NEWS
Faculty News
RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Julia Baumanis has been invited to join the Recording Academy’s 2026 New Member Class. New members have access to mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities designed to support their work. MUSIC
- John Narun won a 2026 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Projection Design for Bughouse. He is also nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for the same production. THEATER
- Tom Watson was chosen by the Buck’s County Playhouse to receive an Award of Excellence at the New Jersey Theatre Alliance‘s annual gala on April 20. The gala recognizes artists, theaters, and supporters in New Jersey and the region. THEATER
- Heather Hart is a recipient of a 2025–26 Nancy B. Negley Rome Prize and will reside at the American Academy in Rome to advance her interdisciplinary practice. The Rome Prize is awarded to about 30 artists and scholars each year. ART & DESIGN
- Frederick Curry has been named a 2025–26 Provost Teaching Fellow, which supports pedagogical innovations designed to improve learning outcomes for students. DANCE
- Thomas F. Lennon, director of the Documentary Film Lab, served as contributing producer and editorial consultant on Cutting Through Rocks, nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature. The film won the Documentary World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2025. FILMMAKING
FACULTY VOICES IN THE MEDIA
- Abraham Burton is featured in The Jersey Vindicator discussing AI, improvisation, and teaching. MUSIC
- Patrick Stettner and the Rutgers Filmmaking Center are featured in Variety’s “Education Impact Report,” discussing how film programs are adapting to new industry models and the rise of AI in filmmaking. FILM
- Gerald Casel is quoted in Dance Teacher Magazine‘s feature “Teaching Politically Engaged College Dance Students.” DANCE
- Ian Koebner spoke to WWFM about the school’s efforts in the area of arts in health. DEAN’S OFFICE
- Jeff Friedman spoke with NorthJersey.com about the Disability Studies minor, a collaboration between MGSA, SMLR, Bloustein, and SAS, as part of the website’s feature “Rutgers launches disability studies minor to explore world of oft-ignored community.” DANCE
- Patrick Stettner weighed in about the benefits and limitations of using a smartphone to shoot a movie in a WIRED article, “You Can Shoot a Movie on a Phone. Just Don’t Expect It to Be Easy.” FILM
- Paul Cohen and his saxophone museum are featured on the podcast 99% Invisible. The December 16, 2025, episode, not surprisingly, is called “Sax Appeal.” MUSIC
- Composer and multimedia artist Scott Ordway speaks about the relationship between art, landscape, and emotion on the Climate Change and Happiness podcast (Helsinki, Finland). MUSIC
- Kraig Williams discusses the Rutgers Wind Ensemble’s concert featuring a live performance of the film score along with a screening of 1931’s Frankenstein on WWFM’s A Tempo radio broadcast with host Rachel Katz. MUSIC
- Amanda Eubanks Winkler is featured prominently in CNN.com’s “Are We Living Through an Andrew Lloyd Webber Renaissance?” MUSIC
- Christopher Cartmill is quoted in this NorthJersey.com feature on a limited run of Oedipus on Broadway. THEATER
FACULTY FEATURES
Review: Mark Armijo McKnight‘s Whitney debut (The New Yorker) ART & DESIGN
Haiti-born Didier William’s dazzling, gazing paintings are literally an eyeful (Los Angeles Times) ART & DESIGN
Oakland Museum of California Opens an Exhibit Highlighting the Life and Career of Angela Davis (Gerry Beegan in Ebony magazine) ART & DESIGN
How to Decolonize a Museum? Try an Ax. (Raphael Montañez Ortiz in The New York Times) ART & DESIGN
Road Trip to Escape, USA (Julie Langsam in Dense Magazine) ART & DESIGN
Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years (Robinson McClellan in The New York Times) ARTS ONLINE
Review: The Miraculous Simplicity of Patti Smith’s Childhood (Gerald Casel in The New York Times) DANCE
Best Dance Performances of 2024 (Pam Tanowitz in The New York Times) DANCE
Review: Pam Tanowitz’s Witty Dance Secrets in London (The New York Times) DANCE
Review: The Royal Ballet’s Mixed Bill Is a Winner (Pam Tanowitz in The Times of London) DANCE
The 10 Best Theater Performances in the Twin Cities in 2025 (Marshall Jones III in the Minnesota Star Tribune) DEAN’S OFFICE
Review: A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre (Cameron Knight in U.S. 1 Princeton) THEATER