SLC in the News
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History Faculty Fawaz Gerges
History faculty member Fawaz Gerges, holder of The Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, shares his input on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Guantanamo Bay on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS.
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Alex Young
FOX Business News profiles Alex Young and her up-and-coming music career.
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History Faculty Fawaz Gerges
In an op-ed to CNN, History faculty member Fawaz Gerges, holder of The Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs, gives his reasons for why President Obama should release the photos of U.S troops abusing detainees.
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Yoko Ono
A New York Times Week in Review article about John Lennon and his love of New York City mentions that Yoko Ono is an alumna of the College: “As a student at Sarah Lawrence and an avant-garde artist in New York in the 1950s and ’60s, Ono was intimately familiar with the city.”
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Michael Untermeyer ’73
The Philadelphia Inquirer profiles Michael Untermeyer ’73, a candidate for the position of Philadelphia District Attorney.
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Christopher Williams ’88
The New York Times gives a favorable review of “Golden Legend,” choreographed by Christopher Williams ’88.
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Laura Carpiniello MS ’07
The New York Post profiles Laura Carpiniello MS ’07 and her career as a genetic counselor, a healthcare position in high demand. The article notes that Joan H. Marks Graduate Programs in Human Genetics at SLC is one of only two board-approved programs in the area.
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Visual Arts Faculty Ursula Schneider
Visual Arts faculty member Ursula Schneider, whose abstract Hudson River paintings were part of a recent exhibit at the GAGA Arts Center in Garnerville, comments in a Journal News article about cultural organizations celebrating the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage: “The Hudson gives us a natural beauty and a place to contemplate. You have to find the river in yourself."
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David Lindsay-Abaire '93
David Lindsay Abaire '93 has been nominated for two Tony Awards in the categories "Best Original Score" and "Best Book of a Musical" for his work on Shrek the Musical, as reported by the official awards Web site.
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JJ Abrams ’88
JJ Abrams ’88 talks about his experience as a Sarah Lawrence film student and about his upcoming film Star Trek with The Lamron, the student newspaper of SUNY Geneseo. In related news, The New York Times favorably reviews Star Trek.
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Former Faculty Member Taj Hargey
An article in London's Daily Mail profiles former faculty member Dr. Taj Hargey who, as a progressive Muslim cleric himself, has spoken out against Islamic extremism and criticizes the British government's policy of multiculturalism.
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Eric Mabius ’93
Eric Mabius ’93 stopped by PIX 11 to talk about being on the popular sitcom Ugly Betty.
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Theatre Faculty Christine Farrell and Cassandra Medley
Broadway.com announces that theatre faculty members Christine Farrell and Cassandra Medley will be part of Marathon 2009, Ensemble Studio Theatre’s 31st annual festival of new one-act plays.
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JJ Abrams ’88
JJ Abrams ’88, the director behind the highly anticipated movie Star Trek, is profiled by The Independent of the United Kingdom.
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Lesley Gore ’68
The Village Voice discusses why Lesley Gore ’68, one of the most popular singers of her day, continues to be an important part of the music scene today.
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Rashaun Mitchell ’00
In celebration of Merce Cunningham’s 90th birthday, the work of one his dancers, Rashaun Mitchell ’00, is featured in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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History Faculty Fawaz Gerges
History faculty member Fawaz Gerges, holder of The Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs, is quoted in New America Media about President Obama’s role in relations between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills
In Newsday, literature faculty member Nicolaus Mills discusses a plan that would make it plausible for students from all social classes to attend college.
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Alice Walker ’65
The New York Times writes about the opening of the Alice Walker ’65 exhibit at Emory University.
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JJ Abrams ’88
The New York Times reviews the May Mystery Issue of Wired magazine, which was guest edited by JJ Abrams ’88 and includes hints and riddles to keep the readers enticed.
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Peter Drucker
Business Week cites former Sarah Lawrence economics faculty member and world-renowned writer, management consultant, and "father of modern management" Peter Drucker in an article detailing the escalating costs of higher education.
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Adam Goldberg ’92
Adam Goldberg ’92 talks to E! Online about his character Eric Delahoy in the new show The Unusuals.
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Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills
In Dissent, literature faculty member Nicolaus Mills discusses the past Bush administration’s handling of the Nuremberg Precedent and how the new Obama administration should proceed going forward.
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Writing Faculty Marie Howe
Writing faculty member Marie Howe talks with the Democrat and Chronicle about her new book, The Kingdom of Ordinary Time, a collection of poems.
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Joan Vadeboncoeur '54
Joan Vadeboncoeur ’54, entertainment critic of The Post Standard in Syracuse, credits her friendship with former theater faculty John Blackenchip as the reason she attended Sarah Lawrence. She says the “Sarah Lawrence years were mostly joyful as I continued learning theater, all phases of it.”
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Lucinda Childs
The New York Times reviews Lucinda Childs, a documentary about the noted postmodern choreographer, which covers her years at Sarah Lawrence and her subsequent career.
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Giulia Melucci ’88
In the Home and Garden section of The New York Times, Giulia Melucci ’88, author of I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti, discusses her life and work.
