Darby Bailey singing into studio microphone.

A GIFTED VOICE

Millions of people have heard Darby Bailey’s ’08 (Los Angeles, BA in Liberal Studies) voice. That’s because billions of calls have been made to 4-1-1 directory assistance with Bailey’s voice…

Akemi Imai ’18

Akemi Imai ’18 (Los Angeles, MA) was hired as Programs Manager of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Imai served as a founding board member and the inaugural executive director for…

Jessica Abughattas ’18

Jessica Abughattas ’18 (Los Angeles, MFA) was featured in a review on Entropy Magazine’s “11 Palestinian-American Poets to Read” list.

Nicole Martin ’17

Nicole Martin ’17 (Los Angeles, MA) was hired as the inaugural head coach of Loyola Marymount University Athletic’s Spirit Squad.

Jane-Rebecca Cannarella ’17

Jane-Rebecca Cannarella ’17 (Los Angeles, MFA) published a story in an issue of Ellipsis Zine, an online literary journal. Cannarella is the editor of HOOT Review and Meow Meow Pow…

Daniel José Older ’13

Daniel José Older ’13 (Los Angeles, MFA) had an essay “I Rejected Spanish As a Kid. Now I Wish We’d Embrace Our Native Languages” published in Time magazine. Older is…

Cati Porter ’10

Cati Porter ’10 (Los Angeles, MFA) was interviewed for an Artist’s Spotlight in the Daily Bulletin (SoCal) in August, 2018. Porter is currently executive director of the Inlandia Institute, the…

Nikia Chaney ’09

Nikia Chaney ’09 (Los Angeles, MFA) was profiled in the Precinct Reporter Group about her educational trajectory. From growing up in poverty in South LA and San Bernardino, to receiving…

Rob Montoya ’08

Rob Montoya ’08 (Los Angeles, MFA) received a Fulbright grant to work with the nation of Kosovo. Montoya will be partnering with the U.S. Embassy and the National Library of…