SLC in the News Archives 2005-2006
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Marie Howe, Writing Faculty
Writing faculty member Marie Howe was interviewed on NPR (All Things Considered) on May 15 to talk about the former U.S. poet laureate Stanley Kunitz, who died at the age of 100.
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John Powers, Science Technology and Society
John Powers, Science Technology and Society faculty, was recently quoted in a Newhouse News Service story about Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.
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Fredric Smoler, Literature faculty
Fredric Smoler, member of the Literature faculty, is a contributing editor of American Heritage magazine, and has these recent articles featured in the publication:
Alternate History: When You Travel From the Future to the Past
Was the American Bombing Campaign in World War II a War Crime?
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Cassandra Medley, Theatre Faculty
Theatre faculty member Cassandra Medley’s play "Relativity," running through May 14 at Ensemble Studio Theater in Manhattan, was reviewed in The New York Times on May 5. Reviewer Neil Genzlinger wrote: "Ensemble Studio Theater's First Light Festival, featuring plays that explore issues raised by science and technology, is always guaranteed to send audiences out with plenty to think about. "Relativity," the main offering this year, is no exception, and the production offers dandy fringe benefits to go along with the heady science: two dazzling performances and two especially dazzling scenes.
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Dana Frasz ’06
Senior Dana Frasz was recently honored by the Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless for her work with Empty Bellies, an organization she developed to help combat hunger. An article on this recognition recently appeared in the Bangor Daily News.
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Sarah Merchlewitz ’06
Sarah Lawrence student Sarah Merchlewitz is a community columnist for her hometown paper, the Winona (Minn.) Daily News. The junior has written about her experience studying abroad during spring semester, about life on campus, and about how her college experiences have helped her gain insight. Her latest column takes a look at water as a precious, and endangered, natural resource. An archive of Sarah's columns is also available at the paper's site.
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Siobhan Dolan, Human Genetics Faculty
Human Genetics graduate students Devki Saraiya and Mara Van Etten, along with Human Genetics faculty member Dr. Siobhan Dolan, appeared on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show to discuss their trip to New Orleans to assist in identifying victims of Hurricane Katrina. An mp3 download of the interview is available on WNYC's Web site.
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Nicolaus Mills, Literature Faculty
Nicolaus Mills, member of the Literature faculty, shares his views on immigration in a Los Angeles Times op-ed entitled, The black and brown job picture.
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Eduardo Lago, Spanish Faculty
Eduardo Lago, member of the Spanish faculty, has been receiving quite a bit of media attention for his first novel, Llámame Brooklyn (Call Me Brooklyn). Read a review from Criticas.
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Thyra Briggs, Administration
Thyra Briggs, Dean of Enrollment, was interviewed for an ABC News story on college applications.
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Amanda Rivkin ’06
An opinion piece by Amanda Rivkin '06 arguing for the teaching of Russian and Eastern European studies appeared in the March 24, 2006 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Fawaz Gerges, History Faculty
Fawaz Gerges, holder of the The Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Chair in Middle Eastern Studies and International Affairs, shares his knowledge of international affairs with the news media.
Making Sense of the Cartoon Controversy
From Protests to Recent Elections, Islamists Hold Sway
ABC News InernationalDespite TV Appearances, Al Qaeda Is Not Winning the War
Yale Global Online
Let Iraq's Sunnis Chase Al Qaeda Out
Christian Science Monitor
Insurgency Expert Gerges: 'Turning Point' Occurring in Muslim World, With Growing Hostility Toward Zarqawi and Al-Qaeda
Council on Foreign Relations
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Ryan Hinrichs, Chemistry Faculty
Ryan Hinrichs, member of the Chemistry faculty, shares his opinion on the topic of climate change policy in a letter to the editor of The New York Times.
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SLC Katrina Volunteers
A group of Sarah Lawrence students, faculty and administrators spent part of their Winter break volunteering in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Their experiences were chronicled in an article in the Christian Science Monitor.
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Joshua Muldavin, Geography Faculty
Joshua Muldavin, The Henry R. Luce Junior Professor for East Asian Cultural/Human Geography, shares his knowledge of international affairs with the news media.
United Press International
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In Rural China, a Time Bomb is Ticking
International Herald Tribune
New York Times
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Beyond the Harbin Chemical Spill
International Herald Tribune
An Interview with Joshua Muldavin on BBC World Report—mp3 (5:00 | 4.6 MB)*
* This recording furnished courtesy of BBC World Service. ©2005 BBC World Service, all rights reserved.