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Writing Faculty Dennis Nurkse
Writing faculty member Dennis Nurkse, who has just been honored with the 2009 Academy Award in Literature award from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, recently contributed a poem to the New Yorker.
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Caroline Lieber, Director of the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics
On MSNBC.com, Caroline Lieber, director of the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics, is quoted on the safekeeping of DNA information collected by companies offering "do-it-yourself" genetic testing.
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Laura Weil, Director of the Graduate Health Advocacy Program
Laura Weil, director of the Graduate Health Advocacy Program, talks to the St. Petersburg Times about the role of patient advocates in medical care and the growing profession of health advocacy.
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Jeremy Kronenberg ‘03
Broadwayworld.com profiles Hoaxocaust, the new play directed by Jeremy Kronenberg ‘03.
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Tina Howe '59 and Jane Alexander '61
The New York Times recently featured Chasing Manet, a new play written by Tina Howe '59 and starring Jane Alexander '61. The article by Patricia Cohen mentions the long friendship the two alumnae have shared since they were friends and theatre collaborators as students. The two were also interviewed in a recent installment of NPR's Leonard Lopate show (listen to the interview).
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Julian Morris ’09
Julian Morris ’09 talks to Westchester Magazine about the academic and social life at Sarah Lawrence.
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Peggy Pascoe ’80
What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America, written by Peggy Pascoe ’80, has been awarded the 2009 Ellis W. Hawley Prize, given annually for the best book-length historical study of the political economy, politics, or institutions of the United States, as reported by The Montana Standard. The book also received the 2009 Lawrence W. Levine Award, given annually for the best book in American cultural history.
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Michael Burnham ’71
Research Magazine profiles Michael Burnham ’71 and his new company, My Next Phase, which creates psychological portraits for retirees to determine the next phase in their lives to replace career work.
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Heather McDonnell, Director of Financial Aid
In the New York Times, Heather McDonnell, director of financial aid, discusses the role home equity plays in the financial aid equation.
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Tovah Feldshuh
Sarah Lawrence alumna Tovah Feldshuh talks to Westchester Magazine about growing up in Westchester, her name change, and her title role in Broadway's Irena’s Vow.
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Debra Zane ’83
Backstage.com and Hollywoodreporter.com profile Debra Zane ’83. Both publications have jointly named Zane Casting Director of the Year.
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Tovah Feldshuh
Sarah Lawrence Alumna Tovah Feldshuh ’70 talks to the Journal News about her character role as Irena Gut Opdyke, in the new Broadway production Irena’s Vow. The opening night of Irena's Vow is reviewed in Playbill.
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Brandt Reiter MFA ’05
Broadwayworld.com reports that End of Play, an off-Broadway production written by Brandt Reiter MFA ’05, will begin performances starting April 17.
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Simeon Bankoff '91
The New York Times reports that Simeon Bankoff '91, executive director of the Historic Districts Council, will be answering selected readers' questions about community-based preservation efforts of New York City's neighborhoods.
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Sarah Lawrence College
Parent's Place, a blog on LoHud.com, discusses a research report that examines how standardized tests and lengthy lessons have replaced play in kindergarten. Sarah Lawrence College is one of three institutions that participated in the study. The report has also been picked up by USA Today.
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Sara Rudner, Director of Dance Program
In an interview with Dance Magazine, Sara Rudner, Director of the Dance Program, discusses her views on dancing, what she has learned throughout her career, and what knowledge she hopes to pass on to her students.
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Adam Huttler ’98
On NPR’s Morning Edition, Adam Huttler ’98, founder of Fractured Atlas, talks about the role his company plays in developing arts organizations to function more like businesses.
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Porochista Khakpour ’00
In an op-ed in The New York Times marking the 50th birthday of the Barbie doll, Porochista Khakpour ’00 shares her stories as an Iranian with Barbie dolls.
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Caroline Lieber, Director of Human Genetics Program
Caroline Lieber, director of the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics, talks to Rutgers University students about the profession of genetic counseling. Genetic counseling is being considered as a major in their School of Arts and Sciences, as reported by the Daily Targum.
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Writing Coordinator Carol Zoref
Writing coordinator Carol Zoref offers tips to college students for improving their writing skills on Examiner.com.
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David Lindsay Abaire '92
Rabbit Hole, the Pulitzer Prize winning play written by David Lindsay-Abaire '92, is reviewed by The Tribune of Texas.
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Women's History Graduate Program
An about.com article notes that Women's History Week, the precursor to Women's History Month, originated at Sarah Lawrence College.
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Kay Chernush '66
Bought and Sold: Faces of Modern Day Slavery, the work of Kay Chernush '66, will be on exhibit at the Bernstein Gallery at Princeton University through March 27, as reported by centraljersey.com.
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History Faculty Fawaz Gerges
History faculty member Fawaz Gerges, holder of The Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs, is quoted in an international cover story in Newsweek, written by Fareed Zakaria, about the need for distinction among militant Islamic groups. Zakaria also wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post, which was picked up in part by a New York Times blog.
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Art History Faculty Susan Kart
This Day, a publication covering news in Africa, looks back at a journey in Dakar involving Art History faculty member Susan Kart and Nigerian artist Ugochukwu Smooth Nzewi. Kart’s fluency in the Wolof language played a key role in their travels.
