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Justice Kagan Receives Gold Medal for Distinguished Service
Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan ’77 was named the 2020 recipient of the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Gold Medal for Distinguished Service in the Law. Presented annually, the award is given to a lawyer who has achieved “outstanding legal...
A Grammy Award for Classical Music
Recording Engineer Barry Werger ’87 is among the 2020 Grammy award winners for Best Classical Compendium, The Poetry of Places. The album features works for solo piano, two, pianos, percussion, electronics, voice, and toy piano that have been inspired by exquisite...
Insights into Business Operations
Sari LEVINE Wilde ’97, Managing Vice President at global research and advisory firm Gartner, has written a ground-breaking book that identifies the working style of managers. In The Connector Manager: Why Some Leaders Build Exceptional Talent – and Others Don’t...
Tribute to a Jazz Legend
Pianist and composer Roberta Piket ’83 and her sextet performed a tribute concert honoring celebrated jazz pianist and NPR radio host Marian McPartland in December 2019. The show, held at Flushing Town Hall, was a return to the borough for the musician who was born in...
Preparing to Guide Your Parents through Life
The role of family caregiver is often lifelong and can change as we progress through the years. Attorney and social worker Jane WOLF Frances ’64, J.D., M.S.W. has written a book drawn upon her own experiences of caring for her parents as they aged in order to help...
Luke Melas-Kyriazi ’16 Named Rhodes Scholar
Luke Melas-Kyriazi ’16 is among thirty-two Americans named as Rhodes Scholars representing the United States in 2020. Melas-Kyriazi, currently a senior at Harvard pursuing a B.A. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Computer Science, was selected from an initial pool of over...
A Tale for the Ageless
Derek Chin ’97 has published a science fiction book entitled Time Epic: Life. Knowledge. Future. (Time Lock Books 2019). It is a tale about the enduring friendship of four immortals who experience a series of adventures and journey through several historical periods....
Defying the Bounds of Reality
Larissa Shmailo ’74 has published her most recent work, Sly Bang (Spuyten Duyvil 2019). Self-described as a feminist experimental novel, she goes beyond the limits of reality in defining the world in which her lead character lives. Shmailo weaves poetry and fantasy...
A Look Into the Life of a Broadway Legend
Alexandra Jacobs ’90, a staff writer at The New York Times, recently published a book about well-known Broadway entertainer Elaine Stritch. Called Still Here: The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019), Jacobs delves deeply...
The Penguin Book of Migration Literature: Departures, Arrivals, Generations, Returns
Dohra Ahmad '89The Penguin Book of Migration Literature: Departures, Arrivals, Generations, Returns (Sep 17, 2019) Every year, three to four million people move to a new country. From war refugees to corporate expats, migrants constantly reshape their places of...
Linda Fried ’66, M.D., MPH Honored by The Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation
This year’s recipient of the Alma Dei Morani Renaissance Woman Award is Linda Fried, Dean of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. The award, which is the highest honor bestowed by The Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation, was named for Alma Dei...
Laura Auricchio ’86 Appointed as Dean of Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus
Laura Auricchio was appointed Dean of Fordham College at Lincoln Center, with her tenure at the school beginning in August 2019. She is the first woman to be named dean of Fordham’s Manhattan campus, which was founded in 1968. She arrives at the college following a...
Chronicling the Life of a Paralympic Athlete
Pola Rapoport ’73 was invited for a month-long Artist’s Residency at the Yaddo Artists’ Colony in Saratoga Springs, New York. In her residency, Rapoport will be editing her new documentary film, Marieke: Death and the Racer.The film is centered on the life of...
New York Times Bestselling Author Returns to New York
Celebrated writer Jean Kwok ’86 returned to New York for a series of reading engagements for her latest novel, Searching for Sylvie Lee (William Morrow 2019). The book focuses on the lives of a Chinese-American immigrant family whose charismatic, independent eldest...
A Tony-Nominated Production Goes Strong on Broadway… and in Film!
Jane Dubin ’74, a co-producer of the hit Broadway musical The Prom, announced that the show was nominated for seven Tony awards including Best Musical. The show is about Big Broadway Stars. A Small Town. And a Love that Unites them All. A group of alums joined Dubin...
