SLC Stories

SLC Stories The Jean Wentworth Music Residency: Connecting Disciplines Through Music Sarah Lawrence Athletics Celebrates Milestones and Hall of Fame Inductees Student Film Selected for Cannes Film Festival President Judd Celebrates Opening Weeks of Classes and Largest Programmatic Grant in School History in September Newsletter Taking the Classroom to Capitol Hill: Students Champion Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 Overdue Recognition for Abstract Expressionist and Alumna Sonja Sekula From the President's Desk: President Judd's November Newsletter President Judd Reflects on end of Semester and Looks Ahead to 2020 in December Newsletter From the President's Desk: SLC's Global Community Sarah Lawrence Students Dive Into National Politics as Congressional Interns President Judd on Sarah Lawrence's Response to COVID-19 A Chance to Thrive Sarah Lawrence Alumni Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic Model-Turned-Restaurateur Norma Jean Darden '61 Featured in <em>The Moth's</em> Harlem Week Celebration Sarah Lawrence Welcomes New Tenure Track Faculty Alumni Supporting Students and Recent Alums Entering the Workforce in Tumultuous Times Generations of Sarah Lawrence Early Childhood Center Completes Entire Semester Outdoors The New Normal: The Evolution of Workplaces in the Era of COVID-19 Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Longtime Faculty Member Jean Valentine Reflecting on the Fall Semester: Looking Back as we Move Ahead Sarah Lawrence Inaugural Member of Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance From the President's Desk: February 2021 Sarah Lawrence College Undergraduate Admission Applications Rise 20 Percent Sarah Lawrence College Partners with Bronx and Westchester Community Colleges to Establish Transfer Pipeline From the President's Desk: March 2021 Sarah Lawrence College Announces New Director of The Writing Institute Writing Faculty Member Kate Zambreno Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship Sarah Lawrence Celebrates the Class of 2021 at 93rd Commencement Meet Our Students President Cristle Collins Judd's Report on the 2020-21 Academic Year Cinema Sarah Lawrence’s <em>Jack London’s Martin Eden</em> Debuts at Nantucket Film Festival Sarah Lawrence Science Faculty Merideth Frey and Colin Abernethy Awarded National Science Foundation Grant Sarah Lawrence College Board of Trustees Reappoints President Cristle Collins Judd to Second Term Sarah Lawrence College Kicks off the 2021-22 Academic Year Center for the Urban River at Beczak Hosts Environmental Day of Action Fostering a Sense of Belonging: Dr. Nahal Kaivan is the College’s New First Year Dean The Learning Commons at Sarah Lawrence Team from Sarah Lawrence’s Center for the Urban River at Beczak Discovers Rare Fish in Hudson River Watershed Rooted: A Community Archive Project From the President's Desk: November 2021 A Toast to Our Winter Graduates On Campus: Hamilton Star Michael Luwoye Visits Theatre THINK TANK Direct from Ukraine: A Conversation with Students and Faculty from a Nation Under Siege Building Bridges Making it Personal: Kathy Yeu P'15 Partners with Career Services to Set Students on a Path to Professional Success Strength to Grow History Faculty Member Priscilla Murolo ’80 Retires After 34 Years at Sarah Lawrence Lyde Cullen Sizer Named Next Associate Dean of Sarah Lawrence College Psychology Faculty Member Barbara Schecter ’74 Retires After 37 Years at Sarah Lawrence Libby Casey '99 Wins Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Alumni Return to Campus for College’s Largest-Ever Reunion From the President's Desk: June 2022 The Year in Review: 2021-22 Sarah Lawrence and Community Organizations Celebrate Thriving Partnerships Fall Semester Opens with Arrival of New Undergraduate Students From the President's Desk Career Services Holds Annual Fall Internship and Volunteer Fair Introducing the Centennial Gryphon Women's Soccer Advances to Skyline Conference Final President Biden Visits Sarah Lawrence College From the President's Desk Happy Holidays from Sarah Lawrence College A Toast to Our Winter Graduates Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Pioneering Journalist and Alumna Barbara Walters SLC's Center for the Urban River at Beczak to Host Winter Water Academy