Faculty News
An Hour with IbarraMusic faculty member and percussionist Susie Ibarra sat down with New York-based composer and performer Jeremiah Cymerman for his 5049 Podcast, which features long-form, one-on-one conversations with some of “the most important and distinctive living musicians.”
"Don't Call Me, I'll Call You"Catapult—a premier online literary journal—has published Marguerite Feitlowitz's Spanish-to-English translation of a story by Luisa Valenzuela called "Phone Call From Hell." Valenzuela is a major Argentine novelist, short story writer, and the current President of Argentine PEN.
Tipping the Scales Marguerite Feitlowitz was on a panel at the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) in February, called "Tipping the Scales: Addressing Gender Imbalance in Literature in Translation,” which was highlighted on Words Without Borders.
Mayhew Bergman Examines the Marginalia of a LegendMargin notes scribbled throughout Marlene Dietrich’s expansive book collection offer a rare glimpse into the iconic actress and singer’s life, Megan Mayhew Bergman (MFAW '10), associate director of Bennington’s MFA in Writing, writes in The New Yorker.
Hempel Inducted into American Academy of Arts and LettersMFA faculty member Amy Hempel is one of 14 new members to be elected into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.