Julia Alvarez ’71
Professor Emerita and Writer in Residence Julia Alvarez '71 joins President Laurie Patton to speak about the chorus of gatekeepers who punctuated her life; the freedom of failure; and the work of writing, in particular how it is a labor, not an identity.
- www.juliaalvarez.com
- How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez (1991)
- In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez (1994)
- Read more about the story of Scheherazade, which inspired Julia’s passion for writing here
- Visit Middlebury Special Collections
Music credits:
- Theme song: The Serene Quartet by Little Red Church link
- Waterbourne by Algea Fields via Blue Dot Sessions link
- Cross Stitch by Chad Crouch via Sound Picture
