Conversations with Seven Sisters Jennifer Pollock McNally
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A podcast for the Seven Sisters Alum community to share their stories, experiences, and wisdom. Hosted by Jennifer Pollock McNally, founder of the Seven Sisters Alum Association and a graduate of Smith College, who talks with a different alum each episode covering their careers, lives, and how the Seven Sister experience has impacted them. Stay tuned for fascinating conversations full of stories and advice from the Seven Sisters Alum Association.
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Help Save the Mount Holyoke Tennis Team from Immediate Elimination!
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 a...
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Having Children During a Climate Crisis with Meghan Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli
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. J...
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Discovering Your Neurodivergence at 40 with Sadie Dingfelder
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 publish...
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Making your dreams of moving to Italy a reality with Fosca D'Acierno
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 ye...
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Women’s College to the Only Woman on Wall Street with Jamie Fiore Higgins, Author of Bully Market
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 caree...
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Becoming a Published Novelist at 50 with Author Jeanne Blasberg
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 Bat...