Researching a Timeless Tale

Jonathan Warren ’84, associate professor and former chair of the York University Department of English in Toronto, Canada, has edited a new and expanded Norton Critical Edition of Henry James’ gothic novella The Turn of the Screw(W.W. Norton 2021). His first...

A Compilation of Research on the Middle Ages

Writing Normandy: Stories of Saints and Rulers(Routledge 2020) brings together eighteen articles by historian Felice Lifshitz ’75/’76 ICY, some published for the first time. The articles examine the various ways in which local and regional narratives about the...

Celebrating Women’s History Month

The HCHSAA’s Diversity Committee organized a program in celebration of Women’s History Month that was focused on the legacy and efforts of Michelle Obama, the nation’s first African-American First Lady. Dr. Khadijah Miller and Dr. Ernestine...

Poetry as an Expression of our World

In Poems for Our Times (Austin Macauley 2021), Joyce BUKARESKY Block ’57 expresses the endurance of youthful to mature love as well as the poignancy of loss. Through her writings, Block shares her passion for social justice movements, and...

At the Forefront of Design

Norma MERRICK Sklarek ’44, FAIA, was the first Black woman to become a licensed architect in the states of New York (1954) and California (1962). Known as the “Rosa Parks of Architecture,” until 1980, she remained the only licensed Black woman in...

Alumnus Named Episcopal Church Chief Legal Officer

Kent Anker ’87 was appointed Chief Legal Officer of the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church in November. Anker will function as general counsel and provide legal advice and services in relation to secular legal matters to the board and officers of the Church. He...