This week on Conversations with Seven Sisters, Jen speaks with Robin Newman a children's book author and Bryn Mawr Alum. They discuss her time at Bryn Mawr and her career. Robin shares her experiences studying abroad in France, working as a paralegal, and eventually finding her passion for writing through children's literature. They talk about the importance of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators for aspiring writers, her journey to find an agent, and the process of bringing a book to publication. 

The episode provides a deep dive into Robin's nonlinear career path and offers inspiration for those looking to pursue writing.

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This week on Conversations with Seven Sisters, Jen speaks with Katrina McGhee again to update us on her book release and how her online business has been going! Katrina wrote the book Taking a Career Break for Dummies and she now runs a coaching business helping people take career breaks and thrive during and after!

Find Katrina here: https://www.kmcgheecoaching.com/ 

Get her book here: https://www.kmcgheecoaching.com/book

Get the audiobook here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Taking-a-Career-Break-for-Dummies-Audiobook/B0CYRBG7M3 

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This week on Conversations with Seven Sisters, Jen speaks with Bryn Mawr Alum Jennifer Brunton about her new book "The #ActuallyAutistic Guide to Building Independence" (and her previous books too!), her career in community colleges, about being neurodivergent and a mom, and her experience with DEI. Through her consulting business she is a nationally recognized Keynote Speaker,  coach and consultant. Jennifer has an interesting career path and perspective to share with the Seven Sister community! 

Find Jennifer's Website, book link and more, see the below: 

https://www.jebphd.com/

https://us.jkp.com/pages/the-actuallyautistic-guides

Preorder The Actually Autistic Guide to Building Independence here: https://us.jkp.com/products/the-actuallyautistic-guide-to-building-independence 

Jennifer’s blog: https://fullspectrummama.blogspot.com/ 

Connect with Jennifer on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-brunton-ph-d-b78693a1/ 

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Do you have a high schooler who is getting ready to apply for college? You won’t want to miss this episode of Conversations with Seven Sisters! 

This week, Jen speaks with Brooke Stengel (Bryn Mawr ℅ ‘91), an Independent College Counselor with over 30 years of experience. Brooke believes that the college process isn't about finding the "best"​ college -- it's about finding the "right"​ college. Brooke helps students through the process of determining what they are hoping to gain from their college experiences, finding institutions that fit their preferences and then helping them to show the colleges, through their essays and applications, how they will be active members in their future college communities.
Be sure to sign-up below for our Zoom in September with Brooke: Application Myths Dispelled: The Ins and Outs of Applying to College.
 
Resources for getting in touch with Brooke and for more college admissions information:
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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

UPDATE BELOW!!!!Link to Sign the Petition: https://www.change.org/p/oppose-the-immediate-elimination-of-the-mount-holyoke-tennis-program On today’s Conversations with Seven Sisters we have a special edition of the podcast where Jen speaks with members of the Mount Holyoke Tennis Team to discuss their team being cut without prior notice by the administration. 
UPDATE! On the 21st of May the tennis team and our parents were offered a follow up meeting with our President, Dean of Students and Athletic Director. To begin this meeting, President Holley went through a list of points she wanted to dispute that she had been told from either faculty, alums and others who had written to her. She wanted to clarify that the decision had not been rash, Eric Cestero was apparently notified individually but the call was not received (we still believe that more effort could have been made), she did take into account the damage that would be caused to student-athletes which is why the smallest team was sacrificed.After this, the team began to discuss our request for 2 more years. We were told this is not possible, as she has already begun putting our $400,000 into other programs. We requested that we fundraise ourselves and only raise enough money for us to be able to play our NEWMAC matches for the next two years, or even one if that is all we can bargain for at the moment. This request was not taken seriously as they do not believe there is any way we can raise this money. However, based on all of the recent support we have received, we believe that this is certainly a possibility. Also, we were told that the $400,000 would not change, even if we only play an extremely minimized season. We found this to be quite counterintuitive and the details of how $400,000 has been calculated were not shared with us. Hopefully, when a similar meeting happens that has been promised with our alums it may be more transparent.
Our Athletic Director and President then also brought up the issue of our outdoor courts. They are not deemed playable by NEWMAC and require 3 million in order to be resurfaced. We explained that, like with our most recent season, we can either ask other schools to play on our incredible indoor courts or we use Amherst or Smith’s courts if outdoor play is required. To this, they replied that this would be complicated as other school’s Athletic Directors must also be in agreement and not just the coaches. We have already been in discussion with other NEWMAC coaches and they would be more than willing to compromise, if this is what will allow us to stay alive. Our President nor our AD had a convincing argument as to why this should not be a viable option.
Finally, they attacked our small roster size. Given our slightly smaller than average DIII tennis team, we performed well both on and off the court. Our President brought up the issue of our match against MIT during the season, where we were forced to forfeit two matches due to two of our players being unable to play. In Coach Aldo Santiago’s 31 years, this has never happened! As you can agree, this hardly seems like fair justification for our team’s sudden and cruel termination.
Our AD then said that NEWMAC had complained that due to us not bringing a full roster, it meant that some MIT players may not have been able to receive all-conference honors. However, the NEWMAC fixed that situation immediately and they were honored. Our athletic director really narrowed in on this particular event however one of our players, Kirat Kaur, received this award this season. She is the first one to receive this honor from MHC since 2018, which just further shows how much more successful our team is. Additionally, the MHC Athlete who received this award in 2018 was also a member of the tennis team. Mount Holyoke did not mention this or

Does global warming play a role in your decision to have children or not? This episode dives into how the climate crisis impacts family planning. 

