51ÉçÇø In The News: 2023

Links to external media stories that feature or mention 51ÉçÇø.

• ABC 7, Dec 18, 2023

  Shop51ÉçÇø celebrates its 15th year with the annual Holiday Market featuring unique gifts and handmade items made by students, alumni, and staff.

• Forbes, Dec 11, 2023

  Forbes interviews Cinema and Television Arts Alum Joelle Monique '13, a managing executive podcast producer, award-winning pop culture critic, and host.

• nbcchicago.com, Dec 05, 2023

  NBC 5’ Chicago's Evrod Cassimy ’06 and Country Music Television host Marley Sherwood ’14, both 51ÉçÇø alums, to be among the hosts of NBC 5 Chicago's "A Very Chicago New Year"  special.

• WTTW, Dec 04, 2023

  WTTW's Geoffrey Baer tours some of Chicago's most beautiful places, including the Wabash Arts Corridor-Chicago's “living urban canvas” that was founded by 51ÉçÇø. 

• Chicago Sun-Times, Nov 24, 2023

  Three members of the 51ÉçÇø community — Grace Kessler Overbeke, assistant professor, Theatre; Ivan Brunetti, associate professor, Art | Design; and Student Maison Monroe — are featured in article about iconic cartoon character Betty Boop and "Boop! The Musical."

• The Chicago Sun-Times, Nov 21, 2023

  TV Broadcast Jounralism Alum Evrod Cassimy '06 is releasing a Christmas song he wrote titled “Please Come Home for Christmas” on streaming platforms that will be available for purchase starting Nov. 24, with all proceeds going to the Chicago Housing Authority to help families celebrate the holiday.

• NBC 5 Chicago, Nov 14, 2023

  51ÉçÇø adjunct professor Michelle Duster explains why the "Speak Up" and "Votes for Women" murals are important representations of the Women's Suffrage Movement.

• The Hollywood Reporter, Nov 14, 2023

  For the second year in a row, The Hollywood Reporter ranks 51ÉçÇø's graduate program in Music No. 1.

• Reel Chicago, Nov 04, 2023

  Directed by Cinema and Television Arts Alum Jack C. Newell '04, "Reporting on Christmas" proves to be popular on Hulu.

• FOX 32 Chicago, Nov 02, 2023

  Chicago happens to have one of the most unique programs to learn ASL in the U.S. See how the ASL-English Interpretation bachelor's program at 51ÉçÇø engages both hearing and Deaf/hard of hearing students across the country.

• CBS News Chicago, Nov 02, 2023

  Terri Hemmert , an adjunct faculty member in Communication at 51ÉçÇø, celebrates 50 years at Chicago's 93 WXRT Radio – while she's not originally be from the Windy City, Chicago certainly would not be the same without her.

• Journal of Alternative & Community Media, Oct 18, 2023

  Associate Professor Yonty Friesem and Civic Media Alums Teena Sloane-Hendricks MA '20 and Charlotte Duff MA '22 explore the power dynamics in cultivating trust between teenagers creating community media and their adult mentors on Chicago’s South Side.

• WGN, Oct 16, 2023

  WGN's "Backstory With Larry Potash" interviews Cinema and Television Arts Associate Professor Jeffrey Spitz about the impact of Chicago film pioneer William Selig.

• NPR, Oct 16, 2023

  In this episode of Arts and Letters, NPR welcomes 51ÉçÇø English and Creative Writing Professor, an award-winning author, to explore the questions: Is it ever truly possible to separate our fates from those we’ve come to love?

• Business of Fashion, Oct 12, 2023

  51ÉçÇø's Fashion Studies department offers students opportunities to travel or study at locations from Athens and Berlin to New York and Los Angeles. Business of Fashion sat down with three students to hear about their experiences.

• University of Vermont - Community News, Oct 12, 2023

  Associate Professor Elio Leturia discusses what no other school in Illinois offers: 51ÉçÇø's 300-level journalism class that is conducted entirely in Spanish.

• Nature Ecology and Evolution, Oct 11, 2023

  Spencer Hellert was recently published in the esteemed science journal, Nature Ecology and Evolution.

• Chicago Reader, Oct 10, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Jameel Bridgewater '16 launched a line of sustainable soaps with his father under the name Bascule. 