A TEDx Talk About the Quality of Food
Larry Olmsted ‘84 gave a TEDx talk at the University of Nevada Reno, the nation’s premiere TEDx venue, entitled “Rethinking Whole Foods.” In his presentation, Olmsted delved into topics revealed in his bestselling 2016 book, Real Food/Fake Food (Algonquin Books of...
Hunter College President Recognized by New York Landmarks Conservancy
President Jennifer Raab ’73 was among the recipients of the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Chairman Award. Now in its 31st year, the Chairman’s Award is presented to a leader or company that has shown a significant commitment to the revitalization and preservation...
Alumna Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Gloria Coruzzi ’72, a professor in New York University’s Department of Biology, is among this year’s scientists elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). A private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars, members are elected to the NAS by their peers for...
An In-Depth Memoir About Loss
Barbara METSKY Kretchmar ’60 has written a book to support women who have lost a spouse. In Widows – Our Words and Ways (Mill City Press 2019), Kretchmar has compiled the stories of 25 women of different ages, ethnicities, religions, and economic backgrounds who share...
A Space Opera Available on Kindle
Ellen Moss ’59 has published a work of Science Fiction entitled Quantum Venus & The Magic Theater (Moonshine Press 2014). Described by the author as a metaphysical space opera, the book is available on Amazon Kindle.
A Portrait of African American Lives in the Early Twentieth Century
Rudean JOHNSON Leinaeng ’55 has written a novel set at the dawn of the twentieth century. Coal, War and Love (BookBaby 2019) is based on a true story about the lives and loves of America’s “colored” citizens. A man and woman, who meet and marry, struggle in their life...
Sports Writer Mark Feinsand ’92 Shares an Insider’s View of the New York Yankees!
Sports Writer Mark Feinsand ’92 has just released his latest book, Mission 27: A New Boss, A New Ballpark, and One Last Ring for The Yankees’ Core Four (Triumph Books 2019). Mission 27 takes an in depth look at the 2009 World Series...
A Passion for Education and Family
Vera Gordon spent her life education students, first as an English teacher then as an assistant principle. This commitment to education, as well as a love for her family, led her to make a gift to support the Alumnae/i Association.
Deborah Dorfman ’51
Deborah Dorfman often spoke fondly of her time at Hunter. By including us in her estate plan, Deborah is ensuring other students have access to the same Hunter education she received
Alumna Honored for Women’s History Month
Marie Maynard Daly, Jan. ’38 is one of five African-American women that have been commemorated for Women’s History Month with a digital portrait for their achievements in STEM. Daly was the first African-American woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in...
306 Hollywood Now Available on iTunes
Filmmakers Jonathan Bogarín ’96 and Elan Bogarín ’00 have released their family memoir, 306 Hollywood, on iTunes. The film opened nationwide to significant acclaim and was cited on over ten "Best of 2018" lists. In case you missed the...
Esther Rose ’71, M.D.
The Donor Profiles section of AlumNotes Spring 2019, a feature in which we interview alums who have supported programs at the school.
Our first interview is with Esther Rose’71, M.D. a physician who does research for Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
Grandpa Stops a War
Susan Robeson '71Grandpa Stops a War (Jan 22, 2019)The true story of Paul Robeson’s visit to the front lines of the Spanish Civil War is a tale of courage and activism told by his granddaughter, Susan Robeson. Grandpa Paul was a world-famous actor and singer with a...
Lin-Manuel Miranda ’98 Saves Drama Book Shop
Lin-Manuel Miranda ’98 grew up loving the theater from his earliest years. While a high school student at Hunter, it is reported that he spent time reading scripts in the aisles of the Drama Book Shop when he was too young to have money to buy them. Now, the Grammy,...
Holocaust Survivor Eve KANNER Kugler, Jan. ’49 Interviewed for What’s What
Eve KANNER Kugler, Jan. '49 was one of several alumnae interviewed in What's What about their experiences as children of families fleeing the Nazi regime. As a ten year old, she came to New York as a refugee from France. She was accepted into Hunter four years later....