for High School Students Beyond Books: Mustafa Sakarya’s Vision for the Library as a Dynamic Creative Space Calling All Community Scientists: CURB’s Annual Eel Count is Underway From the President's Desk Sarah Lawrence Giving Day a Huge Success From the President's Desk: March 2023 Sarah Lawrence College Celebrates 10 Years at CURB in Downtown Yonkers Sheetrock and Spring Break: Sarah Lawrence College’s Alternative Spring Break Back with a Bang David Stanfield Named Vice President and Dean of Students Wisteria Hysteria Sarah Lawrence College Recognized for Role in Renovation of Yonkers Public Library’s Children’s Room Sarah Lawrence College’s Center for the Urban River to Offer One-Credit Summer Course From the President's Desk Meet the Artist: Avery Moore ’23 Sarah Lawrence College Announces the Retirement of Longtime Faculty Bill Shullenberger and Fred Strype From the President's Desk The Writing Institute Has Some Summer Reading Recs From the President's Desk: The Year in Review, 2022-23 Celebrating a Decade of Empowering Community Leaders Chris Crary ’23 Climbs a Ladder ‘Art is time’: Writing Faculty Member Kate Zambreno’s New Book The Light Room is a Meditation on Art and Care Sarah Lawrence and Community Organizations Celebrate Thriving Partnerships Writers’ Week 2023: A Week In Pictures From the President's Desk History Faculty Member Mary Dillard Named to Yonkers Human Rights Commission Student Organization Fair Highlights Ways to Get Involved on Campus From the President's Desk: September 2023 MFA Writing Faculty Member Afaa Weaver Wins Prestigious Wallace Stevens Award Sarah Lawrence College Celebrates Davis UWC Scholars Sarah Lawrence Celebrates New Faculty Chairs and 2023 Lipkin Family Prize for Inspirational Teaching Winner From the President's Desk Center for the Urban River at Beczak Lauded by New York State Outdoor Education Association Leah Rudick ’06 Headlines Latest Career Preparation Event Aimed at Connecting Students and Alumni Emeritus Faculty Member Charles Zerner Returns from Visiting Professorship in Denmark Religion Faculty Member Hannah Zaves-Greene Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Dave Stanfield is Listening Sarah Lawrence Giving Day a Huge Success! On the Road Again Larisa Oleynik '04 Returns to Campus to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of 10 Things I Hate About You Sarah Lawrence Grants Tenure to Four Faculty Reunion 2024 Welcomes Alumni Back to Campus Sarah Lawrence College’s Center for the Urban River at Beczak Bustling with Summer Activity Sarah Lawrence Celebrates New Faculty Chairs and 2024 Lipkin Family Prize for Inspirational Teaching Winner Follow Your Instinct: Elephant Research in Thailand “This Teenage Life” Lands Stella Sturgill ’28 on The Today Show Meet the Artist: Olivia Harrison ’25 Two Sarah Lawrence Faculty Members Receive Tenure Sarah Lawrence College Announces the Retirement of Three Longtime Faculty Members Growing Your Tree: An Interview With Dave Porter ’94  The Power of Shared Learning: Sarah Lawrence’s Right-to-Write Program Cooking Up Connection: The HUB Kitchens as Spaces of Belonging Ceci Toro Named Associate Dean of the College Room to Grow Biology Faculty Michelle Hersh Publishes on Biodiversity and Disease Ecology Writing Faculty Brian Morton ’78 Publishes Writing as a Way of Life SLC Welcomes the Class of 2029 Women’s Soccer Team Serves the Community Mahreen Sohail MFA ’13 Publishes Debut Collection Debut novel from Heather Aimee O'Neill MFA ’04 is October Pick for the Today Show’s book club Melissa Febos MFA '08 appears on Memoir Nation podcast Noah Hawley '89 interview featured in Texas Highways Writing Faculty Victoria Redel Publishes I Am You Exploring the Intersections of Philosophy and Art SLICE After SLC The HUB Celebrates One Year Catherine Dixson ’24 Illustrates the Beauty of Massachusetts’ Trails  Film by Alicia Leon ’27 Shown at Dominican Film Festival New York Students Shine at Crestwood Library’s Centennial Concert First-Ever Academic Fair Showcases the Power and Possibility of a Sarah Lawrence Education A Toast to Our Winter Graduates Sarah Lawrence College Welcomes Students, Opens New Barbara Walters Campus Center President Judd Announces Trailblazing Filmmaker, Pioneering Educator as Spring Commencement Speakers Healthy Competition, Midnight