NEWS
Recent News
- Ian Koebner named inaugural chair and endowed professor in Arts in Health
- CNN spotlights Theater alum as a “Champion for Change”
- Dance faculty joins Jacob’s Pillow leadership team
- Theater alum stars in HBO Max’s “Task”
- Art & Design faculty and Rutgers–NB Laureate fosters connections between art and science
MGSA receives largest-ever gift
The school has received the largest gift in its history—an anonymous $8.8 million gift that funds the school’s Arts in Health initiatives and endows a new faculty chair in Arts in Health.
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.
Dance faculty joins Jacob’s Pillow leadership team
Dance professor and former department chair Gerald Casel is joining the Jacob’s Pillow leadership team as the new Carole and Dan Burack Director of The School at Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, MA.
Theater alum stars in HBO Max’s “Task”
Emmy-winning alum Tom Pelphrey (BFA’04) is garnering rave reviews starring opposite Mark Ruffalo and Martha Plimpton in HBO Max’s buzzed-about new series, from the creator of the hit “Mare of Easttown.”
Art & Design faculty and Rutgers–NB Laureate fosters connections between art and science
Sue Huang’s project examines plant extinction scientifically and culturally. “There is the physical realm, where we lose the actual body of a species, but there is also the loss of a species in our social memory, which feels especially profound. . .because we lose our emotional relationship to those beings,” she says.