May 2016
In this issue of the Alumnae Bulletin, we hear from some young alumnae who are making music in the indie scene. Plus Elizabeth Mosier ’84 reflects on the traditions that make Bryn Mawr, and Alice Rivlin ’52 lays the odds for inclusive prosperity in the U.S.
On the cover: Michelle Zauner ’11, whose album Psychopomp with her band Japanese Breakfast has been hailed by the online music magazine Pitchfork as “cosmically huge and acutely personal.” Photograph by Kate McCann.
Talking Trash
Student archeologists don’t need to look far to find votive offerings to the Goddess Athena.
In/Visible
Bryn Mawr’s second annual Community Day of Learning takes on the timely topic of class — on campus and in our lives.
Campus Buzz
Former Brown President to speak, a trove of medieval manuscripts, a new dean, and more.
The Odds for Inclusive Prosperity
Alice Rivlin ’52, an advisor to presidents, returns to campus to address prosperity, policy, and polarization.
In Our Backyard
A Bryn Mawr professor is conducting groundbreaking research to understand more about the origins of agriculture and urbanism.
The Evolution of Plasticity
The National Science Foundation funds a Bryn Mawr lab exploring how organisms adapt without genetic change.
Filling in the Blanks
A team-taught class looks at how the so-called Dark Ages saved classical texts.
Anassa Kata
Jessica Todd Harper ’97 at the Smithsonian, Sheila Walker ’66 at the UN, Rebecca Jordan-Young ’86 with a Guggenheim, and more.
The Emeriti
Catherine Lafarge in La Belle France, Toba Kerson in Israel, and Barbara Miller Lane in the suburbs.
Lift the Lantern High!
Bookstore and Club Volunteers join forces to support The Lantern Bookstore.
A New Grad School Tradition
The Alumnae Association hosts a reception for graduate students.