College of New Rochelle Presents 'What, Me Marry?' A Lecture by Kate Bolick

The College of New Rochelle will present a lecture entitled, “What, Me Marry?” by Kate Bolick at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Romita Auditorium on the Main Campus in New Rochelle. Ms. Bolick wrote the cover story in the November issue of The Atlantic. 

According to Daniel Smith, Critchlow Endowed Chair of English in the School of Arts & Sciences, “Kate Bolick’s lecture brings a journalist and critic of great talent and élan to The College of New Rochelle. Her lively, ambitious, and bravely personal recent article about changing attitudes in courtship and marriage is one of the most talked-about in recent memory. I’m delighted that she’ll be bringing the conversation home to us.”

Ms. Bolick’s article in The Atlantic, which has led to multiple appearances on national radio and television programs, makes the point that in today’s economy, “men are falling apart.” As The Atlantic explains, “recent years have seen an explosion of male joblessness and a steep decline in men’s life prospects that have disrupted the ‘romantic market’ in ways that narrow a marriage-minded woman’s options: increasingly, her choice is between deadbeats (whose numbers are rising) and playboys (whose power is growing). But this strange state of affairs also presents an opportunity: as the economy evolves, it’s time to embrace new ideas about romance and family—and to acknowledge the end of ‘traditional’ marriage as society’s highest ideal.”

Ms. Bolick’s lecture, sponsored by the SAS Honors Program, SAS English Department, and Phoenix Magazine, will be followed by a question and answer period.

Kate Bolick is the culture editor of Veranda Magazine, a Hearst publication, and is based in Los Angeles and Brooklyn. Previously, she was Executive Editor of Domino magazine. Her essays and reviews have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, and Vogue. She has a master’s in Cultural Criticism from New York University and a bachelor’s from Colby College. 

The event is free and open to the public.  For information, contact Dr. Amy Bass, Professor of History and SAS Honors Program Director at abass@cnr.edu or 914-654-5987.