Had my first interview by a CLOCK reporter today, and I was expecting a routine query about some unpopular rule. Instead, it was my pleasure to engage in a serious dialogue in which there were more questions than answers. See what you would have done with the following:
As the head of an all-girls school, what [...]
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What gives feminism a bad name?
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pink Power: Do You Have It?
Posted in Uncategorized on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are many privileges that come with leading a community of and for smart women who are forever intellectually curious. Near the top of that list is that I am the fortunate recipient of great book suggestions. One alumna introduced me to the intrepid and tireless Maisie Dobbs, who accompanied me on vacation to the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Tony nominee with her “Emmies”
What an afternoon. What a privilege. What a delight. On May 3rd, I attended a Broadway performance of 33 Variations, starring Jane Fonda ‘55, with a group of Emma alums and current students. The students, pictured in this photo taken by Michael Rudd, are currently Fonda Scholars at Emma Willard. Our entire [...]
Principal’s Play Day
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The most frequently asked question in any academic year is always–and forever will be: when is Principal’s Play Day? Do you have an opinion?
If this is Tuesday, it must be Taiwan
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Molly Price, Emma’s top notch director of alumnae relations, and I just returned from our second annual trip to Asia. So many highlights made the list this year. There was a special “splendor feast of Taiwan” with forty-six items that required tasting from Wanluan pork knuckles to Tamsui iron eggs to Budai shark fin meatballs [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you happen to see the article in the New York Times entitled “As Layoffs Surge, Women May Pass Men in the Job Force?” Fascinating. Apparently 82 percent of recent layoffs have befallen men in manufacturing, construction and other blue collar industries. Health care and educational institutions, more typically employing women, are less likely to [...]
The best revels memory?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Over 7,000 alumnae of Emma Willard most likely have stories to tell about the bonding experience of the Revels tradition. Having just lived through the Revels created by the Class of 2009, I am convinced that there might actually be stories that top the rest. After reading this entry, I urge you to disagree politely and add [...]
An important celebration
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the coming years, Emma Willard School will celebrate an impressive number of important anniversaries. As you read this, I am certain that most of you are thinking about the BIG ONE: our 200th birthday. However, I am focused on an important anniversary that occurs this coming June, a mere six months from now.
This coming [...]
The friend we never got to know
Posted in Uncategorized on December 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Like much of the rest of the world, all of us here in the Emma Willard community were shocked and saddened at the tragic events in Mumbai. Such senseless violence is difficult to understand, and the loss of life leaves us with a deep and painful sense of regret. We were especially saddened to learn of [...]
Where should Sasha and Malia go to school?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As an educator and a school leader, I have taken a special interest in the debate on the merits of public versus private school choice for Sasha and Malia Obama. Missing from the debate has been an obvious point: Sasha and Malia are girls. What is the best education for the girls who will be [...]
