Alumni News

Donna Tartt As Novelist, Tartt ’86 “A Rarity”

The Donna Tartt ‘86 was cited in the Chicago Tribune as a rare example of a writer who followed up a great debut novel with another.  

Russell '47 Remembers Graham, Roosevelt Russell '47 Remembers Graham, Roosevelt

Ella Russell Torrey '47 was profiled in the Chestnut Hill Local about her dance studies with Martha Graham at Bennington College, and her memories of Eleanor Roosevelt, and her lifetime of work for international peace. 

American Academy Honors Alums American Academy Honors Alums, Faculty

The American Academy of Arts and Letters honored Safiya Sinclair '10, Lee Clay Johnson '07, and MFA faculty Kathleen Graber. 

Lerman '69 Wins Award Lerman '69 Honored

Liz Lerman '69 is the 2017 winner of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Award and was also honored with an American Dance Festival's Distinguished Teaching Award. 

How America Fails Black Girls How America Fails Black Girls

Morgan Jerkins MFA ’16 wrote an opinion piece published in the New York Times, in response to a recent wave of disappearances of children of color in Washington DC.