Hunter Happenings - March 2021

Student Spotlight

Current Hunter student Jungah Ahn was one of two winners of the 2020 Volcker Careers in Government Essay Contest.
A computer science major, she looks forward to using technology in a public service career.  Read Jungah's full bio.

MFA Playwriting student Garrett Zuercher's play, Hard Places, won second place for thenation-wide Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award from the Kennedy Center. This award is offered for the outstanding student-written script that explores the human experience of living with a disability. Read more about the prestigious award.  Garrett is one of the founders of Deaf Broadway, a collective of professional Deaf actors who make filmed theatre productions visually accessible in American Sign Language. He is dedicated to bringing authentic Deaf voices to the mainstream and advocates for awareness and representation within the theatre industry.  He recently joined us for a Hunter@Home event with friend and Hunter alum, Lauren Ridloff '05, and actor, producer and activist, Nyle DiMarco.

Alumni Highlights

Lauren Ridloff MSEd ’05 made Good Morning America’s Inspiration List. The American actress, who is deaf, was nominated for a Tony Award as best actress for her role in the broadway play Children of a Lesser God and will star in the Marvel superhero film Eternals.  Lauren recently joined us for the Hunter@Home program "Opening Doors of Opportunity: Bridging the Gap Between The Deaf and The Hearing" along with actor, producer and activist Nyle DiMarco and current MFA Playwriting student Garrett Zuercher.  View the recording.

Heidi Zuckerman MFA '97 has been named director and CEO of the Orange Country Museum of Art in Santa Ana, California. Her new post follows 14 years as director and CEO of the Aspen Art Museum, Colorado.  Read the full announcement!

Meisha Porter ’01 has been named chancellor of New York City schools and will become the first Black woman to lead the nation's largest public school system. She officially started on March 15.  Read the full announcement.

Faculty Features

Hunter College Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging’s director of strategic policy initiatives, Christian González-Rivera, has been selected as a member of the steering committee of the New York City Inclusive Growth Initiative. Read the full announcement.

Sociology professor Margaret Chin's book Stuck: Why Asian Americans Don't Reach the Top of the Corporate Ladder won the 2021 PROSE Award in the Business, Finance and Management category.  Margaret will be joining us for a Hunter@Home program in May to discuss Stuck, you won't want to miss it! Read more about Stuck.

Online Events

Hunter@Home - Women In Business

March 25, 2021 | 6:00 pm

In celebration of Women’s History Month, join us for a special conversation with Hunter alumnae and titans of the beauty industry, Suzi Weiss-Fischmann '77, and Daria Myers '77. Weiss-Fischmann is the Co-Founder & Brand Ambassador of OPI and is known worldwide as the “First Lady of Nails.” Meyers has founded, developed and managed multiple brands and divisions at the Estee Lauder Companies, including co-founding Origins.

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Hunter@Home - The Theater of Being

April 5, 2021 | 6:00 pm

Join the Chair of Hunter's Theatre Department, Gregory Mosher, and Richard Nelson as they discuss Nelson’s fascinating and unique career as a Tony award-winning playwright and director. As the author of nearly fifty plays, Nelson’s work has been produced both around the country and around the world. This special behind-the-scenes glimpse into his career will include discussion on Nelson’s ground-breaking Pandemic Trilogy, which was broadcast via Zoom in 2020, and Uncle Vanya, which played at the Frederick Loewe Theatre in the Fall of 2019, launching the Hunter Theater Project.

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Hunter@Home - Apeirogon

April 19, 2021 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us for a special evening with writer and Distinguished Lecturer Colum McCann and Director of the Jewish Studies Center at Hunter College, Leah Garrett, as they discuss McCann’s novel, Apeirogon, the 2020 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction.

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Hunter Students in Concert

Directed by Prof. Geoffrey Burleson
Wednesday, March 24 1:15 2:15 pm
Enjoy live and/or pre-recorded performances by Hunter Music Majors

More Events

See the full list of public events at Hunter College, including Roosevelt House Public Policy programs, Distinguished Writers Series and Food and Nutrition programs, to name a few. See all events.

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