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Lesley Gore '68
Westchester magazine reports that Lesley Gore '68 will be performing at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck, New York on March 7.
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Chris Nugent '68
Chris Nugent '68, whose pro-bono work assisting Iraqi refugees was chronicled last year in the American Bar Association Journal, will present the 2009 SIU School of Law Hiram H. Lesar Lecture at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Rahm Emanuel '81
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel ’81, whose great affinity for the arts is underscored by his choice to attend Sarah Lawrence College, is mentioned in an article in the Los Angeles Times about the Obama family's interest in the arts.
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Sarah Lawrence College
The Journal News reports on a conference co-sponsored by Sarah Lawrence College intended to provide educators with information on green initiatives they can bring back and share in the classrooms.
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Sarah Lawrence College
LoHud.com reports the New York League of Conservation Voters has honored Sarah Lawrence College for a commitment to green initiatives and sustainability.
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Sahra Motalebi '99
Sahra Motalebi '99 talks to Dazeddigital.com about her upcoming album “Tender Mortal Means,” her Eastern heritage, and her own personal style.
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Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills
In Dissent, Literature faculty member Nicolaus Mills comments about the New York Post cartoon controversy.
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Joshua Gage '02
Cleveland Sun Courier reports that poet Joshua Gage '02 has published his first book titled Breaths. He says a class at Sarah Lawrence College with then faculty member Joan Larkin "piqued his interest in poetry."
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John Dillon, Director, Theatre Program
Westchester.com reports that John Dillon, Director of Theatre Program, and playwright Romulus Linney will discuss Linney's "A Lesson Before Dying" in March at Westchester Community College.
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Laura Weil, Interim Director, Graduate Health Advocacy Program
In The Journal News, Laura Weil, Interim Director of the Graduate Health Advocacy Program, discusses the importance of patient advocacy in today’s healthcare system. U.S. News and World Report cites patient advocacy as a "cutting edge career" for 2009.
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Erica Newhouse ’03
In an article about broadening theatrical horizons through study abroad, Erica Newhouse ’03 talks to Backstage about her experience at the Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris during her junior year.
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David Adjmi '93
Broadwayworld.com reports that David Adjmi ’93 has been awarded a Kesselring Fellowship, which recognizes the work of extraordinary playwrights.
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Donna Gigliotti ’76
Donna Gigliotti ’76 is one of four producers of The Reader nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. The others are Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, and Redmond Morris. Gigliotti has produced two past Oscar-winning films, Shakespeare in Love and Traffic. The Entertainment Blog and the Oscar Blog of the Los Angeles Times cover the story.
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Science, Technology, and Society Faculty Erik Parens
Science, Technology and Society faculty member Erik Parens reviews Yuval Levin's Imagining the Future: How Science Threatens Democracy for Scienceprogress.org.
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Miki Liszt '66
In Charlottesville Daily Progress, Miki Liszt ’66 credits her time at Sarah Lawrence along with having Bessie Schonberg as her advisor, for success throughout her career in advancing modern dance.
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Maiysha Simpson '97 on NPR
Maiysha Simpson was interviewed on NPR's News & Notes. The Grammy-nominated artist has received much praise for her hit single "Wanna Be”, her work and debut album, This Much Is True. Listen to the interview along with a live in-studio performance.
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Writing Faculty Matthea Harvey
The Los Angeles Times reports that writing faculty member Matthea Harvey has won the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award from Claremont Graduate University, an honor for work done by a mid-career poet.
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History Faculty Fawaz Gerges
History faculty member Fawaz Gerges, holder of The Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs, writes in an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times about the reality of Hamas' existence and the possibility of engaging the Palestinian organization.
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Writing Faculty Cynthia Cruz
Read poems written by Writing faculty member Cynthia Cruz in Guernica, a magazine of art & politics.
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Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills
In Dissent, Literature faculty member Nicolaus Mills talks about President Obama’s inaugural address.
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Spanish Faculty Maria Negroni
Latin American Herald Tribune reports that Spanish faculty member Maria Negroni has received the international non-fiction prize for her work “Galeria fantastica” ("Fantastic Gallery").
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Anne Elliot '66
Central Jersey profiles artist Anne Elliot '66, whose penchant for climbing mountains has transformed into a career of landscape sculpting and painting.
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Alexandra Avakian ’83
Alexandra Avakian ’83 talks to The Washingtonian about her new book Windows of the Soul: My Journeys in the Muslim World, a memoir with photographs.
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Miles Coon MFA '02
The Palm Beach Post talks to Miles Coon MFA '02, founder of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, who describes his time in the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence as "the happiest four years of my life."
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Courtney Hunt ’86
The Oscar nomination of Courtney Hunt ’86, director of Frozen River, for best original screenplay is reported widely, nationally and internationally.
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Music Faculty Eddy Pierce-Young
Music faculty member Eddye Pierce-Young is quoted about her role in the annual youngArts week. Pierce-Young serves on the national panel that decides which students get accepted to the program.
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Mia Kai Moody '08
Mia Kai Moody ’08 shares her thoughts on the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President in the Buffalo News.
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History Faculty Fawaz Gerges
History faculty member Fawaz Gerges, holder of the Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, is quoted in an article in Canada's Globe and Mail about the conflict in Gaza.
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Cheryl Shuman MS '79
Metro News Canada profiles Cheryl Shuman MS '79, noting how she has put into practice what she learned in the human genetics program at SLC throughout her career. Today, she is the program director for the masters program in genetic counseling at the University of Toronto.
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Nate Borofsky '97, Doris Muramatsu '96, Ty Greenstein '96
The Raleigh, N.C. News & Observer looks at the early makings of Girlyman, a folk rock band consisting of Nate Borofsky '97, Doris Muramatsu '96, and Ty Greenstein '96. Detroit Jewish News talks with Ty Greenstein ’96 at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival where Girlyman is performing.
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Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills
In New York's Newsday, Literature faculty member Nicolaus Mills writes about the Pentagon's recent announcement that Purple Hearts will not be awarded to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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History Faculty Fawaz Gerges
In The Nation, Fawaz Gerges, holder of the Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, talks about Hamas and the potential for it to become a more powerful political force in Gaza following the recent incursion by Israel.
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Economics Faculty Frank Roosevelt
Economics faculty Frank Roosevelt offers advice to President Obama in an article published in the Journal News and syndicated to numerous outlets nationally, including the Chicago Sun Times, saying that Obama should learn from what Roosevelt considers a mistake of his late grandfather, Franklin Delano Roosevelt—not spending enough during the Depression.
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Andrew Butler '00
Andy Butler ’00 talks to Prefix Magazine about the origins of his brainchild Hercules and Love Affair, an up and coming music group with a new CD on the way.
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History Faculty Fawaz Gerges
Fawaz Gerges, holder of the Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, is quoted in the Christian Science Monitor about the potential for violent conflict after the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
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Nancy Huston '75
Persian Mirror profiles Nancy Huston '75, who had never studied French before she participated in the Sarah Lawrence College program in Paris. She was recently honored for her work in the field of literature, in which she writes in French and translates her work into English.
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Heather McDonnell, Director of Financial Aid
Heather McDonnell, director of financial aid, explains the terminology and eligibility for the various types of financial aid available in an audio interview on the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation Web site.
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Melissa Bent '00 and Mirabelle Marden '00
A V Magazine photo feature lists Melissa Bent ’00 as one of the “seven women who make Manhattan style and society.” The photo shoot took place in front of Rivington Arms Gallery, co-owned by Bent and Mirabelle Marden ’00.
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Erin Kamler '96
Playbill reports that Divorce! The Musical, featuring music, lyrics, and book by 2008 Frederick Loewe Award winner Erin Kamler ’96, will make its premiere on February 5.
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Mira J. Spektor '50
Playbill profiles The Housewives' Cantata, the funny, feminist, classical musical revue, featuring music by Mira J. Spektor ’50.
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Paula Raimondo '98
Paula Raimondo '98, Bucks County's Poet Laureate for 2008, credits much of her success to the individual mentoring she received from faculty at SLC, as discussed in an article on BucksLocalNews.com.
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Alice Walker '65
In The Nation, Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker ’65 recalls her experience at Sarah Lawrence as she gives advice in an open letter to President-elect Barack Obama as he transitions into office.
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Writing Faculty Brian Morton '78
In Dissent Magazine, writing faculty Brian Morton ’78 talks about the night he met Rahm Emanuel ’81, and characterizes him as an individual who “wanted to hear what other people had to say and wanted to learn.”
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David Lindsay-Abaire '92
In the Journal News, David Lindsay-Abaire ’92 discusses how his experiences at Sarah Lawrence helped him in writing lyrics for Shrek: The Musical, currently playing at the Broadway Theatre.
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Maiysha Simpson '97, Stacey Kent '88, and Meredith Monk '64
Sarah Lawrence will be well-represented at February’s Grammy Awards ceremony. Maiysha Simpson ’97 is a nominee in the category of Best Urban/Alternative Performance for her song Wanna Be; Simpson filmed the video for this song on campus over the summer. Breakfast on the Morning Tram, the critically acclaimed album from Stacey Kent ’88, is nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album. And for the first time, Meredith Monk ’64 is a Grammy nominee in the category of Best Small Ensemble Performance for her work Impermanence.
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Consuelo Mack '72
Consuelo Mack '72, host of the acclaimed PBS television program "Consuelo Mack WealthTrack, discusses the current state of the economy with bankrate.com.
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Laura Weil, Interim Director of Graduate Health Advocacy Program
On Healthcare Professionals Network, Laura Weil, interim director of the Graduate Health Advocacy Program, discusses the unrealistic expectations of patients receiving counseling on medical finances from their physicians.
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Ilona Bito '10
The Jakarta Post highlights SLC student Ilona Bito ’10, who choregraphed "I You," a combination of modern and Balinese traditional dance, for her final assignment at the School for International Training Study Abroad program (SIT).
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Caroline Lieber, Director of Human Genetics Program
In Westchester Magazine, Caroline Lieber, director of the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics, discusses the likelihood of a medical problem presented on the popular show House actually occurring.
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Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills
Literature faculty member Nick Mills writes in the Guardian (U.K.) that Barack Obama should allow “the history of Franklin Roosevelt's transition to power in 1932 to be his guide.”
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Geography Faculty Joshua Muldavin
Geography faculty member Joshua Muldavin is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about the effects of the economic recession in China on migrant construction workers when jobs disappear and they must return to their rural homes with little land to farm.
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Theatre Faculty Dan Hurlin, Tom Lee, and Matt Acheson
Variety looks at the rising success of puppet theatre off-Broadway, citing a growing fan base. The article cites the coming of Disfarmer, a new production by faculty member Dan Hurlin, to St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, a theatre co-directed by Hurlin’s colleagues in the SLC theatre program, Tom Lee and Matt Acheson, who are themselves mounting a new production, Ko’olau, with funding from the Jim Henson foundation.
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Katherine Pope '94
Katherine Pope ’94 is featured in a story in the Los Angeles Times. She discusses her early career and her role as President of Universal Media Studios, the studio responsible for such popular shows as Heroes and The Office.
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Theatre Faculty Ernest Abuba
Shogun Macbeth, directed by theatre faculty Ernest Abuba, makes its return to Off-Broadway’s Pan Asian Repertory Theatre.
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President Karen Lawrence
President Karen Lawrence is quoted about plans for a fundraising campaign in light of the economic uncertainty facing colleges in The New York Times.
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Literature Faculty Nicolaus Mills
In honor of Veterans Day, Literature faculty member Nicolaus Mills writes in the Huffington Post about remembering General George Marshall on the sixtieth anniversary of the Marshall Plan.
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Rahm Emanuel '81
Illinois Representative Rahm Emanuel '81 will become White House Chief of Staff when President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January. The fourth most powerful Democrat in the House, Emanuel led the effort that turned the majority in the Democrats' favor in 2006. He is a former member of the Clinton Administration. Sarah Lawrence figures prominently in Emanuel's biography. Read some of the recent stories in: Time, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Journal News, The Chicago Sun-Times, and The Washington Post. And to learn more about Rahm Emanuel, see our Notable Alumnae/i page.
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Politics Faculty David Peritz
Politics faculty member David Peritz is quoted in the The Observer (UK), stating that the election of Barack Obama is a fundamental change in American politics and would not have been predicted even a year ago.
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David Lindsay-Abaire '92
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire ’92 is in final negotiations to write the upcoming Spider-Man 4, as reported by BroadwayWorld.com.
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Laura Weil, Interim Director of
Graduate Health Advocacy ProgramIn The Buffalo News Laura Weil, interim director of the health advocacy graduate program, discusses the importance of patients improving their health literacy as health systems get more complex.
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Warren Green
Reuters, the British news agency, profiles Warren Green, the College’s sustainable student residence, as part of a series on “eco-lives.” Students living in the former Warren House, recently retrofitted with solar panels, a water catchment system, and high efficiency appliances, adopted a set of eco-rules to live by.
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President Karen Lawrence, Rosie Young '12,
Kayleigh Salstrand '12, and Max Teicher '11New York Times reporter Marc Santora talks to SLC president Karen Lawrence and students Rosie Young ’12, Kayleigh Salstrand ‘12, and Max Teicher ’11 about the cost of college at a time of economic downturn.
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Sandra Arellano MA ’07
The Albuquerque Journal highlights the many different roles Sandra Arellano MA ’07 plays as a health advocate in the lives of breast cancer patients.
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Caroline Lieber, Director of Human Genetics Program
In Continental, Caroline Lieber, director of the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics, weighs the pros and cons of DNA testing and offers advice on how patients should analyze their results.
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Beth Webb Hart '98
Beth Webb Hart MFA ’98, along with noted author Michael Connelly, will serve as featured presenters at the 18th annual South Carolina Writers Workshop conference titled "The Method, the Market and the Muse," as described in The Post and Courier.
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Graduate Student Christine Meyers
Current MFA student Christine Meyers reviews Montana Too, A book of Montana History in Story Poems for the Billings Gazette.
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Tea Leoni '88
Tea Leoni ‘88, featured on the November cover of More Magazine, talks about her career and her upcoming new movie, Manure.
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Elke Zuern, Politics Faculty
Politics faculty member Elke Zuern is quoted in the Canadian publication Maclean's regarding a split in South Africa's African National Congress.
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Taylor Green Roof
The Journal News was on campus to cover the installation of a "green" roof—which uses live vegetation to absorb runoff and reduce heating costs—adding to the College's commitment to sustainable practices.
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Lisa Anderson ’72
Lisa Anderson '72, former dean of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, is profiled by Egypt Today about her new role as Provost of American University in Cairo (AUC).
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Joshua Muldavin, Geography Faculty
Geography faculty member Joshua Muldavin was interviewed by the BBC on China's debate on land reform in a time of global financial crisis. Listen to to the interview» (mp3 download | 4.4MB)
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Larisa Oleynik '04
Variety talks to Larisa Oleynik ’04, best known for her role as Alex Mack in the popular television series “The Secret World of Alex Mack,” about her former agent, Judy Savage.
