Alumni News

Bryn Mooser's Documentary Body Team 12 Oscar Nod for Mooser '01

Bryn Mooser ’01 has received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Short for Body Team 12, which he coproduced with David Darg. The film follows the lone female member of a team responsible for collecting the bodies of the dead during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia.

The Millions's list of Most Anticipated Books of 2016 ¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø Alumni Feature on Top Critics Picks Lists

¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø alumni play a starring role in The Millions’ list of , which includes works by Hannah Tennant-Moore MFA ’10, Sara Majka MFA ’09, Cynthia Sweeney MFA ’13, and Charles Bock MFA ’97, as well as faculty member Alexander Chee. 

Image of Elizabeth Swados Swados ’73 Remembered

Elizabeth Swados ’73, whose groundbreaking work began while still a student at ¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø, is described in an obituary in the New York Times as “a composer, writer and director who fashioned a unique style of socially engaged musical theater."

Image of Carol Channing 75 Years a Star

Carol Channing ’42 is being celebrated by the New York City Center on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of her stage debut. In this podcast, she describes auditioning for her first role, a comic chanteuse in a political play, while still a sophomore at ¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø College.

The Grammy Awards ¿­ÐýÃŹÙÍø Alumni Nominated for SAG and Grammy Awards

Joan Tower '61 has been nominated for a Grammy award in Best Contemporary Classical Competition, while Peter Dinklage '91 and Joel Marsh Garland '97 have both been nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards.