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Molly Seavy-Nesper 鈥12

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She describes the College as 鈥渁 gift of four years where I could focus on myself and my friendships and my academic interests. 鈥 So by the time that I was out in the 鈥榬eal world,鈥 I was already fully formed, and I wasn't going to change because of patriarchy.鈥

She describes the College as 鈥渁 gift of four years where I could focus on myself and my friendships and my academic interests. 鈥 So by the time that I was out in the 鈥榬eal world,鈥 I was already fully formed, and I wasn't going to change because of patriarchy.鈥

A year out of college, Molly Seavy-Nesper 鈥12 was living back home and, by her own admission, feeling 鈥渧ery lost.鈥

Radio鈥攁nd in particular Fresh Air and its host Terry Gross鈥攚as a lifeline. 鈥淲hen I was miserable in Massachusetts, working in retail and restaurants, I listened to Fresh Air in the car,鈥 she says, 鈥渁nd I remember those interviews.

Back then, she couldn鈥檛 have imagined that, within the year, she鈥檇 land a Fresh Air internship. Or that the internship would lead to 鈥渢he best job I could have in my field.鈥

A French and Cities double major at Bryn Mawr, Seavy-Nesper today works as associate producer of digital media for Fresh Air. In that role, she鈥檚 the person responsible for managing the program鈥檚 digital presence鈥攂uilding webpages, running social media, and handling the podcast. 

Read the full story in the Alumnae Bulletin magazine.

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