Tim Cummings ‘18 (Los Angeles, MFA) had his short story, Luke De Foncé Du Nuage published in Scare Street’s horror anthology Night Terrors. He was interviewed about writing and the creative…
COLORS Celebrates 10 Years of Progress For LGBTQ+ Youth
Cynthia Ruffin directs COLORS LGBTQ Youth Counseling Services, a program that provides therapy for youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other diverse sexualities and genders at…
UGS Faculty Caley O’Dwyer Featured in “VoyageLA”
Caley O’Dwyer, Psychology and Creative Writing faculty in the Undergraduate Studies Department, was featured in a profile story in VoyageLA. “VoyageLA provides an intimate look into the lives of myriad…
Therapist Champions Somatic Experiencing Modality to Heal Trauma
“I’ll tell you a story,” says Sergio Ocampo, a Marriage and Family Therapist who is passionate about the Somatic Experiencing approach to healing trauma. The story is about Dr. Peter…
Kim Steutermann Rogers ‘07
Kim Steutermann Rogers ‘07 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) published the article The world’s oldest known wild bird just turned 70—why she’s so special, in National Geographic; an essay My Old…
Anna Scotti ‘06
Anna Scotti’s ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) first book of poems, Bewildered by All This Broken Sky was released by Lightscatter Press on April 30, 2021. It was the winner…
To Challenge Dominant Narratives, Activist Memory Workers Reclaim History
Kirsten Grimstad discusses the importance of holding ourselves and our countries accountable for past harm – and of promoting reparations and healing in the present.
Brad Kessler
Los Angeles MFA in Creative Writing Fiction Faculty Brad Kessler’s novel, North, will be published October 5th by Abrams Books.
The Passing of Bruce Paul Bedford
With deep sorrow, we regret to inform you of the passing of Bruce Paul Bedford on April 29, 2021. Bruce was a sitting member of the Board of Governors of…
Carol Potter
Los Angeles MFA Poetry Faculty Carol Potter had four poems published: “Tickled Pink” and “When the archeologists” in Unbroken, “The Requisite Bad Hair” in The Laurel Review, and “I know…
April Brucker ’19
April Brucker ’19 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) had her new book Don’t Read My Lips! — America’s Foremost Female Ventriloquist Reveals the Secrets of How to be a…
Jenny Price Says Stop Saving the Planet!
Jane Paul Jenny Price is an esteemed environmental historian, public artist, and author. She has contributed to and taught in our AULA MA in Urban Sustainability and the MFA in…