Alumni News

Arlene Heyman's Scary Old Sex Heyman's Short Story Collection Praised

A new book of short stories by Arlene Heyman ’63, Scary Old Sex, has received warm praise since its publication early in 2016.

Tom Sachs NYT Workshop Sachs’s Workshop

The sculptor and his helpers build an untraditional Japanese garden from whatever materials are available, resulting in a creation that "Willy Wonka would approve." 

Image of Tom Sachs Sachs ’89 Is Everywhere

Tom Sachs ’89 was profiled in The New York Times recently in an article that talked about his Willy Wonka-esque studio, his exhibition “Tea Ceremony” at the Noguchi Museum in Queens, NY (through May 24), and his upcoming retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum (April 21–14).

Illustration of Cynthia Sweeney D’Aprix Sweeney Interviewed by Vulture

Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (MFA) spoke with Vulture about the inspriation and process behind her debut novel, The Nest. The interview is titled: A First-Time Novelist’s 7-Figure Midlife Breakthrough. 

The New Yorker logo Jerkins (MFA '16) Publishes Essay

Morgan Jerkins MFAW '16 published an essay in The New Yorker called "Black Women Writers and the Secret Space of Diaries."