Alumni News
Rugnetta '06 Wins WebbyMike Rugnetta ’06, creator and host of the PBS Idea Channel, has won a 2013 Webby Award for Best Web Personality. The Idea Channel is a weekly web series that examines the evolving relationship between modern technology and art. Check it out here.
Taylor ’64 Earns Tony Nomination Emmy-winning actress Holland Taylor ‘64 has been nominated for a 2013 Tony Award for her portrayal of legendary Texas Governor Ann Richards in her one-woman Broadway hit, ANN.
Pollan '76 Discusses New Book Bestselling food writer Michael Pollan '76 discussed his new book, Cooked, which offers a powerful argument for a return to home cooking, on NPR.
Two Faculty Members, Alumna Earn 2013 Guggenheim FellowshipsVisual arts faculty member Ann Pibal, MFA faculty member Major Jackson, and alumna Kiran Desai ’93 are among the 175 artists, scholars, and scientists—out of nearly 3,000 applicants—to receive 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships.
Quatro's Debut Collection Draws Critical AcclaimThe stories that comprise MFA alumna Jamie Quatro '09's recently released debut collection, I Want to Show You More, according to noted literary critic James Wood in his New Yorker review, "are passionate, sensuous, savagely intense, and remarkable for their brave dualism."