Headliners

Faculty, alumni, staff and students are in the headlines calling attention to toxic waste sites, single use plastics, children in ICE detention camps; their films, artwork, journalism, performances, businesses albums and more are earning national attention as well. For the full recap of the headlines, click on the stories below.


Farhad Mirza Familiarity and Surprise

Work by visiting faculty member Farhad Mirza ’12 and Katarina Burin was exhibited in Boston’s Anthony Greaney last fall.

judith-enck-image Single Use Plastic Ban

Visiting faculty member and President of Beyond Plastics Judith Enck has been all over the news as a top expert in plastics reform.

Jason Moon Image True Crime Hit

True crime podcasts are enjoying a heyday. Following the hit, groundbreaking podcast Serial, hundreds of serialized crime podcasts have sprung up on public radio stations and online.

Nigel Poor Pulitzer Prize Nominee

Nigel Poor ’86, co-creator of the hit podcast Ear Hustle, was nominated this year for a Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting.

liz-swados-image A Tribute Album

This spring, The Liz Swados Project was released, an album of 14 songs from 10 of her works for stage.