A Portrait of African American Lives in the Early Twentieth Century
An intimate portrait of women’s lives is depicted in the book My Brilliant Friends: Our Lives in Feminism (Columbia University Press 2019). Nancy KIPNIS Miller ’57 writes of her close bond with three lauded feminist scholars and literary critics: Carolyn Heilbrun,...
Sharon KLAYMAN Farber ’61 analyzes Self-Harm Behavior
"In this comprehensive and insightful work, Dr. Sharon K. Farber provides an invaluable resource for the mental health professional who is struggling to understand self-harm and its origins. Using attachment theory to explain how addictive connections to pain and...
Margret Elson ’62 and Passionate Practice: The Musician’s Guide to Learning, Memorizing and Performing.
""Passionate Practice" provides the necessary steps in learning how to relax, focus and concentrate. It includes concrete ways to free yourself from modes of thought and behavior that restrict the passionate exchange between you and your art. Artists in all...
Raphael Bartholomew ’00 speaks about his Fulbright Scholarship studying Basketball in the Philippines!
"Allured by the idea of an island nation full of people who love the game as irrationally as he does, American journalist Rafe Bartholomew arrived in Manila to unlock the riddle of basketball's grip on the Philippines. On his unforgettable journey, Bartholomew spends...
Sharon KLAYMAN Farber ’61 explores the Human Desire for the Ecstatic Experience!
"Hungry for Ecstasy: Trauma, The Brain, and the Influence of the Sixties by Sharon Klayman Farber explores the hunger for ecstatic experience that can lead people down the road to self-destruction. In an attempt to help mental health professionals and concerned...
Michelle Mart ’82 analyzes America’s embrace for Pesticides in her book!
“Presto! No More Pests!” proclaimed a 1955 article introducing two new pesticides, "miracle-workers for the housewife and back-yard farmer." Easy to use, effective, and safe: who wouldn’t love synthetic pesticides? Apparently most Americans did—and apparently still...
Nathan Perl-Rosenthal ’00 speaks about becoming America during the time of Revolution
Nathan Perl-Rosenthal immerses us in sailors’ pursuit of safe passage through the ocean world during the turbulent age of revolution. Challenged by British press-gangs and French privateersmen, who considered them Britons and rejected their citizenship claims,...
Dorothy Henderson Jan. ’41 writes a Memoir about her family Genealogy in St.Croix
Dorothy Henderson, the author of On Blockade, is the grand-daughter of the author, Alexander Henderson. She has always been interested in her family’s background, starting with listening to her father’s stories of his life when he was young. She developed into the...
Lois G. Schwoerer ’45 analyzes Gun Culture, The Rise of Guns in the US and the Second Amendment
"Schwoerer shows how this domestic gun culture influenced England’s Bill of Rights in 1689, a document often cited to support the claim that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution conveys the right to have arms as an Anglo-American legacy. Schwoerer...
New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award–winning news anchor Chris Hayes ’97 publishes a book which argues that there are really two Americas: a Colony and a Nation
"Hayes contends our country has fractured in two: the Colony and the Nation. In the Nation, we venerate the law. In the Colony, we obsess over order, fear trumps civil rights, and aggressive policing resembles occupation. A Colony in a Nation explains how a...
Lin-Manuel Miranda ’98 Honored with Award for Diversity in Casting
Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union for professional actors and stage managers, has named Lin-Manuel Miranda the recipient of the 2018 Rosetta LeNoire Award for conceiving Hamilton. Presented by Actors’ Equity’s National Equal Employment Committee (EEO), this...
Helen Epstein ’65 publishes a Memoir – the third of a non-fiction Trilogy
"Written before the #MeToo Movement burst into American consciousness, this memoir tracks the consequences of sexual harassment, sexual assault and abuse over the lifetime of a successful American journalist and author. The Long Half-Lives of Love and...
Steve Hofstetter ’97 “takes readers back into a time that is the most difficult: high school”
In Ginger Kid, popular comedian Steve Hofstetter '97 grapples with life after seventh grade . . . . when his world fell apart. Formatted as a series of personal essays, Steve walks his readers through awkward early dating, family turbulence, and the revenge of the...
Dr. Audrey Maurer ’51 retires from Hunter College High School after teaching for 39 years
After 39 years of teaching Foreign Languages (Latin and French) at her Alma Mater, Hunter College High School, Dr.Audrey Maurer is retiring this year. We invite you to join the reception celebrating the retirement for Dr.Maurer amongst other esteemed faculty at the...
Robert Lopez ’93 Makes History as a Double EGOT Winner!
Robert Lopez and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, had struck success again as Academy Award winners. Lopez’s Oscar Award for Best Original Song in Disney Pixar’s Coco (“Remember Me”), though, has placed him in a unique category: that of the...
Martha Hodes ICY ’76 awarded two Fellowships!
Martha Hodes ICY ’76, Professor of History at New York University, was recently awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and a fellowship at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. The two fellowships will fund...
Lila Neugebauer ’03, an Award Winning Director, directs a Critically Acclaimed Off-Broadway Show!
Celebrated director Lila Neugebauer ’03 has received recognition from numerous organizations, including an Obie Award and a Drama Desk Award. Neugebauer directed a new work that played at the Signature Center on West 42nd Street. Peace for Mary Frances tells of a...
Congratulations to Beverly Armstrong ’87 on winning the Brewing the American Dream Business and Experience Award for 2017!
Beverly Armstrong ’87, founder of Brazo Fuerte Artisanal Beer, on a fantastic collaboration between Brazo Fuerte and Sam Adams! She won the Brewing the American Dream Business (BTAD) and Experienceship Award for 2017, which provides support and mentoring to small...
Vigorous Pessimism and the Reproductive Future: Julia Jarcho, Interviewed by Miriam Felton-Dansky
Julia Jarcho is a playwright and scholar who teaches at New York University and writes and directs with her company, Minor Theater, which presented its first official premiere last spring, but represents a set of artistic collaborations built over years of shared...
Lin-Manuel Miranda ’98 in Conversation with Bill and Melinda Gates
On Tuesday, February 13, Hunter College hosted a discussion between Lin-Manuel Miranda and Bill and Melinda Gates. The talk, which was held at the Hunter College Assembly Hall, brought these influential individuals together to take questions from a sold out...
Townsend Harris Medal Presented to Naomi CONN Liebler ’62, Ph.D.
Naomi CONN Liebler, Ph.D. was awarded the prestigious Townsend Harris Medal by the City College of New York Alumni Association for outstanding postgraduate achievement in her field. The award was presented by fellow CCNY alumnus, WNBC meteorologist Chris Cimino,...
New Jazz Release from Sam Bardfeld ’86
Jazz violinist Sam Bardfeld has recently released a new album, The Great Enthusiasms, which has received commendations from many in the field, including being named as “one of the top 10 jazz records of the year (Lucid Culture).” Bardfeld, who is a member of The Jazz...
Susi Snyder ’95 Receives Nobel Peace Prize on Behalf of ICAN
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 in recognition of its role in achieving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Susi Snyder '95 , ICAN President was in Oslo to celebrate the achievement...
Alumna Diane Barnes ’68 Wins Award for her Play “My Stroke of Luck”
Congratulations go out to Diane Barnes for receiving an award from the United Solo Theatre Festival, where her one-woman-show, My Stroke of Luck, was performed. Barnes, who has been touring her performance at theater festivals internationally, was recognized...
Alumnus Stefan Savage ’87 Receives MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship
Stefan Savage is among the 2017 recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, also referred to as the “genius grant.” Awarded annually by the MacArthur Foundation, the fellowship recognizes an individual’s exceptional achievements and creativity. Savage is a...
Deborah Tannen ’62 Examines Women’s Friendships
Bestselling author Deborah Tannen has published her 11th book, You’re the Only One I Can Tell: Inside the Language of Women’s Friendships. Tannen, a Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University, explores the many ways in which women connect through conversation....
Alumna Lisa Mezzacappa ’93 Returns to New York to Perform at Roulette
Composer and conductor Lisa Mezzacappa has established herself in the avant-garde music scene in San Francisco. She returned to New York to perform at Roulette with a full orchestral work entitled Glorious Ravage. Inspiration for the work comes from...
