As an interdisciplinary thinker and film lover, Art and Art History Chair Hallie Cohen has long been fascinated by the Italian poet, activist, and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pasolini was an influential but controversial figure in postwar Italy; openly gay and an avid Marxist, he garnered a reputation for socially critical work that drew as many enemies as fans. He was murdered in 1975, though the details of his death remain unclear.
Though MMC has been the sole degree-granting institution for the college program at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York, since 1997, this year holds special meaning for the relationship: September marks the 20th anniversary of when the program was officially deemed an extension campus of MMC. We’ll be celebrating and sharing the stories of Bedford Hills students and alums, like Monica Szlekovics ’09, all year long.