John Charles Reedburg’s ‘17 (Los Angeles, MFA) novel, Cracks of Light, won the 2021 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal in the Fiction/Urban genre.
Susan Vespoli ‘10
Susan Vespoli ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by The New Verse News for her poem, “Thinking About Love During Covid and Coups.”
Shonda Buchanan ‘10
Shonda Buchanan ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA) was chosen as a City of Los Angeles Master Artist by the Department of Cultural Affairs and was chosen as a USC Los Angeles…
Leonora Simonovis ‘20
Leonora Simonovis ‘20 (Los Angeles, MFA) was interviewed by 5280.
Lily Dulan ‘03, ‘06
Lily Dulan ‘03, ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing and MA in Clinical Psychology) was featured in PsychCentral’s podcast, Inside Mental Health. In the Giving Grief Meaning After a…
Melissa Chadburn ‘09
Melissa Chadburn’s ‘09 (Los Angeles, MFA) novel, A Tiny Upward Shove, will be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2022 and is available for preorder.
Chris Shorne ‘16
Chris Shorne ‘16 (Los Angeles, MFA) has his essay “Your Grandpa’s Gender Identity: An Open Letter to My Brother’s Child,” appear in After Happy Hour Review.
Kim Langmaid ‘09
Kim Langmaid ‘09 (New England, PhD in Environmental Studies) was named Mayor of the town of Vail, Colorado and will serve a two-year term. She was unanimously elected by her…
Jacqueline Swett ‘08
Jacqueline Swett ‘08 (New England, MA in Dance/Movement Therapy) has opened a private practice in Fryeburg, Maine. A licensed clinical professional counselor, she works with clients to address issues such…
Alum and Faculty Share Advancing Equity Grant with Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board
Dr. Rachel Oppenheim, Associate Dean of our Graduate School of Education, and Kyla Crawford ’13, ’17 (Seattle, BA; Seattle, MA in Teaching) and a teacher-librarian in the Tukwila School District,…
Shameika Hanson ’20
Shameika Hanson ‘20 (New England, MS in Environmental Studies, Sustainable Development and Climate Change) has been elected to the American Society of Adaptation Professionals’ (ASAP) Board of Directors. Hanson, a…
Adrian Ernesto Cepeda ‘16
Adrian Ernesto Cepeda‘s ’16 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) Speaking con Su Sombra was published in late September from Alegría Publishing.