Lin-Manuel Miranda ’98 Receives Recognition from the Nation’s Capital
Kudos to Lin-Manuel Miranda for receiving the U.S. Capitol Historical Society Freedom Award, for conceiving Hamilton: An American Musical. Read full article.
Noam Cohen ’85 Casts A Critical Lens on a Technocratic Future
In The-Know-It-Alls: The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball, Noam Cohen looks at the rise of technology entrepreneurs as an ever-growing, influential class and one that has also become a political force. He documents the...
Honoring the Wounded Healer, Sharon KLAYMAN Farber ’61, Ph.D.
Many psychotherapists are drawn to the field due to their own experiences of trauma and having taken a personal journey toward healing. In Celebrating the Wounded Healer Psychotherapist: Pain, Post-Traumatic Growth and Self-Disclosure, Sharon KLAYMAN Farber has...
Helping Artists Work through Trauma, Margret Elson ’62
The Piano and the Couch: Music and Psyche, a new book written by Margret Elson, illustrates the interplay between music and psychology. Elson is, herself, a musician and a psychotherapist. Through her text, she reveals a groundbreaking approach to working with...
Support for the Transgender Community from Laura Erickson-Schroth ’99
Laura Erickson-Schroth recently published her second book, titled “You’re in the Wrong Bathroom!” and 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (Beacon Press). Coverage of trans lives has been steadily increasing, yet there...
Muzzy Rosenblatt ’83 Provides Support to those in Need
BRC is an affordable housing and social services provider for individuals in need of shelter. Headed by Muzzy Rosenblatt ’83, BRC has been in operation for 45 years and has supported the lives of tens of thousands of people. In recent months, the organization has...
Chris Hayes ’97 Documents a Metaphorical Divide in the U.S.
In his latest book, A Colony in a Nation, award-winning journalist Chris Hayes contends that there are two Americas. In the first, which he refers to as the Nation, the law is paramount. In the second, which he calls the Colony, fear takes hold over civil rights and...
The Argus Turns 100!
Our thanks go to the many talented students who contributed to HCHS’ literary magazine throughout the years. Here's to another century!
Ellen Zisholtz ’60 Receives Museum Leadership Award
Ellen Zisholtz was the recipient of the Association of African American Museums’ 2017 Museum Leadership Award. The award recognizes the significant contributions made by an individual to the preservation, promotion, and interpretation of African and African American...
Congratulations to Cynthia Nixon ’84!
Congratulations to Cynthia Nixon on winning a Tony award as Best Featured Actress in a Play for Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes! Over 60 alums saw her performance during Reunion weekend in June 2017, and she graciously stayed after the Friday and Sunday...
Rafe Bartholomew ’00 Tells of Life and Times at McSorley’s Old Ale House
Rafe Bartholomew has written a memoir entitled Two and Two: McSorley’s, My Dad, and Me . The book details the life and work of his father, a bartender at the famed McSorley’s Old Ale House in Manhattan’s East Village; as well as the countless notable figures who have...
Guatemalan Fieldwork Published by Sheila Cosminsky ’58
The fieldwork performed by Sheila Cosminsky has documented midwifery and birthing practices in Guatemala for over forty years. In her book, Midwives and Mothers: The Medicalization of Childbirth on a Guatemalan Plantation (2016), she details the history, practice,...
Co-curated by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner ’68
Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts is an exhibition that highlights the many accomplishments of African Americans and other minorities who dared to overcome social norms and prejudices to pursue their passion and pave the way for future generations of world...
Mildred Dresselhaus ’48, the Queen of Carbon, Dies at 86
Mildred Dresselhaus, a professor emerita at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology whose research into the fundamental properties of carbon helped transform it into the superstar of modern materials science and the nanotechnology industry, died on Monday in...
Janice Wang, ’17, Awarded City Wide Leadership and Community Service Honor
This Girl Scout from Flushing has a bright future ahead of her.Janice Wang '17, was named the citywide 2016-17 Future Woman of Distinction by The Girl Scouts of Greater New York (GSGNY) on Oct. 25 at the organization’s annual Women of Distinction Breakfast in...