This week on Conversations with Seven Sisters Jen speaks with Meghan Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli, authors of The Conceivable Future: Planning Families and Taking Action in the Age of Climate Change. They explore the ways in which the climate crisis is affecting our personal decisions about family planning, parenting, and political action. Jen asks about parenting tips for how to speak and act with your children about climate change. They reframe the current conversation about population control and having children in the face if the climate crisis. 

Whether you want kids or not, this is a fantastic episode about all the facets of climate change and how to take action in and out of the family structure. 

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Connect with Meghan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghan-kallman-6030a3229/ 

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Have you heard of being faceblind? Yes, that is a real diagnosis, called prosopagnosia, that means you can’t tell faces apart. 

This week on Conversations with Seven Sisters Jen speaks with Sadie Dingfelder (Smith ℅ 2001) about her career journey from writing a Washington Post article to writing a book all about discovering neurodivergence. Sadie shares all about her career from starting at Emily’s List to working for Washington Post as a Staff Writer to being a freelancer and now publishing a book. 

If you are neurodivergent, interested in a career in writing, or just a Seven Sisters Alum looking ro reminisce, this is the episode for you! 

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Have you ever dreamed about sipping Italian coffee on a terrazza every morning? Why not make that dream a reality!
 
This week on Conversations with Seven Sisters Jen speaks with Fosca D'Acierno, a Bryn Mawr Alum and expert on life in Italy. They speak all about how Fosca has ended up as an American living in Italy for over two decades with a successful career and family.
Fosca is an Italian American born and raised in New Jersey whose year abroad in Italy changed her life. She spent 23 years working for Stanford's Study Abroad program in Florence and recently started her own business, Ask Fosca, to help people experience life in Italy. They get into her time at Bryn Mawr, doing an M.A. at Brown University, and moving to Italy to pursue love and a career!
 
Discover how Ask Fosca can help you make the leap: https://www.askfosca.com/
Listen to 15 with Fosca the Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@15withFoscaPodcast
Connect with Fosca on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/foscadacierno/ 

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From the halls of Bryn Mawr College to the offices of Goldman Sachs. You can imagine the culture shock as one has every leadership position filled by women and the other is… lacking female presence. 

This week on Conversations with Seven Sisters, Jen speaks with Bryn Mawr College Alum Jamie Fiore Higgins about her time at a Seven Sisters College and the transition from a women led environment to a male environment. Jamie shares about her time at Goldman Sachs and how it impacted her career and personal life. 

Jamie wrote Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs to share and insider’s account on Wall Street—an updated Liar’s Poker—where greed coupled with misogyny and discrimination enforces a culture of exclusion in the upper echelons of Goldman Sachs. Jamie became one of the few women at the highest ranks of Goldman Sachs. Bully Market sounds the alarm on the culture of finance and corporate America, while offering clear, actionable ideas for creating a fairer workplace. 

Connect with Jamie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiefiorehiggins/ 

Learn more about Jamie: https://jamiefiorehiggins.com/ 

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On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

Did you attend a Seven Sisters College?  Want to learn more about the Seven Sisters Alum Association?  We have over 80,000 Seven Sisters Alums and Undergrads connecting on our platform.

Click here to visit our website (www.sevensistersalum.com). On the website you will find our Seven Sisters Small Business Directory, links to our over 70 Facebook groups, our Merch Shop and more! Our Seven Sisters Job Board on FB has over 18,000 members, click here to join! 

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Seven Sisters Colleges are Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.

Have you ever thought about writing a book? Maybe even getting it published? Well this episode is for you!

This week on Conversations with Seven Sisters Jen speaks with Jeanne Blasberg (Smith College Alum) all about writing and getting novels published.

Jeanne Blasberg is an award-winning and bestselling author and essayist. She has written three novels in a thematic trilogy. Her forthcoming novel, Daughter of a Promise (SWP, April 2, 2024) is a modern retelling of the legend of David and Bathsheba, completing the trilogy she began with Eden and The Nine.

Jeanne cochairs the board of the Boston Book Festival and serves on the Executive Committee of GrubStreet, one of the country’s preeminent creative writing centers. She reviews contemporary fiction for the New York Journal of Books, When not in New England, she splits her time between Park City, UT, and growing organic vegetables in Verona, Wisconsin.

More about Jeanne ​​https://jeanneblasberg.com/ 

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