Karaoke Help Shatter Records for Sarah Lawrence Giving Day Sarah Lawrence Celebrates Commencement, Class of 2020 Internships, Interrupted Socially Distant, Intellectually Close Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace: A New Programming Series for Students and Alumni Art of Teaching Director Denisha Jones Publishes New Book, Pushes for Racial Equality in Education Sarah Lawrence, Community Partners Create New Model for Community Engagement Lookback: The Justice Series, 2020-2021 Sarah Lawrence Interdisciplinary Collaborative on the Environment, or SLICE The New Normal: The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare, Arts, and Culture Erin Archer Named Vice President of Finance and Operations at Sarah Lawrence College Ifeoma Kiddoe Nwankwo Named Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Sarah Lawrence College Documentary by Samu Gabor ’24 Wins Multiple Awards, Streams on IndiePix Center for the Urban River at Beczak Awarded $40,000 Grant from New York State Tiny Eels, Big Impact: Center for the Urban River Counts 10,000th Glass Eel in Ongoing Hudson River Study Connecting Passions & Creating Your Future Initiative Brings Together Students, Faculty & Alumni Professionals Career Services Wins Creativity & Innovation Award for Yearlong Personal Branding Initiative Sarah Lawrence College Board of Trustees Bids Farewell to, Welcomes New Members at its Final Meeting of the Academic Year Connecting Passions, Creating Futures CURB Receives $70,000 Grant for Hudson River Ecology Research with High School Students Sarah Lawrence College, Pioneer in the Health Advocacy Field, Launches First Completely Online Masters and Certificate Programs Proactivity, Preparedness, and Promoting Community: Jim Verdicchio's Vision of Campus Safety Bill Lawrence, Prolific Creator, Producer, Writer, and Director of TV’s Biggest Hits, to Deliver 95th Commencement Address at Sarah Lawrence College Making a Difference During Move Out with “Give & Go” College Cultivates Pollinator Habitats to Benefit Bees, Birds, and Butterflies The Internship Initiative Program Connects Students, Alumni, and Employers Express Yourself: How the Writing Institute Supports MFA Students and Yonkers Teens Sarah Lawrence Recognizes New Faculty Chairs & 2025 Lipkin Prize Winner Collaboration, Creativity, and Community: Celebrating SLICE and the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities for All Times Grant Leading Epidemiologist Dr. W. Ian Lipkin ’74 Offers Insight From the Front Lines of Combating the Coronavirus Inside Summer Science: Student Research with Real-World Impact Sarah Lawrence Mourns Loss of Joan H. Marks '51, Pioneer of Genetic Counseling Gryphons Give Back: Men's Basketball Marks Eight Years of Supporting Yonkers Students Alumnus and Trustee Dr. Clarion Johnson ’72 on Healthcare and the COVID-19 Vaccine Art History Faculty Member Joseph C. Forte Retires After 44 Years at Sarah Lawrence Syd Walter ’26 Named One of 10 Finalists in NPR College Podcast Challenge Lifelong Learning at Sarah Lawrence: New Extension Courses and a Signature Learning Community for Adults 55+ Dance/Movement Therapist Misha Bernas MS ’25 Featured in The Philippine Star Jamie Krenn (Psychology) Explores the Nuances of Screen Time in Psychology Today The Balusters by David Lindsay-Abaire ’92 Wins Drama Desk Award, Earns Five Tony Nominations John Jasperse ’85 Brings Dance Into Dialogue with Julie Mehretu’s Art From the President's Desk Caroline He ’27 Premieres Short Film at Trinity Film Festival From the President's Desk Student-Athlete Brady Burman ’26 Reflects on His Sarah Lawrence Journey Christopher Williams ’99 Leads Spring 2026 Dance Performance Project Meet the Artist: Keilani Talma ’26 Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to Receive Honorary Degree at 98th Commencement   Lauren Reinhard MFA ’16 on Teaching, Directing, and Community Sarah Lawrence College Remembers Robert “Bob” Riggs, Former Chair of the Board of Trustees Lucinda Childs ’62 Reflects on a Life in Dance Director of Admission and Inclusive Outreach Jennifer Gayles Featured on College Admissions Podcast Statement on the Report of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce Mahreen Sohail MFA ’13 Wins PEN/Faulkner Prize for Fiction Congratulations, Class of 2026!