The Funfetti Explosion by Julia Moskin ’85
When Candace Nelson opened the first Sprinkles bakery in Los Angeles in 2005, she did not actually have any sprinkles on hand. “I liked the word, but I thought of them as a supermarket pick, waxy and fake,” she said. “Not elegant, chic and modern.”Rainbow sprinkles...
Deborah Tannen ’62 “The Sexism Inherent in All That Interrupting”
Deborah Tannen '62 is a linguistics professor at Georgetown University and author of “You Just Don’t Understand” and “The Argument Culture.”Interruptions are a staple of modern-day political debates, as we saw in the first presidential and the vice-presidential...
Lin-Manuel Miranda ’98 to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Sat 10/8
“Hamilton” creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda will host an episode of “Saturday Night Live” on Oct. 8, NBC announced Wednesday. To read rest of article CLICK HERE
Help Save Ripley, Thunder Levin ’81
Who is Ripley?Ripley is my 8 year old golden retriever. He's a dog. Canus Lupus Familiaris. But he's much more than that. The cliche of a dog as "man's best friend" is overused. So I won't say that's what he is. In fact, he's much more than that. To hear more...
Anne Speyer ’08 Completes Marathon
“You know, you spend months training, you push through the constant soreness, the pain, the waking up at dawn, the not hanging out with people because you have to go to sleep early so you can train, but, honestly, in the end, I can't even tell you how rewarding it is...
Help Lia Heintjes ’12 go to Earthship Academy!
Hi. My name is Lia! I love working outside, meeting new people and learning new skills. I'm about to graduate from SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and I'm looking beyond graduation - towards the next step of my career. For a long time, I've been...
Anne McDonough ’96 Curates “District II”
For any HCHS folks who will be in D.C. this fall, my next curatorial effort DISTRICT II opens September 29th at DCHistory - would love to meet fellow alums if you stop by!Following the evening opening reception on Thursday September 29, 2016, exhibition hours will be...
Julia Moskin ’85 In Julia Child’s Provençal Kitchen
PLASCASSIER, France — When I hefted the rolling pin in my hand, I finally felt it: a thread of energy, a thrill of recognition. I knew I was standing in Julia Child’s kitchen, and I was about to put it to work. In August, having rented it from the current owners...
Lin-Manuel Miranda ’98 Is Ready For His Next Act
Lin-Manuel Miranda '98 made Hamilton the most influential Broadway musical in ages and became a hero for his optimistic notion of a rich, diverse America. And he did it by following his gut, his dreams, and his vision—and never forgetting where he came from. For story...
Win ‘Hamilton’ Tickets Opening Night in Chicago
Win “YOUR SHOT” at Hamilton Tickets for opening night in Chicago & an after-party with Lin-Manuel Miranda '98 & support the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. WHAT YOU'LL WIN Two tickets to Hamilton: An American Musical in ChicagoRound-trip airfare...
Hunter College Campus High School In A Class Of Its Own
These public schools accept students who score highest on special entrance exams — and rank among the most elite and high-performing nationwide. For story CLICK HERE
WMAAPP Presents Helen Epstein ’65
Journalist/Analysand Helen Epstein '65 writes about Termination. She has just finished First Love: A Memoir of Dissociation and Reconnecting, the third book in a trilogy begun with Children of the Holocaust. For more information, see the HCHS Alum FB groupSaturday,...
NYN Review Profiles Coach Dave Crenshaw, pg 11
A great article about David Coach Dave Crenshaw HCHS '81 and his work...Terrific quote," If I didn't graduate from a girls high school, I would not be the man I am today."
Tivnu: Building Justice Open House hosted by Steve Eisenbach-Budner ’82
Steve Eisenbach-Budner '82, has created a fantastic gap year program called Tivnu, where young adults learn about Judaism and social justice while creating homes for those in need. He's hosting an open house in NY on September 11. Details Here
Steve Hofstetter ’97 Added Excitement at a Mets Game
With a little help from the team, comedian Steve Hofstetter went to Citi Field on a search for the biggest Mets fans. He then tested their knowledge of their beloved New York club. With a twist. https://youtu.be/S08B6k_4Jwc
Lin-Manuel Miranda ’98 Impromptu Speech at “In the Heights” in London
Lin-Manuel Miranda '98 made an impromptu speech at the end of a performance of In the Heights in London last night.In the speech he paid tribute to the "incredible company" of the show. He also told surprised audience members that he had just watched Harry Potter and...
