• Adonia Lugo

    Adonia Lugo, PhD, Chair of the Urban Sustainability Department in Los Angeles participated in a panel discussion as part of the 3rd Annual Multimodal and Transportation Summit. Organized by the…

  • Kate Maruyama ’09

    Kate Maruyama’s (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) story, “Footprint,” was published in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine. Maruyama’s piece, “Writing Hope in Times of Trouble,” appeared in Asimov‘s blog From Earth to the Stars. Maruyama’s piece,…

  • Janis Clapoff ’98

    Janis Clapoff ’98 (Santa Barbara, MS in Organizational Management) was appointed the General Manager at Belmond El Encanto in Santa Barbara. She has previous leadership positions at the Four Seasons…

  • Aleshanee Akin ’11

    Aleshanee Akin ’11 (New England, MEd) introduces readers of all ages to the art of finger knitting. Bare Hand Knitting: Tool-free Knitting at Its Finest (2019) gives whole-hand knitting techniques…

  • Erica Charis-Molling ‘19

    Erica Charis-Molling’s ‘19 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) chapbook, “How We Burn,” was a finalist for the 2020 Orison Chapbook Prize.

  • Kate Sipe ’02

    What if classrooms were envisioned as a small democracy? What if our students practiced democracy in their classroom year after year? Further, what if they knew they deserved it? Kate Sipe,…

  • Yodit Semu

    MA in Urban Sustainability alumna Yodit Semu was featured on podcast The Accidental Safety Pro on October 28, 2020 discussing her work in urban sustainability. Yodit is currently the coordinator…

  • Melissa Greenwood ‘16

    Melissa Greenwood’s ‘16 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) essay, “The Stain,” was nominated for Best Small Fiction by Meow Meow Pow Pow.

  • Alex Simand ‘16

    Alex Simand’s ‘16 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) piece, “How to Write Through a Pandemic,” was nominated for Best Small Fiction by Meow Meow Pow Pow.  

  • Andressa Lutiano

    Andressa Lutiano (Online, IMA) was interviewed about her work at Wish School, the bilingual school in São Paulo that she directs. The interview covers the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

  • Noah McIntyre 

    Noah McIntyre (Online, IMA) was interviewed by Kelle Sparta on her podcast “Spirit Sherpa.” The episode, titled “Graditute with Noah McIntyre,” is a deep discussion of the practice of gratitude…

  • Victoria Chang

    Victoria Chang, Chair of AULA’s MFA in Creative Writing, has had her fifth book of poems, Obit,  selected by Time magazine as one of 100 “Must-Read” books of 2020. The…