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  • New Dance Residency Honors Schönberg Student
    and Admirer

    When Bessie Schönberg mentored Barbara Bray Ketchum ‘43, she couldn’t have known how her protégé’s respect and admiration would strengthen the Sarah Lawrence dance program more than 60 years later. In recognition of their mother’s career in dance and her 65th reunion, the Ketchum family has made a generous gift to the College to establish the Barbara Bray Ketchum Artist in Residency Fund. This fund will facilitate direct teaching and learning opportunities between visiting artists-in-residence and Sarah Lawrence dance students.


  • Fund for Sarah Lawrence Initiatives Create Enhanced Giving Opportunities

    In honor of her upcoming 50th reunion, Noni Stearns ’58 was inspired to make a gift to the FSL Scholars Program, a new initiative that offers a personal and direct way to support current students. “Sarah Lawrence offers such a unique educational experience,” Stearns says. “As alums, we really need to do what we can to make sure that tradition continues and is accessible to deserving students.”

  • Leaving a Legacy:
    Forward Thinking Yields Both Immediate and Lasting Benefits

    Legendary psychology faculty member Rudolf Arnheim remembered Sarah Lawrence in his estate, designating that his gift be used for projects in the Esther Raushenbush Library. The directive was made in memory of his wife, Mary, who worked in the library during their years together at the College. “Iwas so touched by Rudy’s gift,” says Patti Owen, a former colleague of Mary’s who appreciates the personal nature of the bequest. “She was very intelligent and effective — yet also unassuming.Mary was a wonderful co-worker.”


  • Music Moves Local Resident to Sponsor Concerts at SLC

    Through many of her nearly 100 years, long-time Bronxville resident Margaret Hopping enjoyed public concerts at Sarah Lawrence. Expressing her appreciation for these culturally enriching experiences, she remembered the College in her will, recently leaving a bequest of $225,000 to support similar events offered by the Music program.


  • Foundation Partnership Brings Minority Students to Campus for High School Writing Intensive

    For the past two summers, motivated high school sophomores have traveled to campus to participate in Writing for Life: Authenticity and Argument, an intensive, month-long writing course.The program is a partnership between Sarah Lawrence and Prep for Prep, a New York City-based nonprofit dedicated to the educational and leadership development of youth from minority backgrounds.


  • From Admiration to Contribution:
    Special Teacher Inspires Special Gifts

    Returning to school as an adult learner, Lynn Gale CCE ’92 immersed herself in history and French — and reveled in Angela Moger’s French literature classes. The experience and the relationship have had lasting impact

  • Scholarship Honors Mentor Robert L. Zimmerman

    In a dual tribute to former philosophy professor Robert L. Zimmerman, Lowell Miller ’70 established a grant that venerates the commitment and accomplishments of his don. “Bob was a great, dedicated teacher,” recalls Miller.“I wanted to honor his contributions to the College and provide an opportunity for current students.”


  • Scholarship Fund Generates Gratitude, Pride and Friendship

    Carlos Meltzer ’03 understands, on a very personal level, just how invaluable scholarship support can be. While an undergraduate, Meltzer was the first recipient of the Robert M. and Nancy W. Hoyt Scholarship, which provides assistance to a student with the highest degree of need and a high likelihood for success at Sarah Lawrence. “It would have been really hard for me to get through college without the Hoyts,” says Meltzer. “I really appreciate what they did.”

  • Commitment to the Sarah Lawrence Pedagogy:
    Ziesing Family Supports Faculty Enrichment

    “At Sarah Lawrence, the faculty are the heart of the school. So it’s important to keep the spirit of teaching and learning alive by fostering their personal scholarship and study,” says Whitney Wing Oppersdorff ’60 of her family’s decision to support faculty enrichment.

  • Building Community Online:
    Alumnae/i Connect at One Mead Way

    In a setting well known for “education in the singular,” building community is a creative endeavor. Consider One Mead Way, the new online gathering place for SLC alums.

  • Generous Leadership Gifts Support Service Learning at Sarah Lawrence

    For Anita Stafford CCE ’78, volunteering has been a lifelong passion—originating in her high school days, when she volunteered once a week at Lenox Hill Hospital, and continuing today with her work for the Indian River Symphonic Association in Vero Beach, Florida. A former Sarah Lawrence trustee, Stafford is also dedicated to Sarah Lawrence and its unique educational system.


  • The Student Engagement Fund:
    Parents Boost Community Spirit

    When Sharon Jones released the song I Got the Feelin’, she must have had a premonition of the Fall Formal at SLC. Under an immense tent on Westlands lawn, more than 600 students swung and grooved to the retro-soul sounds of Jones and her back-up band, the Dap-Kings. The wooden dance floor became a kaleidoscope of moving feet that didn’t cease until after midnight — and a spirited encore. The event was a huge success.