by huntera2 | Aug 20, 2019 | Alum Highlights
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...
by huntera2 | Aug 20, 2019 | Alum Highlights
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...
by huntera2 | Aug 20, 2019 | Alum Highlights
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...
by huntera2 | Aug 20, 2019 | Alum Highlights
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...
by huntera2 | Aug 20, 2019 | Alum Highlights
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...
by huntera2 | Aug 20, 2019 | Alum Highlights
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...
by huntera2 | Aug 15, 2019 | Latest Books by Alums
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...
by huntera2 | Aug 9, 2019 | Latest Books by Alums
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...
by huntera2 | Aug 1, 2019 | Latest Books by Alums
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...
by huntera2 | Jun 13, 2019 | Alum Highlights
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...
