Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

 

 

Edward Albee at Weissman

Edward Albee with Harman students in Mason Hall.

 

The Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program is one of the excellent enrichment opportunities in the field of humanities offered by Weissman. This endowed residency in the Department of English, funded by alumnus Sidney Harman, offers gifted undergraduates the opportunity to enroll in writing workshops taught by distinguished visiting professors.

“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

Harman courses vary in numbering and in subject, depending on the choice of the visiting writer. Classes can be taken for honors credit and students can use the courses to fulfill honors course requirements.

US poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Simic is the program's spring 2008 resident writer. Past Sidney Harman Writers-in-Residence include notable literary figures Tony Kushner, Jane Kramer, Lorrie Moore, Edward Albee, Agha Shahid Ali, John Edgar Wideman, Paul Auster, Philip Gourevitch, Anita Desai, Colum McCann, Ben Katchor, William Finnegan, Francisco Goldman, and Carol Muske-Dukes. You can watch a full reading given by a Harman Writer by visiting www.baruch.cuny.edu/dml and entering the author’s last name as a keyword.

New York Times reviews Francine Prose’s novel Goldengrove

Residency Highlights

  • Master classes and workshops for gifted student writers in: Poetry Fiction Non-fiction and memoir writing Journalism Playwriting Criticism
  • Special topics courses designed to explore the visiting writer’s interests and talents and the art and craft of great writing
  • Guest lectures in classes throughout the college to heighten interest in writing across disciplines
  • Community events and readings to draw students, faculty, and New Yorkers to the Baruch College literary salon, a unique environment where business and the arts and sciences flourish side by side
  • Student creative writing prizes awarded each semester and a fall literary internship at Poets & Writers Magazine

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

See pictures and read about the Harman Writer-in-Residence Program's 10th anniversary celebration.

Current Writers-in-Residence
Past Writers-in-Residence

 


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