Michelle Kang (’02) Reunited with Susie Lee (’02), Weiying Yu (’02), Nick Huang (’02), Irene Chung (’04) and Jer-Jou Cheng (1997-1999) at Her Wedding
Michelle Kang ('02) was thrilled to reunite with Susie Lee ('02), Weiying Yu ('02), Nick Huang ('02), Irene Chung ('04) and Jer-Jou Cheng (1997-1999) at her wedding. Michelle and her new husband Nguyen Ha practice architecture in Seattle
Naomi Karp ’67 Color of Money Live: “There will always be demands on your money by people who don’t pay your bills”
Join Washington Post nationally syndicated personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary for an online discussion. This month's book club guest is Naomi Karp, a senior policy analyst in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Older Americans. For rest...
Jana Lucash, HCHS Faculty, Why Instructors Enjoy Model Diplomacy
Instructor Jana Lucash explains how Model Diplomacy enlivened teaching and learning about international relations in her classroom. https://youtu.be/0RarmtFd6wA
Brazilian Opera Fall Season, “Plastic Flowers” directed by founder of Musical Rep: Jonathan Alan Arak ’83
There’s a lot going on. You will have several chances to check some of our amazing singers in immersive environments. And it all closes with a grand Boca Boca party Saturday night!This is it. Get your tickets now! And we’ll see you soon.Sep. 9 @ 7pm: Plastic Flowers...
“At the Beach in My Burkini” by Romaissaa Benzizoune ’16
There really is no great way to describe my newest burkini. There is no shape that it takes on, no existing style that it resembles, no problem that it effectively solves. It impedes both modesty and actual swimming, costs more than $100 plus shipping, and can be...
Alex Shub ’90 to run NYC Marathon in Honor of Sadie Pine, daughter of Jacob Pine ’90
This is one of the nicest things anyone has done for me and my family. Completely unsolicited, Alex Shub '90, and friend since Ms Liebov's kindergarten class, about 40 years ago, has decided to run the NYC marathon and raise money for the Arthritis Foundation in honor...
Vancouver Fringe Festival “My Stroke of Luck”, by Diane Barnes ’68
Can the good doctor become a good patient? Who are you when the who you know is gone? And who do you have the courage to become?My Stroke of Luck shares Diane’s journey of medical catastrophe and recovery- not only as the physician she is, but as a single mom to a...
In Memory Of Irving Kizner October 3, 1930 – August 19, 2016
A special Irving Kizner Memorial Fund has now been set up. You can reach it HERE, or you can go directly to the donate section of our website and designate your gift to his fund. If you would like to submit a guest book entry CLICK HERE.
“Advice From a Former Olympic Hopeful: Set the Bar Low” By NNENNA LYNCH ’89
atching the Olympics, especially the track and field events, has long been somewhat fraught for me. Sixteen years ago this summer, I retired from my career as a professional runner and abandoned my dreams of becoming an Olympian. I had been a top-ranked American...
Cynthia Nixon ’84 Plays Emily Dickinson in the Trailer for Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion
Cynthia Nixon '84 stars as the legendary poet Emily Dickinson in this luminous biopic from director Terence Davies (The Deep Blue Sea, Sunset Song). https://youtu.be/eKJpx8FYp54
Lin-Manuel Miranda ’98 Teaming up with Sen. Schumer to Battle Broadway Cyber Scalpers
Sen. Chuck Schumer teams up with one of Broadway's biggest stars to urge Congress to crack down on cyber scalpers. "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda '98 and Schumer are calling on lawmakers to pass a bill that would stop internet scalpers from using computer...
CODE2040 CEO heads to the White House
Laura Weidman Powers '00, in USA Today, who has built CODE2040 into a major force for diversifying the technology industry, is taking her advocacy to the White House with her appointment as a senior policy adviser to U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith.