Alumni News

The Real Estate playing in Conan O'Brien show Alums Play Late Night Television

The night after Alex Bleeker ’08 performed on Conan with his band Real Estate, Amelia Meath ’10 (of Sylvan Esso, who played Conan the week prior) and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig ’09 sang backup for Hiss Golden Messenger on the Letterman show.

Anastas Anastas Pens Poignant Essay

Faculty member Benjamin Anastas' essay, "Questions for My Grandfather’s Psychiatrist," was published in the The New York Times as part of the paper's ongoing series about psychotherapy.

Image of Ben Underwood Underwood ’13 Conducts Biogas Study in China

Fulbright scholar Ben Underwood ’13 spoke with GoKunming, southwest China’s largest English-language website, about his current project to develop a large-scale biogas plant in Kunming. Biogas is produced through anaerobic digestion technology, which converts organic waste into fuel. His entire inverview with GoKunming has been republished (with permission) below. Photo credit: Chiara Ferraris.
 

Image of Deborah Borda $20 Million Gift to Honor Borda ’71

One of the largest gifts in the history of the Los Angeles Philharmonic was made in honor of alumna Deborah Borda ’71 to endow the organization’s top leadership position, which Borda has held since 2000. 

Megan Mayhew Bergman's Almost Famous Women Megan Mayhew Bergman MFA'10's Forthcoming Book "Heartbreaking, Lovely"

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