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Laura Weil, Interim Director of the Graduate Health Advocacy Program
In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, Laura Weil, interim director of the Graduate Health Advocacy Program, responds to Medicare’s decision to refuse payment to hospitals for preventable conditions and medical errors that occur with patients, as reported in an article on September 30.
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Fawaz Gerges, Middle Eastern Studies Faculty
Fawaz Gerges, holder of the Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, is quoted in New America Media regarding the fundamental difference between the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
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Rahm Emanuel '81
Alumnus Rahm Emanuel ’81, the fourth-ranking House Democrat, helped craft the $700 billion bailout, as well as secure its passage. The Chicago Tribune reviews his role.
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Fawaz Gerges, Middle Eastern Studies Faculty
Fawaz Gerges, holder of the Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, comments on the impact of America's role in the Iran-Iraq war and on Iranian attitudes toward the U.S. in an article in Smithsonian magazine.
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Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward '90
The life and legacy of Paul Newman are remembered by literature faculty member Nicolaus Mills, who revisited the actor and philanthropist’s 1990 commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College on the occasion of both his wife Joanne Woodward’s and daughter Clea's graduations, in an article on huffingtonpost.com. Newman and Woodward are shown in academic regalia at SLC’s 1990 commencement in the New York Daily News.
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Lauren Gonzalez MFA '06
In the Belleville News-Democrat, Lauren Gonzalez MFA ’06, discusses her love-hate relationship with her hair which inspired her to write “Submerged: Tales from the Basin,” an anthology about women’s relationship with their hair.
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Laura Weil, Health Advocacy Faculty
On NPR, Laura Weil, interim director of the Health Advocacy Graduate Program, compares the old paternalistic model of health care to the current fragmented system.
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Mia Moody '08
Mia Moody ’08 contributes to The Buffalo News about her experiences during her five-month semester abroad program in Cape Coast, Ghana. The “once-in-a-lifetime journey” for Moody allowed her to explore the region while learning to speak fluent “Fanti”, a traditional dialect in Ghana.
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Alison Anuzis '09
The Times of Trenton highlights Alison Anuzis ’09, and her contributions as the intern leader at Morven Museum & Garden over the summer.
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Mira Spektor '50
Broadwayworld.com reports that Villa Diodati will feature music and book by Mira Spektor ’50. Villa Diodati is the official selection of the 2008 New York Music Theatre Festival and will be performed at the 45th Street Theatre in New York City.
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Laura Ziskin, SLC Parent
Movie producer Laura Ziskin, parent of Julia Barry '05, is featured in a story in the Los Angeles Times. The two-time producer of the Academy Award presentations was the driving force behind "Stand Up to Cancer," a star-filled benefit broadcast which aired September 5 on ABC, CBS, and NBC.
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Joan Silber '67 and Writing Faculty
Newsday and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel have reviewed faculty member and alumna Joan Silber’s The Size of the World. The novel explores what “binds people across time and space.”
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Sarah Lawrence and Rankings
The College has been mentioned in several news and opinion pieces surrounding both the annual rankings released by U.S. News and World Report and a new rankings effort by Forbes magazine. Among the stories was one in Inside Higher Education. Sarah Lawrence was for a second year listed in an "unranked" category in U.S. News, although a feature story, based on a poll of high school guidance counselors, includes SLC in a separate ranking. See a related Sarah Lawrence statement on rankings on the admission Web site.
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Courtney Hunt '86
The New York Times adds to the extensive media coverage of the film “Frozen River" in a story and review. Directed by first-time filmmaker, alumna Courtney Hunt ‘86, “Frozen River" won the prestigious Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Among the other reviews is one in the Newark Star Ledger.
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Tea Leoni '88
Tea Leoni '88 talks to Mamie Healey of O, The Oprah Magazine about which books have made a difference in her life.
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Marie Reynolds '02
Marie Reynolds MFA ’02 went back to school to earn a master’s degree in theater after realizing that her 30-year career as a model was “long enough,” LoHud.com reports. She is one of many people in the work force who, given a lag in the economy, have decided to return to school to acquire new skills to become more valuable to their employers or are trying to enter into a new line of work.
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Vicki Ford, Alumna and Trustee
A $1 million gift to the College for faculty support through the endowment and to strengthen the College's science program resulted in a feature in the Sunday Journal News. The gift was made by SLC alumna and trustee Olivia Churchill (Vicki) Ford and Silas Ford of Bronxville. The paper also ran an editorial about the gift in its August 14 edition.
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Nicolaus Mills, Literature Faculty
Nicolaus Mills, literature faculty, draws on his experience as a college professor to discuss why the Millennial generation may not deserve its reputation as "The Dumbest Generation." His op-ed appeared in Newsday.
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David Lindsay-Abaire '92
Alum David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Rabbit Hole, a play about “survival, moving on, and connecting anew after a tragedy”, was recently reviewed by online publication Huliq.com.
