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Playwriting alum Melis Aker '18 has been tapped to write a new Prince biopic The Most Beautiful, in production at Crazy Legs Features.
Associate Professor of Visual Arts Naeem Mohaiemen recently opened a new video exhibition, THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY, at Artangel, UK.
Fiction alum Karen Russell '06 and Poetry alum Gabrielle Calvocoressi '00 have made the shortlist for the 2025 National Book Award.
Recently appointed Head of Playwriting and Associate Professor James Ijames has co–written the new musical Saturday Church currently on at New York Theatre Workshop.
Concentration Head and Associate Professor of Stage Management, Michael Passaro, serves as the Production Stage Manager for Huzzah.
The Maenads, a new play by Playwriting alum Stephen Foglia '17, is currently playing at The Tank Theater in Midtown, from September 18 to October 12, 2025.
Film student Zefan Wang takes home 2025 Student Academy Award in the Narrative Category for his short film, Kubrick, Like I Love You.
Visual Arts alum and Adjunct Assistant Professor Sasha Fishman '24 explores aquatic affairs in her new solo exhibition, Shad Mode, at ILY2 Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
This fall, Eli Klein Gallery presents Quan Wenfei: Internet Archaeology, a debut solo exhibition for Visual Arts alum Quan Wenfei '25.
Writing alum, former faculty, and acclaimed translator Katrine Øgaard Jensen '17 has published her first book of poetry, Ancient Algorithms, with Sarabande Books.
Acting alum William Appiah '24 appears in And Then There Were No More at La Mama, a new play by actor Tim Blake Nelson and directed by Mark Wing-Davey, which runs through November 2, 2025.
Doin’ It, a new comedy directed and co-written by Sara Zandieh '11, had its theatrical release on September 19, 2025. The film follows the life of Maya, played by Lilly Singh, who works as a substitute teacher while developing an app for teens. Through her side-job, this 30-year-old virgin finds herself teaching sex education.
Visual Arts alum Motohiro Takeda '23 is showing artwork as part of a group show at MAMA Projects in Midtown Manhattan. The show, Mutable Landscapes, is currently on view until October 9, 2025.
The longlist for the 2025 First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction includes This is the Only Kingdom by Assistant Professor of Writing Jaquira Díaz and Liquid, a Love Story by Mariam Rahmani '21.
Adjunct Professor of Film and Media Studies Wanda Strauven has published her latest book, Children Reinventing Cinema: Snapshots from the Early 21st Century, co-written by Alexandra Schneider, with Meson Press.