Hepburn Fellows 2009-10
The Hepburn Center will be welcoming two new Fellows to campus in 2009-10:- Carol Rogers, longtime public-health activist at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health
- Sarah Schenck, filmmaker and social activist.
In addition, two 2008-'09 Fellows will be returning to campus:
- Maya Ajmera, Founder and President of the Global Fund for Children (GFC),
- Ana María López, Associate Dean for Outreach and Multicultural Affairs at the University of Arizona, where she is also Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pathology and Medical Director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program
Maya Ajmera '89, 2008-09 Hepburn Fellow, presents a screening of "War Child," a documentary film about a child soldier supported by the Global Fund for Children
On campus to celebrate her 20th Reunion, founder and president of the Global Fund for Children, Hepburn Center Fellow Maja Ajmera '89 presented a screening of War Child, a feature documentary film supported by GCF. C. Karim Chrobog's directorial debut follows the life of Emmanuel Jal, a former child solider in Sudan's civil war. Today, Jal is an emerging international hip hop star with a message of peace ("gua") for his war-torn land. At the age of 7, he was one of 10,000 children conscripted on both sides of the two-decade long conflict in southern Sudan. His life has been fraught with challenges and heartaches, and his story is one of triumph and survival. The film includes remarkable footage taken of Jal in a refugee camp. Link to story
The Hepburn Fellows Program
The Hepburn Fellows Program brings to Bryn Mawr’s campus individuals who bridge academics and practice in nontraditional or unconventional ways in any of the three broad areas the Hepburn Center supports: film and theater, women’s health and civic engagement. Fellows may be at any point in their career trajectories. Fellows will be resident on campus during the academic year, drawing on the resources of the college and the region to do their own work. They will also be expected to make substantive contributions to the campus community. For instance, they might offer readings, master classes, dinners, performances, or collaborative work in classes or with student interns.
The Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center will provide Fellows with a stipend, funding for travel to and from the campus, accommodations, and a budget for travel and research during their Fellowship. Residencies may range from many days to a full semester, and will likely average a month in length. A residency might also be split in various ways.
Thanks to a generous gift from an alumna, the Center can bring three Fellows to campus each of the next two years.
Hepburn Fellows 2008-09
- Amy Murphy, Managing Director of Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre Company, co-founded the Arden in 1988 with Aaaron Posner and her husband, Terry Nolen
- Maya Ajmera, Founder and President of the Global Fund for Children (GFC),
- Ana María López, Associate Dean for Outreach and Multicultural Affairs at the University of Arizona, where she is also Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pathology and Medical Director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program
Hepburn Fellows 2007-08
- Cynthia Eyakuze-Di Domenico, Director of the Public Health Watch Project for the Open Society Institute
- Judy Wicks, Owner-founder of the White Dog Cafe and co-founder and co-chair of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies and the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia
- Susan Wood, Research Professor, the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Hepburn Fellows 2006-07
- Jane Eisner,Vice president for national programs and initiatives at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia
- Shannon Hader, Epidemiologist and public health doctor, and has for three years directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Zimbabwe Global AIDS Program
- Karen Stephenson, President of NetForm, Inc.