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Ann Patchett '85
In The Oregonian, Ann Patchett ’85 credits Allan Gurganus ‘72, her former teacher at Sarah Lawrence, with suggesting that she “cut the high-flown rhetoric” and instead talk about her life for the commencement address she delivered at her alma mater in 2007. The speech titled “What now?” was subsequently published as a book and has received nationwide acclaim.
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Karen Bell MFA '80
The Columbus Dispatch looks at the potential of Ohio State University, the nation’s largest university, to become a global leader in the Arts under the direction of alumna Karen Bell MFA ‘80, the university's first associate vice president for arts outreach. The position was created with the idea of establishing the state of Ohio as a “center for arts and culture.”
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Lesley Gore '68
In a phone interview with Cleveland Jewish News, Lesley Gore ’68 talks about performing with the likes of The Rolling Stones, James Brown, and Smokey Robinson while attending Sarah Lawrence College.
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Norman Dello Joio, Former Music Faculty
A popular and prolific composer, Norman Dello Joio, who wrote music for chorus, orchestra, ballet, solos, chamber groups, television, and opera, contributed to the foundation of a strong music program at Sarah Lawrence. An obituary in the New York Times reviews his long career.
On the music faculty from 1945–1951, Dello Joio staged his opera "The Triumph of Joan," about Joan of Arc, at Sarah Lawrence with a combination of student actors, dancers, and chorus. According to writer Gillian Gilman Culff '88, this collaborative effort would mark an extraordinary moment in the College's history, bringing together creative and performing arts as a course for credit in the dance, music, and theatre programs. To read more of Culff's article about Triumph of Joan, visit http://www.slc.edu/magazine/teaching-the-visual-arts/From_the_Archives.php.
To learn more about Dello Joio's time at Sarah Lawrence, read a first-hand account courtesy of the SLC Archives (PDF download).
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Victoria Hofmo '81
Victoria Hofmo '81 discusses her Scandinavian background and the museum she founded -- the Scandinavian East Coast Museum -- with The New York Times correspondent Jennifer Bleyer. Hofmo credits a research paper on Norwegians in Bay Ridge (Brooklyn), that she wrote while at Sarah Lawrence, for “awakening her interest” in her heritage.
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Sara Rudner, Dance Faculty
Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art staged Sarah Lawrence dance program director Sara Rudner's “Dancing-on-View: The ICA Variations” July 26-27, and The Boston Globe dance critic, Karen Campbell, was clearly impressed.
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Anita Brown, Music
Music instructor Anita Brown is one of the arrangers for the jazz performances taking place at the Fifth Annual Nyack Jazz Week, as reported in The Journal News.
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Melvin Bukiet, Writing Faculty
In an opinion piece in Forward, writing faculty member Melvin Jules Bukiet criticizes the performance of Richard Strauss' opera “Ariadne Auf Naxos” at a synagogue in Manhattan.
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Debra Winger
The Washington Post reports on actress Debra Winger’s new memoir Undiscovered. She credits courses taken at Sarah Lawrence as her “inspiration to write.” Winger hopes to write a novel about women’s lives in the very near future.
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Barbara Probst Solomon, Graduate Writing Program Faculty
Graduate Writing Program faculty member Barbara Probst Solomon has been awarded the 25th Francisco Cerecedo Prize by the Association of European Journalists in Spain. She is the first North American to receive the prestigious award, as reported in the New York Times.
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Warren Green
The College’s newest green initiative: the renovation of Warren House, renamed Warren Green to reflect environmentally sustainable changes to the building, as well as anticipated student behaviors — leads off an Associated Press story on the greening of campus residence halls, and appears on MSNBC’s Web site.
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Meema Spadola '92
Afterellen.com profiles Meema Spadola ’92, whose documentary Our House: Kids of Lesbian and Gay Parents has been re-released on DVD. The documentary received many honors, including Best Documentary at both Newfest in New York and Outfest in Los Angeles.
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Marylou Berg '92
The Washington Post mentions the appointment of Marylou Berg ’92 as the new spokeswoman for Rockville, MD. She had served as acting director of communications since February.
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Porochista Khakpour '00
Payvand reports that Porochista Khakpour’s ’00 first novel, Sons and Other Flammable Objects, is in contention for the $115,000 Dylan Thomas Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards for writers.
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Haven Tyler '89
Haven Tyler ’89, joins Altitude Inc., an innovation firm in Somerville, MA, as Vice President of Program Development reports Wicked Local, a Somerville online journal.
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Sage Salzer '96
Sage Salzer ’96 talks to Ventura County Star about her career as a plus-size model. Salzer hopes she can change people’s perception of beauty to include a variety of all sizes, not just the “runway size 0.”
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Andrew Butler '00
Washington City Paper reviews Hercules and Love Affair, citing Andrew Butler ’00 as the “creative force” behind the band's eponymous debut album.
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Emma Duncan '12
New Times of Canada profiles incoming freshman Emma Duncan ’12, who starred in a production of “The Belle of Amherst”, a one-woman show about the life of Emily Dickinson, for her senior thesis.
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Meredith Monk '64
At the American Dance Festival 75th Anniversary Season, Meredith Monk ’64, discusses how she “sang folk songs throughout high school” in order to attend Sarah Lawrence, as featured in the online publication RedOrbit.
