November 2015
The issue is food as the Bulletin profiles alumnae working in different corners of the food industry, surveys Bryn Mawr’s food-to-classroom offerings, and talks with Mawrters focused on one of the most serious challenges of the 21st century–food security. Plus, Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig ’87 wins a Pulitzer and Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges ’91 talks about building the 21st-century city.
On the cover: At the Westchester Land Trust, Kate Sann ’05 serves as a matchmaker between farmers and landowners.
Happenings
Bryn Mawr welcomes two exceptional artists–choreographer Trisha Brown and memoirist Cheryl Strayed.
Faculty News
Dan Davidson is recruited for service, Tamara Davis lands an NSF grant, and Catharine Slusar wins a Barrymore.
Sisters Launch Digital Archive
A new digital archive brings together a trove of materials documenting the lives of the women who attended the Seven Sisters.
Introducing the New Faculty
New BMC faculty share their thoughts about teaching at a liberal arts college, women’s education, and Bryn Mawr.
Environmental Matters
A Bi-Co couple fund the sciences at Bryn Mawr and the College kicks off the Earth on the Brink series.
The 21st Century City
Building a great city means economic and educational equity, says Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges ’91.
Food for thought
Faculty members across the curriculum are engaging in farm-to-classroom pedagogy.
Food justice
Locally and globally, Mawrters are proposing solutions to the challenges of food insecurity.
How to Win a Pulitzer
For ace Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig ’87, it meant practicing journalism the old-fashioned way—with tenacity, decorum, and a nose for news.
Bryn Mawr Eats
For this issue of the Bulletin, Bryn Mawr’s chefs set a table of some of the College’s favorite dishes.
Social Work and Social Research: 100 for 100
As it continues its Centennial Celebration, the GSSWSR honors 100 distinguished graduates.
Arts and Sciences: Getting the EDGE
Ziva Myer, Ph.D. ’17, mentors graduate students to succeed in mathematics.
Bryn Mawr Woman: Finding a Fellow Traveler
How do you deal with a man who seems to good to be true–but isn’t? Dardis McNamee ’70 married him.
Where’s Your Lantern?
In honor of Lantern Night 2015, a photo gallery of lanterns sent to us from Mawrters around the world.