Women’s History Month Panel Highlights the Contributions Made by Women of Color
April 19, 2019
A panel celebrating Women’s History Month in March recently sought to highlight the contributions women of color have made across the spectrum in a variety of fields and professions. The March 15th panel called “Past, Present, and Future: Women of Color Redefining Culture and Community,” featured a conversation with Jessica Willis, Stephanye R. Watts, and Kai Avent-deLeon, about how women of color have historically shaped and continue to shape the meaning and importance of community. The event was organized and moderated by Tatiana Glover, a senior and Integrated Design Parsons BFA student. “As a young black woman, I think it…
Yu Ling
April 19, 2019
When Yu Ling came to Parsons, she felt unsure that she was enough of an artist. But The New School challenged her to explore diverse interests and care deeply about her studies. In her Artist’s Books class at Parsons, she learned much more than bookbinding. She discovered her love of working with her hands and designing things digitally, realizing that books could be an art form and the perfect medium to combine her interests. Yu Ling has become something of a master of combining: She’s an Integrated Design major at Parsons, and a Theater major with a minor in Ethnicity…