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Hundreds of literary fans and notables gathered in Washington D.C. last week for a celebration of what would have been longtime former faculty member Bernard Malamud's 100th year. 

With her current exhibition at the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis, faculty member Liz Deschenes—recently dubbed a “giant of post-conceptual photography” by the New York Times—“turns the gallery into a camera,” writes one critic. .

MFA alumna Megan Mayhew Bergman's forthcoming collection of stories, Almost Famous Women, received , and is an Indie Next Pick for winter. Due out in January, Academy Award-winning actress Anjelica Huston called it "heartbreaking and lovely".

Faculty member Allen Shawn is earning widespread praise for his recently published biography of internationally celebrated composer, conductor, and classical pianist Leonard Bernstein.

Music faculty member Michael Wimberly's class performs every Wednesday for patients in the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center." We often lose sight of the fact that it's not just medicine that keeps you well," SVMC director of planning James Trimarch told the �����Ź��� Banner. "It's this. It's music, love, activities with your friends." See the for full coverage.