Art & Design alum named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List 2026
Art & Design alum Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo (MFA’25) has made the list alongside tennis player Coco Gauff, musician Doechii, and Academy Award-winning actor Mikey Madison.
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Brandon Williams prepares Glee Club for performances abroad
Faculty Brandon Williams says he realized early on that “music takes work.”
Dancer-gymnast has made her mark, onstage and in the gym
Dance student Valentina Lorente-Garcia’s gymnastics coach calls her a “firecracker.”
Theater alum Kevin Goetz has created a blockbuster Hollywood career as a movie strategist
Goetz has tested more than 5,000 films, including “Titanic” and “Sinners,” significantly impacting how movies are made, marketed, and released.
School receives grant to expand arts access
Funding will support community outreach efforts in the City of New Brunswick throughout 2026.
Alum’s album translates bioelectrical signals from plants into music
Music alum Brent Chancellor (MM’21) speaks to NPR about his latest album, featuring music rooted in data collected from plants at a Lewiston, NY, park.
Students, alumni collaborate on film spotlighting rising sea levels
More than two dozen students and recent grads of the Filmmaking program collaborated with Oscar-winning filmmaker and professor Thomas F. Lennon to create a documentary detailing the real-world effects of rising sea levels.
Students design limited-edition Rutgers merchandise
Art & Design undergrads Sarah Virgilio and Elliot Dong are the first students ever selected to create illustrations for an annual, limited-time offering of Rutgers merchandise known as the Special Collection.
Ian Koebner named inaugural chair and endowed professor in Arts in Health
In this position, Koebner will guide the development of public programming, education, and research collaborations that explore how creative engagement supports physical, emotional, and social health.
CNN spotlights Theater alum as a “Champion for Change”
On September 13, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta honored the “Champions for Change” cohort, including Myla Flores (BA’09), in an hour-long special.