From l-r.: Shael Polakow-Suransky, president of Bank Street College of Education; Carol Carter, daughter of Dorothy Carter; Kwame Alexander; Leonard S. Marcus; and Dr. E. Curtis Alexander, GS '70 Photo by Luann Toth

Bank Street College of Education has established an endowment to support the Center for Children's Literature's annual Writer-in-Residence in memory of Dorothy Carter and her life's work. Carter was a children's book author, a Broadway actress, the first African American member of the Bank Street College graduate faculty, the first recipient of the Lucy Sprague Mitchell Award, and a leader of the Bank Street Writer's Lab. The first Writer-in-Residence is author Kwame Alexander. On April 6, after spending a day working with the children on their poetry, Kwame appeared at an event at Bank Street College open to the public. "Doing the Write Thing, 1969–2015: A Literary Legacy Conversation between Kwame Alexander, 2015 Newbery Medalist, and his father Dr. E. Curtis Alexander," was moderated by historian and author Leonard S. Marcus.