50 Years a Potter
Christine Lansdale Willis, who matriculated with the class of 1977, is exhibiting art from her 50-year ceramics career at the Center for the Study of Modern Ceramics in Athens, Greece.
Stories
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Mirror to the Gods
The ancient Maya viewed cracked mirrors and hallucinogenic rituals as ways to commune with supernatural beings, as anthropology professor James Fitzsimmons explains in The Conversation.
Many Shades of Stardom
Playwright Rob Ackerman ’80 spoke to 411 Mania about getting back into filmmaking as the cowriter and producer of Stargazer, a dramedy about a young woman’s quest to revive the reputation of a forgotten astronomer whose work was stolen by her male colleagues.
Active Abecedary
ABC and You and Me, a playful picture book written and illustrated by Corinna Luyken ’00, is a 2024 Blue Ribbon Selection by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Global Perspective in Local Schools
The Language in Motion program gets local K–12 students curious about exploring world languages and cultures through classroom visits and special events led by College students and language department teaching assistants.
New in Kids’ Lit
Two alumni have written children’s books that address cultural differences and migration.
Ghosts and Secrets
Two new novels by alumnae depict characters trying to distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Buried Tales, Haunted Storyteller
In an interview with People magazine, Julia Alvarez ’71 shares insights from her latest (and possibly last) novel, which is her response to the question of growing old as an artist.
New Leader at Whitney Museum
This week, Kim Conaty ’99 began her term as the new chief curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art.