Alumna mobile phone film featured on festival site
I’m learning so much about the film industry at Stephens. Our film faculty members are so awesome and talented and passionate about the industry. I’m also discovering that digital media is making the industry, once reserved for film school graduates, [...]
Stephens alumna ‘breaks ground’ in modeling biz
Stephens alumna Jennie Runk has been making news for being normal. Well, actually, she’s not that normal. She’s absolutely beautiful. But she is a normal size. And then a big-named swimsuit company had the audacity to put her in a bikini and [...]
A career highlight — but no regrets
So last week I got word that I will receive the Iris Molotsky Award for Excellence in Coverage of Higher Education reporting from the American Association of University Professors. And it’s seriously a career highlight. Not to brag (OK maybe [...]
Stephens employee a finalist in story contest
It’s funny how you can work alongside someone and know nothing about their lives–what they’ve been through, why they do what they do and how much they’ve overcome. I knew from my first month at Stephens that Sandie Heckman is [...]
Love & marriage Stephens’ style circa 1950
Today I discovered this gem. It’s a short film called “Choosing for Happiness” shot, in part, on the Stephens College campus by Henry Bowman, who taught a marriage course here in the 1930s through early 1950s. The video, part of [...]
Kudos to some amazing Stephens alumnae
Stephens alumnae seem to be all over the news today! I’ll start with Laura Knox, an education instructor at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. Knox was recently selected Faculty Member of the Year by her peers! That’s a huge honor, so [...]
My first commencement at Stephens (sort of)
Saturday, I attended my first Stephens College graduation. Well, that’s not entirely true. I covered the event for the Tribune in the past, but mostly, I would stay through the keynote speaker, then get the heck outta there before the [...]
Little black (white and read all over) dresses
When I worked for newspapers–and it didn’t matter which one–I’d inevitably here from disgruntled citizens about how they used their weekly or daily paper. “The [insert local paper name here] is great! It’s wonderful for lining bird cages/starting fires/packing dishes!” [...]
Stephens graduates are ready to take on the world
The semester is over and tomorrow, Stephens will bid ado to 148 graduating seniors. I only got to know a handful of our graduating seniors in my five months here, but those I have met are absolutely amazing women. I’ve [...]
Starring: My Stephens co-workers
I’ve decided that I have the best job on campus. It dawned on me today at a new employee luncheon. Fortunately, I’m not so new that I don’t realize why I have the best job on campus. On my left [...]
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