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Join Sarah Lawrence alumni and students at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a guided tour of Impressionism and Beyond. See some of the world's greatest Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, featuring masterworks by artists such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Vincent van Gogh, and Paul Cezanne. After the tour, explore the museum and enjoy the PMA's Friday night Lounge. Registration is required.

Join Jessica Halem '94 and Jen Manion for a summer gathering with alumni and students at their home in Wellfleet. The address will be provided upon registration.

Join us for the inaugural event in the Polarization series, a conversation between prominent scholar Eddie Glaude, Jr. and Sarah Lawrence president Cristle Collins Judd. Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. is an author, political commentator, public intellectual, and passionate educator who examines the complex dynamics of the American experience. His writings, including "Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul," "In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America," his New York Times bestseller, "Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for our Own," and his latest, "We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For," take a wide look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges we face as a democracy. Dr. Glaude is an American critic in the tradition of James Baldwin and Ralph Waldo Emerson, confronting history and bringing our nation's complexities, vulnerabilities, and hope into full view. This event is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to join Dr. Glaude and the college community on campus, or participate via Zoom.

When Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly became the Democratic nominee in mid-July 2024, both parties faced an unprecedented campaign landscape and were forced to transform their media strategies in a matter of days. For the Democrats, it meant putting together a campaign tailored not to an establishment candidate but to a vibrant, biracial woman of color whose presidential bid had failed in 2020. Conversely, the Trump campaign not only had to respond to a completely different candidate, but also to an upsurge of hope and energy from Democratic organizers, voters, and donors excited by a candidate that, just four years ago, they had passed over. By contrast to this unprecedented historical development, the political media that we will all be enmeshed in as we count the days to November 5 is not unprecedented. How do professionals rely on decades of media innovation to take advantage of swift changes, errors, and unexpected challenges in campaigns? How do they work to change a narrative that isn't working? And how, in the 21st century, can voters feel like participants in the electoral process and not just an audience for slick, partisan messaging? Claire Potter is a Professor of History emeritus at The New School for Social Research in New York City. The author of two books and two edited collections, she writes the Political Junkie Substack and produces its affiliated book podcast, "Why Now?" This event sponsored by the Sarah Lawrence Gender and Women's History Collective is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to join Claire Potter and the college community on campus, or participate via Zoom.