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Lisa Croce ‘18
Lisa Croce ‘18 (Los Angeles, BA in Liberal Studies) began her new role as a fiction editor at Variant Literatur piece. Her piece “Piano Forte” was published in Sentience Literary Journal.
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Rosemary Conroy ‘92
Rosemary Conroy ‘92 (New England, MS) is a wildlife painter and naturalist who got creative with her new firehouse gallery space during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unable to allow guests inside, she brought her art to the community by turning the doors on the front of the firehouse into an evolving canvas of creatures to mark…
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Kim Stoker ‘17
Kim Stoker’s ‘17 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) poem, “Pitch the Baby,” from Folio of Poetry by Korean American Women Poets, appeared in Pleiades. Stoker’s poem, “Ibyanga, Segyehwa,” was published in Nat.Brut.
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Kimberly Ellingson ‘20
Kimberly Ellingson ‘20 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) was accepted into the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s PhD program in Creative Writing. Her poem “Sparrow Haibun,” was published in Lost Balloon.
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Kavon Ward
Community Organizer, Spoken Word Activist, and PhD in Leadership and Change student Kavon Ward, has teamed up with fellow activists in California to launch Anti-Racist Movements (ARMs) Around the South Bay (LA). The mission of ARMs is focused on “Mobilizing families to raise anti-racist children and enact change in our community through organized action.” The…
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Maya Townsend
Maya Townsend, PhD in Leadership and Change student, recently co-published “The Road to Successful Change is Lined with Trade-Offs” in Strategy+Business, an award-winning management magazine focused on strategy, operations, human capital, and governance.
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Brittany Pines
Brittany Pines, PhD in Leadership and Change student, has successfully garnered a new Department of Education Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions Title V grant to benefit students of Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) where she is Project Director of an existing Title III grant entitled EXITO: Exit on Time in STEM. This new grant entitled, CASA: Creating…
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Ileya Grosman
Community Builder, Educational Strategist, and PhD in Leadership and Change student Ileya Grosman, has just authored “Will COVID-19 Be a Disruption or an Interruption” for Medium. The piece examines the impacts of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and provides deep reflection regarding the ways in which it will drive transformation throughout communities, within individuals, and amongst…
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Trisha Swed
Interim Director of Gratz College and PhD in Leadership and Change student Trisha Swed was recently featured in “Philly Faces” a monthly Q&A series, profiling local Philadelphia Jews in their 20s and 30s within the Jewish Exponent, the flagship publication of the Jewish Publication Group. Read the article here.
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Marcus A. Rodriguez
Marcus A. Rodriguez, student in the PhD in Leadership and Change program, has been appointed the Assistant Dean of Student Leadership, Involvement, and Community Engagement (SLICE) at Occidental College. Marcus is a seasoned student affairs professional specializing in identity building and civic engagement with a focus on cross-sector leadership development and transformative learning
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Chanté Meadows
Chanté Meadows, student in the PhD in Leadership and Change program, was a featured #hometownheroes honoree! #hometownheroes is a recognition to honor essential workers who continue to serve and keep our economy going during the COVID-19 crisis. These unsung heroes include store clerks, bus drivers, sanitation workers, first responders, delivery drivers, restaurant workers, postal workers,…
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Elena Haviv
Elena Haviv, Executive Director and Founder of Generation Human Rights, and student in the PhD in Leadership and Change program, has recently led the launch of unMasking: The Pandemic Curriculum Project. All around the world, we have put on masks to protect ourselves and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Yet, at the same time, the…
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