island Laura Hercher, Director of Research in Human Genetics, Discusses How Repeal of Affordable Care Act Could Push Back Clock on Genetic Testing Founder and Director of the Alabama Prison Arts and Education Project, Kyes Stevens MA '99 and MFA '00, Discusses Her Work and The Complications of Home With NPR Sarah Lawrence Faculty, Alumni Earn New York Dance and Performance Nominations Sarah Lawrence College Recognized for “Best Professors,” “Best Classroom Experience” in The Princeton Review’s <em>Best 385 Colleges</em> Guide for 2020 President Judd Announces Appointment of Fatiah Touray as New Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Sarah Lawrence College President Judd Looks to Beginning of Academic Year in August Newsletter, From the President's Desk Laura Hercher, Director of Research for Human Genetics, Discusses the Fairness and Equity of Genetic Testing in <em>The Nation</em> Sarah Lawrence Mourns the Passing of Bob Judd, Music Scholar and President Cristle Collins Judd's Husband Aaron Mattocks '02, Director of Programming at The Joyce Theater, is Profiled by the <em>New York Times</em> Ahead of First Season Sarah Lawrence College Welcomes Students, Opens New Barbara Walters Campus Center Faculty Myla Goldberg and Tina Chang, alumni Nicole Dennis-Benn MFA '12, Adam Chandler MFA '09, and Ann Patchett '85 Make NPR's 2019 Favorite Books list Sarah Lawrence College Mourns the Passing of Kenneth Wentworth, Music Faculty Member Emeritus From the President's House: March 30, 2020 <em>The New York Times</em> Spotlights Dance Faculty Janet Charleston's Class, Learning Cunningham Technique Politics Faculty Samuel Abrams: Phone Calls May be Considered Old Fashioned, but Young People are Chatting up a Storm MFA Alumna Dalia Sofer's Newest Novel, <em>Man of my Time</em>, Receives Rave Review in <em>The New York Times Book Review</em> Sarah Lawrence Mourns the Passing of Daniel Kaiser, Faculty Emeritus of Literature A Message from VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fatiah Touray Regarding Race and Racism in America Suckers, Nobels and the Sweep of History - Jeremiah O'Mahony '19 Explores Nobel Prize History Sarah Lawrence Dance Program Explores Implicit Bias, Power Structures in Dance History Watch out Oprah! <em>The Washington Post</em> Profiles 98-year-old alumna Trudy Berlin '67, the 'Oprah' of her Florida Jewish Community Center Sarah Lawrence College Pushes for Immigration Reform, Praises Recently Introduced Dream Act of 2021 Writing faculty member Jo Ann Beard lauded for new collection, Festival Days Newsweek interviews Jeremy Konner '00, co-creator of Netflix's new show Waffles and Mochi starring Michelle Obama Music Faculty Member Glenn Alexander Debuts New Single, "Get a Life" The New York Times Book Review features All the Water I've Seen is Running by Elias Rodriques, who joins the Sarah Lawrence writing faculty this fall  Classics faculty member Emily Anhalt publishes new book, Embattled Stephanie Culen '02, Owner of What May be the Tiniest US Bookstore, Profiled in The Press Democrat The Los Angeles Times Features Ann Patchett '85, Her Latest Book of Essays, and Her New Approach to Book Tours Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Playwright Edward Allan Baker (Theatre Faculty, 1995-2007) Theatre Faculty Member David Neumann, New Show Swept Away Featured in Dance Magazine Noah Hawley ’89, New Novel Featured in The New York Times History Faculty Member Margarita Fajardo Publishes New Book, The World That Latin America Created Literature Faculty Member Gillian Adler Publishes First Book, Chaucer and the Ethics of Time Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Ilja Wachs, Beloved Member of the Literature Faculty Since 1965 Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Rachel Williams Zebrowski ‘73, Member of the Board of Trustees Laura Hercher MS ’01, Director of Research in SLC's Human Genetics Program, Weighs in on Common Genetic Test for Embryos in The New York Times Tasha, a new memoir by Writing faculty member Brian Morton '78, receives rave reviews on NPR's Fresh Air Kelle Steenblock MS, LGC Named Inaugural Director of Sarah Lawrence College Genomics Institute The New York Times Lauds Premiere of Visitation, Choreographed, Directed, and Designed by Dance Program Director John Jasperse '85 A Message About Hurricane Ian from Jody Spooner, Interim Dean of Studies and Student Life President Biden, Governor Hochul to Appear at Sarah Lawrence Visitation, Choreographed, Designed and Directed by Dance Program Director John Jasperse ‘85 Named in the New York Times List of Best Performances of 2022 From Censorship to the Smithsonian, Sarah Lawrence College Announces Spring 2023 History Matters Series Lineup Kwame Johnson ’74, MFA ’77 to Direct A Tribute to Black Theatre “Joy is a song anywhere,” declares Aja Monet ’09 on her debut album “When the Poems Do What They Do” Sarah Lawrence College, the Center for the Urban River at Beczak, and Groundwork Hudson Valley Present "But It's Ours": The Redline Between Poverty and Wealth by Shanequa Benitez Personhood, IVF, and Fertility Care in Alabama: Director of Research and Human Genetics Faculty Laura Hercher for The Scientific American Pam Tanowitz MFA '98 to Receive 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award "The Hymn", a Poem by Writing Faculty Member Marie Howe, Published in The New Yorker Award-winning Author, Humorist, and Playwright Dylan Brody '85 Interviewed in Broadway World Willa Bennett ’17, Editor in Chief of Highsnobiety, Profiled in The New York Times