Ashni Budge playing the violin

Perfect Pitch and Much More

By the time Ashni Budge arrived at the Eastman School of Music, she’d already dedicated most of her life to...

Memorial Art Gallery front lawn area featuring many of the sculptures listed in this article

Art for the people

Outside the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG), the Centennial Sculpture Park greets and welcomes visitors. Adorned with sculptures from many renowned...

Bridget Cooks ’02 (PhD)

‘The Black Index’

When it comes to images of Black people, viewers have expectations, says Bridget Cooks ’02 (PhD). Her aim is to...

dandelion field

Tribute: Jay Last ’51

Considered one of the fathers of Silicon Valley, Jay Last ’51, ’11 (Honorary) had an extraordinary career in science, technology,...

Toting a Tony

When Madeline Topkins Michel ’77 took the stage at the Tony Awards ceremony in June to receive the 2019 Excellence...

The World’s a Stage

Professions for some and hobbies for others, the performing arts can assert themselves in anyone’s daily life, often in unexpected...