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.
![liz-swados-image](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/liz-swados-2.jpg?itok=tFD35N2Y)
This spring, The Liz Swados Project was released, an album of 14 songs from 10 of her works for stage.
![Ben Mankoff](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/ben-mankoff-2.jpg?itok=0D4XR0YM)
Cubby, a “quirky queer coming-of-age comedy” co-directed by Ben Mankoff ’11, made the rounds of the international queer film festival circuit since its release last year.
![Mary Lum Image](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/new-mary-lum-landing-page-image-1.jpg?itok=SrRLI5qJ)
Faculty member Mary Lum was one of 100 leading and emerging artists who made work for DYKWTCA (Do You Know Where The Children Are?).
![Penguins Image](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/jonathan-mann-2.jpg?itok=JfG8RYLU)
This past year, Jonathan Mann ’04 announced the launch of his new podcast, As it Happens: Song a Day.
![Asad Malik Image](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/asad-j.-malik-2.jpg?itok=-GdUvFgS)
Forbes featured Asad J. Malik ’19—founder and head of 1RIC—this past fall after the exclusively Augmented Reality (AR) studio inked a seven figure investment deal.