Alumni News

penny wilson, a woman with white hair wearing a blue jacket, laughing Penny Wilson

Dear ¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø Community,

It is with great sadness that I write to share the news that ¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø trustee, alumna, benefactor and friend Penny Wilson died on February 10, 2021. She was surrounded by her loving family, to whom we send our deepest sympathies.
 

NEA logo Abonado and Williams Receive NEA Creative Writing Fellowships

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that ¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø Writing Seminars alum Albert Abonado MFA '10 and faculty member Phillip B. Williams will receive Creative Writing Fellowships of $25,000. 

Image of Dr. Jennifer Mieres Dr. Jennifer Mieres Honored with Visionary Leadership Award

Cardiologist, author, documentarian, and patient advocate Dr. Jennifer H. Mieres ’82 is the 2020 recipient of ¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø College’s Elizabeth Coleman Visionary Leadership Award.

Image of Forbes 30 Under 30 Logo Malik, Jerkins Selected as Forbes 30 Under 30 Honorees

¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø College alum Asad J. Malik '19 and ¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø Writing Seminars alum Morgan Jerkins MFA '16 have been selected as 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees.

Image of hands surrounding table Woolard Publishes Monograph on Art, Engagement, Economy

Onomatopee Press has published Art, Engagement, Economy: The Working Practice of Caroline Woolard, a monograph about the work of Caroline Woolard MFA '20, which arose from her MFA in Public Action.