Stereophonic, Written by David Adjmi, Wins NY Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play, Breaks Tony Nominations Record Stereophonic, Written by David Adjmi '95, Wins Five Tony Awards Remembering Mason Gentzler, Faculty Emeritus Economics Faculty Member Jamee Moudud Publishes New Book, "Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism The End of Laissez Faire?" "Tides" by John Jasperse '85 Among "The Best Dance of 2025, So Far" Filmmaking and Moving Image Arts Faculty Member Robin Starbuck Headed to Greenland for New Project Faculty Member Melissa Frazier on Reading, Teaching, and Dostoevsky Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Enid Silver Ship ’56, Former Chair of the Board Writing Faculty Brian Morton ’78 Featured in New York Magazine & The Writer's Chronicle President Emerita Karen R. Lawrence Named President of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Politics Faculty Member Sam Abrams on Course Creation in Town & Country: “College is a marketplace for ideas, so you have to be entrepreneurial with your courses.” The New York Times on Susan Unterberg ’77: “She Gave Millions to Artists Without Credit. Until Now.” Rhona Free ’78, University of St. Joseph President, Discusses Co-Education, Risk-Taking, and Social Justice in The Hartford Courant Westfair features Sarah Lawrence in "Westchester schools named to best U.S. colleges list" Debut Novel by Carol Zoref ’76, MFA ’97 Awarded Harold U. Ribalow Prize Work of Kyes Stevens MA ’99, MFA ’00, Founder of the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project, Featured in NPR Comic Series Director J.J. Abrams '88 Wraps Filming on Star Wars: Episode IX Playwright Boni B. Alvarez '96 Featured in The Los Angeles Times Student Advocacy Sees Results, U.S. House of Representatives Passes Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act Leading 'Virus Hunter' Dr. Ian Lipkin '74 is Racing to Unlock the Coronavirus Inspired by Studying Abroad, Alumna Aaron McMullin's Blend of Art and Activism is Profiled in <em>St. Louis Magazine</em> Asst. Basketball Coach Jason Jaramillo: ‘I couldn’t imagine being a closeted coach’ Alumnus Dr. Jon Grinspan '06 in <em>The New York Times</em>: What History Can Teach About Running for President During a Pandemic <em>The New York Times</em>: The Trump Presidency Is Ending. So is Alumna Maggie Haberman's Wild Ride Art of Teaching Director Dr. Denisha Jones leads "Black Lives Matter at School" Week of Action February 1-5, 2021 The Radical Feminist Behind the Curtain: Jamie Jordan ’19 MFA ’23 Explores the Influence of Matilda Joslyn Gage on The Wizard of Oz in Ms. magazine Epidemiologist Dr. W. Ian Lipkin ’74 Discusses the Impact of Pandemic Movies and Books on Americans' Perceptions of Real Outbreaks on PBS A Statement from President Judd on the Supreme Court's Reversal of Roe v. Wade Human Genetics Research Director Laura Hercher MS '01 Discusses the Impact of Overturning Roe v. Wade on Genetic Counselors in Scientific American Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills Discusses Sports Personality Stephen A. Smith’s Memoir in The Daily Beast Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Discusses Why 'History Matters' at Sarah Lawrence College Alum Cynthia Knox ’83 recognized as a 2023 Notable LGBTQIA+ Leader by Crain’s New York Dr. Bernice Rosenzweig, OSilas Endowed Professor in Environmental Studies, cited in New York Times Article on Climate Change Katie Gallagher MS ’15, CGC Named Director of the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics at Sarah Lawrence College President Cristle Collins Judd Joins 60 College Presidents to Advance Civic Preparedness and Uphold Free Expression on U.S. Campuses Sarah Lawrence College Celebrates 96th Commencement; Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy Delivers Moving Address U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel '81 Attends Start of Department of Defense Education Activity’s Universal Pre-K in Japan W. Ian Lipkin ’74 Writes About the Safety of Virus Research Worldwide "Virus Hunter" W. Ian Lipkin '74 Profiled in The Scientist Evan Ray Suzuki '20 Awarded 2026 Van Lier Emerging Artist of Color Fellow Rachel Eliza Griffiths MFA ’06 Publishes New Memoir History Faculty Member Komozi Woodard on Black History Month Madeline Cash ’18 Publishes Buzzed-About Debut Novel Lost Lambs Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Faculty Emeritus Joseph Woolfson Economics Faculty Member Jamee Moudud Discusses New Book on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots From the President's Desk Genevieve Hannelius ’21 Releases Debut EP, Girlhood Legendary Dancer, Choreographer, and SLC Faculty Member Bessie Schonberg Featured in Dance Teacher Magazine Writing Faculty Member Brian Morton '78 Listed Among "Best Books for Writers" Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Dr. Jessica Davis Documentary by Faculty Member Heather Winters ’84 Has World Premiere in Greece President Judd Announces Trailblazing Filmmaker, Pioneering Educator as Spring Commencement Speakers A Message from President Cristle Collins Judd A Message from President Cristle Collins Judd about Hurricane Harvey and the Flooding in Texas A Message from President Judd about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Policy A Message from President Judd about Hurricane Irma Proposed Tax Reform and Sarah Lawrence: A Message from President Judd President Cristle Collins Judd Joins 60 College Presidents to Advance Civic Preparedness and Uphold Free Expression on U.S. Campuses