Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

remembering sidney harman

1918-2011

photo of Dr. Sidney Harman at Commencement 2009

A Personal Recollection
of Sidney Harman
by Roslyn Bernstein

Sidney Harman, keynote speaker, at Baruch College's 44th Commencement.


Edward Albee at Weissman

Edward Albee with Harman students in Mason Hall.

Hear what students say about the program...

The Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program brings distinguished writers to the Baruch College campus every semester. Whether they are poets, playwrights, novelists, journalists, essayists or critics, the Harman Writers-in-Residence enrich the Baruch environment, creating a lively literary salon for students and faculty. Funded by alumnus Dr. Sidney Harman (’39), the Harman Residency reflects his belief that “good writing is revelatory. It is not merely a transference of fully formed material from brain to paper. Writing is an act of magical creation; writing is discovery.”

“The terms of the national debate have subtly, insidiously shifted. What used to be called liberal is now called radical; what used to be called radical is now called insane. What used to be called reactionary is now called moderate, and what used to be called insane is now called solid conservative thinking.”
— American Things

Tony Kushner
Harman Writer-in-Residence
Spring 1999

The Harman Program relies on an intense workshop design, where visiting writers teach small classes and hold individual conferences.  Students are encouraged to hone their personal styles and to find their own creative voices.

Jhumpa Lahiri
Harman Writer-In-Residence Fall 2011. photo of Jhumpa Lahiri by Elena Seibert


photo by Elena Seibert


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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011, 5:45 PM:

A reading and conversation with Jhumpa Lahiri in the Newman Vertical Campus at Baruch College, Room 14-220; co-sponsored by Poets & Writers.

He turned to face his sleeping grandson, the long lashes and
rounded cheeks reminding him of his own children when they were young. He was suddenly conscious that he would probably not live to see Akash into adulthood, that he
would never see his grandson’s middle age, his old age, this simple fact of life saddening him. He imagined the boy years from now, occupying this very room, shutting the door.
It was inevitable. And yet he knew that he, too, had turned his back on his parents, by settling in America. In the name of ambition and accomplishment, none of which mattered anymore, he had forsaken them.
—From Unaccustomed Earth

Visit Baruch College's Digital Media Library to watch full readings by Harman Writers-In-Residence.


Hear what writers say about the program.

For information about residency, email Prof. Roslyn Bernstein or visit her homepage.
Phone: (646) 312-3930

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