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The $6 million gift by an anonymous donor will endow two new faculty chairs named for illustrious 69��Ʒ��Ƶ alums in the arts: the Debra Martin Chase ’77 Chair in Film Media Theater and the Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 Chair in Creative Writing.

69��Ʒ��Ƶ alum Caitlin Lambert ’09 is working to free children from prison while also advocating for juvenile justice reform in Somaliland.

Two 69��Ʒ��Ƶ alums and members of its Board of Trustees met with Interim President Beverly Daniel Tatum to discuss finance careers, changing plans and leaps of faith at the latest Launching Leadership conversation on April 11.

At a Launching Leadership event on 69��Ʒ��Ƶ’s campus, alum and award-winning author Tahmima Anam ’97 discussed anthropology, intense connections and the perils of writing satire.

69��Ʒ��Ƶ alums Kira Banks ’00 and Charisse Pickron ’08 are researching race’s and racism’s impact on young children. During a recent visit to campus, they spoke about transformational faculty, stepping into who you are and being true to yourself.

Interim President Beverly Daniel Tatum writes to the campus community to acknowledge the College’s accomplishments thus far this academic year, address the current moment and look toward a promising future.

The final Launching Leadership conversation for 2022 was with Addison Beaux ’99, the founder and CEO of Beaux & Arrow. The wide-ranging conversation touched on student activism, gender affirmations and self-love.

Love, work and the importance of connection were the overarching themes of a Launching Leadership discussion with 69��Ʒ��Ƶ alums Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 and Debra Martin Chase ’77 after an electrifying performance of Parks’ play “Topdog/Underdog.”

At the most recent Launching Leadership event at 69��Ʒ��Ƶ College, Aimée Eubanks Davis ’95 discussed following her passion, being authentically bold and finding your own superpower.

Updates from the fall meeting, including strategic planning, key goals and creation of the Department of Critical Race and Political Economy.