Alumni News

Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City New Book by Lethem '86 Draws Praise in the NYT

Author Jonathan Lethem '86's new novel Chronic City was hailed as "astonishing" this week in The New York Times Sunday Book Review.

Sanford Mirling's sculpture Mirling ‘04 Wins Prestigious Sculpture Award

 

Alumnus Sanford Mirling ‘04 has earned the International Sculpture Center's 2009 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for his promising work as an MFA student at the State University of New York - Albany.

Image of Jonathan Mann Mann '04 Wins Bing Jingle Contest

Jonathan Mann's lo-fi musical exploits landed him in the news again last month when he was named winner of Microsoft's first-ever "Bing Jingle Contest."

Image of Michael Pollan Pollan '76 Weighs in on Health Care in the NYT

Following President Obama's speech on health care reform, author Michael Pollan '76 urged legislators to consider the impact of the food industry on the state of the current system.

Eugenia Kim's The Calligrapher's Daughter Kim MFA '01 Earns Rave Reviews for Debut Novel

Eugenia Kim MFA '01's recently published debut novel, The Calligrapher's Daughter, has been recommended by critics in The Washington PostVogueThe Christian Science Monitor, and elsewhere.