Archived News 2010-2011 News articles from 2010-2011 Table of Contents Dr. Anne Camp ’78 and Rebecca Kline ‘06 Sarah Morris '13 named Tennis Player of the profiled by The New Haven Independent for their Week by the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic work in diabetes prevention.............................. 11 Conference........................................................ 25 J.J. Abrams ’88 ................................................. 11 J.J. Abrams '88 appears in White House TEACH Literature faculty member Maria Negroni Campaign to discuss his most influential teacher: appointed by Argentine government to represent “Before Joe Papaleo, I was a guy who wrote. But country in literary exchange.............................. 12 after Joe, I was a writer.”.................................. 25 Philosophy faculty member Roy Brand named Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills ...... 25 head of art-site in Jerusalem by Bezalel The New York Times profiles the worldwide Academy ........................................................... 13 missions of Peter Taft '94 and his search-and- Skye Van Saun MFA '06 named Director of the rescue dog Cassius............................................ 25 Delaware Valley Poetry Festival ...................... 14 Julian de Wette ’75........................................... 26 Alumna Julianna Margulies praises SLC on Late Richard Morais '81 to read from his acclaimed Show with David Letterman.............................. 14 novel The Hundred-Foot Journey on October Six Degrees of Sarah Lawrence at The Emmys 15 29 .......................................................................27 Approaching post-college life "with a gusto often Solidarity Vigil on 10/20 to remember 13 young lacking in other elite collegians," students discuss people from around the country lost to suicide their SLC educations with the Bronxville resulting from bullying and homophobia ......... 28 Patch ................................................................. 16 Clay McLeod Chapman ’00 and Hanna Cheek Janet Rosenwald Becker '52 and Bernard Becker '01 ..................................................................... 28 donate nearly $2 million to create an endowed John Doucet, PHG Certificate Program ........... 28 scholarship fund for African American Pam Tanowitz MFA ’98, Anne Lentz ’98 and students ............................................................. 17 Rashaun Mitchell ’00 honored with New York Award-winning Guatemalan leader Dr. Marta Dance and Performance ("Bessie") Award ...... 29 Julia Ruiz to speak at SLC on October 6 .......... 19 Temple Grandin: Thinking Like a Cow, and Jenna Esposito '00............................................. 20 Succeeding........................................................ 30 Jason Shrier ’09................................................. 20 Author and professor Gary C. Jacobson to lecture Harvard professor and New Yorker staff writer on “Barack Obama and the 2010 Elections," Louis Menand discusses “What every college October 26 at 5:30 p.m. in Heimbold ............... 32 graduate needs to know,” September 29 at 5:30 Gloria Lau ’76 named interim CEO at YWCA 32 pm in Donnelly Lecture Hall ............................ 20 Volleyball player Jillian Richardson '14 named Newly Tenured Faculty: Tristana Rorandelli, Rookie of the Week by Hudson Valley Women's Italian ................................................................ 21 Athletic Conference.......................................... 32 Annie Novak ’05............................................... 22 Anna Johnson ’91 founds Cadence Theatre Striking the critical balance between global Company in a quest to tell meaningful stories . 33 urbanization and sustainability: A talk by Joel Lisa Anderson ’72 named president of American Towers, October 4............................................. 23 University in Cairo ........................................... 33 Acclaimed Indian dancer/choreographer Mallika President Karen Lawrence, a James Joyce Sarabhai to perform at SLC on October 9 ........ 24 scholar, to discuss the life and works of Joyce on November 3 at 2 p.m. ....................................... 33 Sarah Lawrence College News Archives 2010-2011 2 David Adjmi ’93 and L.B. Thompson ‘97 among Sarah Buccheri ’98 ........................................... 48 the ten recipients of the 2010 Whiting Writers’ Thriving in a Failed Paradigm: Global and Local Awards .............................................................. 34 Food Systems.................................................... 49 Former trustee Ira H. Fuchs receives Educause’s Writing Faculty Member Scott Snyder............. 50 2010 Leadership Award for “providing visionary, game-changing leadership in higher ed IT” ..... 