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Heather McDonnell, Director of Financial Aid
Heather McDonnell, director of financial aid, is quoted in Inside Higher Education as she discusses why many New York schools have dropped their preferred lender lists after last year’s student loan controversy.
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Nancy Tyndall '75
The Sun Journal profiles Nancy Tyndall ’75, who has entertained Maine audiences with her puppet shows and teaching workshops for over 20 years.
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Karen Bell MFA '80
Ohio State University has named Karen Bell MFA ’80 as their first associate Vice President for Arts Outreach. Bell has served as dean of the University's College of the Arts since 2002.
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Brian J. O'Connor '82
Brian J. O’Connor ’82 is honored as one of the funniest columnists in America at the annual conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists in New Orleans. He is the personal finance editor and columnist for The Detroit News.
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Steve Lewis, Writing Institute Faculty
Center for Continuing Education Writing Institute faculty member Steve Lewis pens an opinion piece about the transformation of New Paltz, NY from a “frayed-at-the-edges town to a sudden popular weekend destination” in The Christian Science Monitor.
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Laura Weil, Interim Director of the Health Advocacy Graduate Program
Laura Weil, interim director of the Health Advocacy Graduate Program, is quoted in the Chicago Tribune on a new trend whereby consumers contract with “professionals to help them navigate the complexities of modern medicine at a hefty price”. These services “increase the discrepancy between the health-care haves and the have-nots." Laura is also quoted in a blog on the Chicago Tribune web site on the same topic.
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Nancy Cantor '74
Alumna and former Trustee Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President of Syracuse University, is one of two recipients of the 2008 Carnegie Corporation Academic Leadership Award. The award annually celebrates "outstanding individuals whose uncompromising commitment to academic excellence and bold, visionary leadership are establishing new standards for U.S. higher education." See Carnegie's announcement and news coverage in the Syracuse Post-Standard and Newsday.
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Fawaz Gerges, History Faculty
Fawaz Gerges, holder of The Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs, compares the views in two new books on Al-Qaeda, Leaderless Jihad by Marc Sageman and The Confrontation by Walid Phares, in The Washington Post.
International media outlets Arab Times and Pakistan’s Daily Times also mentioned Gerges’ review of Leaderless Jihad.
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Joseph Caputo '07
Joseph Caputo ’07 is profiled in the Staten Island Advance for winning a $10,000 grant in the inaugural Harold G. Buchbinder Entrepreneurial Media Studies Competition.
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Joann Smith, Director of The Center for Continuing Education
Joann Smith, director of The Center for Continuing Education, gives advice on effectively balancing work and school schedules in an article appearing in The Wall Street Journal.
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Desi Shelton-Seck MFA '04
The Philadelphia Inquirer profiles artistic director Desi Shelton-Seck MFA ’04, whose creative productions have been lauded by performers; her many contributions to the Camden area have been praised by the community
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Sabina Amidi '11
Student Sabina Amidi ’11, who is in Iran for a research project, writes about the abused children of Tehran in special reports to Middle East Times
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Wayne Sanders, Voice Faculty
The Staten Island Advance reports that The National Council of Negro Women, North-Shore Staten Island Section, will celebrate its 40th anniversary and will honor three individuals from the arts, including Voice faculty member Wayne Sanders, who is also co-founder of Opera Ebony.
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Joan Gill Blank '49
The Miami Herald profiles Joan Gill Blank ’49, known by many as Key Biscayne’s “unofficial historian”, for her role in creating the Key Biscayne Heritage Trail.
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Rahm Emanuel ’81
The Washingtonian profiles the careers and lives of the three Emanuel brothers, Zeke, Ari, and Rahm Emanuel ’81, the Illinois Congressman.
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Hunter Kaczorowski '07
The Wall Street Journal features toy theater at the International Toy Theater Festival, including “Duncan, Part One, or the Boy with a Bird in his Heart” by Hunter Kaczorowski '07.
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Sara Rudner, Director of the Dance Program
“Positions–The All Star Variation,” by Sara Rudner, director of the College’s Dance Program, was reviewed by The New York Times during “Dancing Divas”, part of the La MaMa Moves! Festival.
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Sara Rudner, Director of the Graduate Program in Dance
The dance listings section of The New York Times lists “Dancing Divas” as a highlight of the La Mama Moves! Festival, stating “the real interest of [the] program is the must-see starry lineup of female choreographers” including Sara Rudner, director of the College’s dance program, and Pam Tanowitz ’98.
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Mikal Shapiro
Current student Mikal Shapiro talks with the Kansas City Star about her solo album “The Crow, the Lark & the Loon” and the friends that helped her along the way.
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Lorayne Carbon, Director of the Early Childhood Center
Lorayne Carbon, Director of the Early Childhood Center, is quoted in the Newark Star Ledger about the relevance of homework in preschool, which has recently become the norm.
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Laura Hercher, Human Genetics Faculty
In a Journal News op-ed, Human Genetics faculty member Laura Hercher praises a new federal law banning discrimination in employment and health care on the basis of genetic information, thus opening new doors to the promise of personalized medicine. However, Hercher cautions, work still needs to be done to put tools for the appropriate use of genetic information into place.