Cloudy with a Chance of Plastic Aurora Robson Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. in the Brooks M. O’Brien Auditorium/East Academic Building In this talk Aurora Robson will discuss her own art practice and ongoing dedication to intercepting the waste stream. She will help illustrate the nature and complexity of…
**Please note this event has been canceled due to illness at the request of the presenter, Amanda Stern. The College will work with Ms. Stern to reschedule the event at a later date.** Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life Amanda Stern Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. in the…
The Genealogy of Happiness: From Aristotle to Positive Psychology William Edelglass Tuesday, February 11 at 7 p.m. in the Brooks M. O’Brien Auditorium/East Academic Building What is happiness? Can it be measured? And what is the relationship between happiness and virtue, money, pleasure, relationships, mindfulness, and satisfaction? This program will…
Pride or Prejudice? Black Lives Matter and the Struggle Against Confederate Monuments Dr. Ousmane Power-Greene Tuesday, November 12 at 7 p.m. in the Brooks M. O’Brien Auditorium/East Academic Building Debates over monuments and memorials to the Confederacy often center on the uses of public space and the allocation of tax…
The Secret Lives of Glaciers Dr. M Jackson Tuesday, October 22 at 7 p.m. in the Brooks O’Brien Auditorium/East Academic Building Dr. M Jackson will give a talk exploring what happens to an Icelandic community as their local glaciers disappear. Profoundly hopeful, Jackson’s talk shows how ice influences people just…
Cripping Intersectionality: Neurodiversity and Disability Justice Lydia X. Z. Brown Tuesday, October 1 at 7 p.m. in the Brooks M. O'Brien Auditorium/East Academic Building Lydia X. Z. Brown’s talk will focus on how disabled people’s cultural work, community building, and leadership offer necessary interventions for liberation work everywhere from the…
Like many donors, Harold Nahigian and Linda Kaboolian have a personal reason for giving to Landmark College. Their daughter, Jessica Nahigian, spent three semesters here in preparation for attending Bryn Mawr College. “In twelve months, Jessica just learned so much about how to live on her own, manage herself, and…
We regret to inform you that the April 21, 2020 “Rising to the Challenge” gala has been canceled. This decision was made in accordance with the directive from the city of New York to limit social gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The cancelation of this event and…
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By Chris Wenz Julia, an autistic muppet, arrived on Sesame Street in 2017 after the success of Sesame Workshop’s online initiative See Amazing in All Children. If you haven’t seen Julia’s first appearance on Sesame Street, it’s embedded below and you need to watch it. Seriously: it’s only 10 minutes,…
