GLAAD Cochair Jennifer Finney Boylan Joins Barnard College
The celebrated trans activist and author has been named the prestigious Seven Sisters school's inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer-in-Residence.
BY Parker Marie Molloy
May 01 2014 4:00 PM ET
http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2014/05/01/glaad-cochair-jennifer-finney-boylan-joins-barnard-collegeGLAAD cochair and New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Finney Boylan has been named Barnard College's inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer-in-Residence, the school announced today. As such, Boylan will helm two creative writing courses during the school year and work with the school to further enhance its reputation for turning out talented writers.
Boylan joins Barnard after having taught at Maine's Colby College for more than 25 years, authoring 13 books, and contributing to The New York Times' op-ed page.
"The English Department is overjoyed to be welcoming Jenny Finney Boylan to Barnard," Peter Platt, chair of the school's English department, said in a release announcing Boylan's appointment. "A terrific writer, a compelling speaker, and a gifted teacher, she will be an asset to both our students and the department. Her many books — in particular her narratives about gender and parenting — and her engaging op-ed pieces provide her with a profile that can only prove advantageous to the college."
more at
https://barnard.edu/news/jennifer-finney-boylan-named-inaugural-anna-quindlen-writer-residence-barnard
