Alumni News

Brooke Davis Anderson Davis Anderson '84 Named Director of Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) has named Brooke Davis Anderson '84 as the museum's new director.

Deborah Borda Borda ’71 Tapped to Revive New York Philharmonic

The New York Times praised the down-and-out New York Philharmonic’s appointment of Deborah Borda ’71—“one of the most successful arts administrators in the nation”—as its new president and CEO.

Victoria Cairl Cairl ’99 Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine

In a Q&A in Entrepreneur magazine, Victoria Cairl ’99, VP of Business Development at Show-Score.com, defines entrepreneurship as “following your passion and finding a profit in it.”

Mohammed Naseehu Ali Ali '95: My Long, Unfinished Path to American Citizenship

In an essay in The New Yorker, Mohammed Naseehu Ali '95 reflects upon his ongoing path to becoming an American citizen, which, he fears, could be compromised by the country's increasingly stringent immigration policies. 

Isabel Rose Rose MFA ’97 Pens Moving Letter in Support of Transgender Rights

Harper’s Bazaar published an open letter to Ivanka Trump written by Isabel Rose MFA ’97. In it, she shares the story of her transgender daughter, Sadie, and urges the first daughter to consider from her perspective the issue of transgender students being allowed to use the bathroom of their choice.