Faces of SAL: Jennifer Lo
January 1, 2019
We are opening the door to a new year and new volunteers. Jennifer Lo has recently joined SAL’s amazing volunteer team and works with the Writers in the Schools program–read on to learn what e...
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WITS Voices: New Scene, New Opportunity
December 26, 2018
By Matt Gano, WITS Writer-in-Residence It’s been an incredible journey working as the WITS Writer-in-Residence at The Center School. My partnership with the esteemed Jon Greenberg along with scores ...
Faces of SAL: Mary Kay Feather
December 24, 2018
With the holidays in full swing, we are pausing a moment to appreciate our terrific team of volunteers. Mary Kay Feather and her husband, Michael Dedrick, have volunteered for SAL for over thirty year...
Katherine Boo in Retrospect
December 21, 2018
By Danielle Palmer-Friedman Katherine Boo is not just a reporter—she’s a sponge. When she’s working on a story, she spends months, sometimes years, thoroughly documenting the lives of families l...
Shifting Your Perspective: Abstract Doodles and Visual Thinking
December 18, 2018
By Greg Stump, WITS Writer-in-Residence A few years ago, I was browsing in a used bookstore when I came across a slim little offering from 1955 called Oodles of Droodles, by a cartoonist named ...
Faces of SAL: Jennifer Duval
December 17, 2018
Our thankful list grows daily at SAL, and our volunteers are definitely a large part of that list! In this post, SAL volunteer Jennifer Duval shares with us her gratitude for books, writing, and most ...
Faces of SAL: Nicoline Miller
December 10, 2018
We are so grateful for our mighty team of dedicated volunteers that do a whole range of jobs in and out of the office. But some of those volunteers you may never see, as they work behind the scenes.
Faces of SAL: Eric Morel
December 3, 2018
Gratitude: it’s what we all want to have more of in our lives. Cultivating a habit of thankfulness changes our brain and makes us happier. Our latest volunteer feature shines a light on Eric Morelâ€...
“Whitey’s on TRAPPIST-I,” by Azura Tyabji
December 1, 2018
Whitey’s on TRAPPIST-I inspired by Gil Scott Heron Recently, NASA discovered 7 earth sized planets orbiting a single star 40 light years away One. Another black woman has crumbled to take a bullet i...
Introductions: Danez Smith
November 30, 2018
By Rebecca Hoogs, SAL Associate Director Once upon a time, we might have thought of ourselves as a series that featured mid-to-late career poets. But, when a poet like Danez Smith comes along, two boo...