35 A Journey Around the World—and Across the Street................................................................. 51 Jahla Seppanen ’14 discusses the broadening experiences of campus diversity and life near Indian Star Unites Art and Activism ................ 52 NYC in The Santa Fe New Mexican................. 35 Animator Bill Plympton to screen and discuss his Juniors Nikhil Wadhwani and Hannah Steinberg: work on November 15 at 7 p.m........................ 54 Pre-med, and learning by helping ..................... 36 Max Mallory '11 named Hudson Valley Men's Rachel Grob, Associate Dean of Graduate Athletic Conference Basketball Player of the Studies, explains why "Not Every Playing Field Week................................................................. 54 Should Be Level" on huffingtonpost.com......... 37 SLC parent and award-winning screenwriter, Don't try this at home: Students film cooking producer, and director Pen Densham shares his show in dorm room, prepare chicken with a thoughts on the value of a Sarah Lawrence coffee maker...................................................... 37 education........................................................... 54 Are the Liberal Arts Dying? ............................. 38 Juniors Meghan Roguschka and Amanda Ota report on their work establishing a community Guatemalan Doctor Empowers Indigenous garden in India.................................................. 55 Women.............................................................. 39 Huffington Post reveals The Truth About Sarah The Ultimate Block Party ................................. 40 Lawrence .......................................................... 56 Alice Walker '65 dedicates new book of poems Suzie Elliot Bearce '13 named Hudson Valley to Sarah Lawrence College ............................... 42 Women's Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Booth Ferris donation advances science Week................................................................. 56 program............................................................. 43 Anneke Hansen ’02 .......................................... 56 Students create cooking show in dorm room.... 44 Understanding the Tea Party ............................ 57 Sarah Lawrence College and world mourn New York Times education writer's blog The actress Jill Clayburgh ‘66.................................. 44 Choice notes the 15% rise in early decision "Thriving in a Failed Paradigm: Global and applications to SLC along with other highly Local Food Systems," a talk by Claire Pentecost, selective schools ............................................... 58 November 8....................................................... 44 New York Times profiles Dr. W. Ian Lipkin '74 Literature Faculty Member Nicolaus Mills....... 44 who has pioneered the use of genes in identifying The New York Times lauds the services of viruses that cause infectious diseases ............... 58 Yonkers Public Schools' new college centers, Catie Griffin '11 named Hudson Valley Women's which include writing clinics taught by SLC Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week..... 58 graduate students............................................... 45 The Selby features a photo spread on Annie The Washington Post profiles Adam Tenner ’90 Novak '05 and her work with Brooklyn's Eagle in its "What it Takes: Conversations with Street Rooftop Farm ......................................... 59 Achievers" section ............................................ 45 Bill Plympton’s Bizarre Cartoons .................... 60 SLC receives Blavatnik Family Foundation grant Joan Micklin Silver ’56 .................................... 62 for Innovation in Arts and Technology............. 46 Rally to Restore Sanity: A Student’s Chelsea Wright '11 wins prestigious Presser Perspective........................................................ 63 Music Scholar Award ....................................... 47 Suzanne Wright '98 .......................................... 65 Lucy Baker MFA ’08........................................ 48 Nora Sarvetnick ’78 .......................................... 48 Sarah Lawrence College News Archives 2010-2011 3 Jahla Seppanen ’14 shares her thoughts on taking Alice Hill '87 .................................................... 75 academic risks and trying new things with The Dr. Brad Popovich MS '78 appointed Chief Santa Fe New Mexican ..................................... 65 Scientific Officer of Genome British Columbia75 Rachel Grob, Associate Dean of Graduate Writing faculty member Scott Snyder.............. 75 Studies, extols the virtues of play in natural settings on huffingtonpost.com......................... 65 Dr. Nancy Bennett ’73, associate vice president of University of Rochester Medical Center, 15th Semi-Annual