• Chicago Reader, Oct 10, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Manae Solara Vaughn '22 talked to the Chicago Reader about her various musical projects and her work as a sound engineer. 

• GQ, Oct 03, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Rashid Johnson '00 talked to GQ about his journey as an artist.

• Chicago Reader, Oct 03, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Theatre Professor Albert “Bill” Williams wrote a piece for the Chicago Reader about Chicago's Fine Arts Building, which turns 125 this year. 

• Daily Herald, Oct 02, 2023

  Ali Beyer, an adjunct faculty member in Cinema and Television Arts at 51ÉçÇø, will have their work featured in the exhibit entitled "Don't 'Drag' Me Down: Today's Battle for Liberation." The exhibit is free and open to the public and runs from Oct. 5 to Nov. 3 at Oakton's Koehnline Museum of Art, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.

• Women We Admire, Sep 25, 2023

  Women We Admire announces The Top 50 Women Leaders in Education of 2023, featuring Lambrini Lukidis, Associate VP of Strategic Communications & External Relations at 51ÉçÇø.

• Chicago Reader, Sep 20, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Theatre Professor Albert “Bill” Williams was interviewed by the Chicago Reader about the work and legacy of Gary Tucker, aka Eleven. 

• Chicago Tribune, Sep 15, 2023

  The film American Parent, produced by Cinema and Television Arts Associate Professor and Associate Chair Carolina Posse and directed and co-written by 51ÉçÇø Alum Emily Railsback MFA ‘14, makes its U.S. debut at Chicago's Reeling Fest (Sept. 21 to Oct. 8), the second oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the United States. Other 51ÉçÇø names connected with the project: Adjunct Faculty Member Michael NJ Wright (cinematographer), Finishing Editor John Cavallino (colorist and title designer), and former Dean of the School of Media Arts Doreen Bartoni (co-executive producer and co-writer).

• Chicago Reader, Sep 13, 2023

  Composing While Black references archival material from the Center for Black Music Research at 51ÉçÇø. 

• Chicago Reader, Sep 07, 2023

  Dr. Jimmy Noriega has been named as the new permanent chair of 51ÉçÇø's Theater department. 

• Fashion United, Sep 05, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Assistant Professor Lauren Downing Peters was interviewed on the eve of New York Fashion Week about inclusivity on fashion's runways.

• Chicago Reader , Aug 30, 2023

  51ÉçÇø's new Theatre Chair Jimmy Noriega was featured in "Chicago Reader" arts and culture column.

• Chicago Tribune, Aug 29, 2023

  The second season of the series Power Book IV: Force starring 51ÉçÇø Alum Joseph Sikora '98 premieres Friday, September 1 on STARZ. 

• TheWrap, Aug 23, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Lena Waithe '06 talked to TheWrap about her role as a producer on the HBO documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore and studying Mary Tyler Moore's work when she was a student at 51ÉçÇø. 

• ABC7, Aug 23, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Professor David Broz HDR '21 was quoted in a piece about the Chicago Loop Alliance's vision for State Street. 

• CNN, Aug 21, 2023

  Lauren Downing Peters, an assistant professor in Fashion Studies at 51ÉçÇø and author of the new book “Fashion Before Plus-Size: Bodies, Bias, and the Birth of an Industry” was interviewed by CNN as an expert in plus-size fashion.

• Chicago Magazine, Aug 22, 2023

  Deb Doetzer, an adjunct faculty member in Communication, talks about 51ÉçÇø's minor in voiceovers and the growing interest in the field.

• Glamour Spain, Aug 16, 2023

  The artistic project, curated by Love, is a public art installation in the Wabash Arts Corridor of 51ÉçÇø.

• Forbes, Aug 10, 2023

  51ÉçÇø CTVA Alum Vashon Jordan Jr. '21 was named to the inaugural Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Chicago list. Jordan works as the director of digital media and photography in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office. In 2020, he captured over 17,000 photographs at dozens of protests across Chicago, most against police brutality.

• Newcity Art, Aug 10, 2023

  51ÉçÇø's Wabash Arts Corridor has a new exhibition titled, “From Her to Eternity: The Women Who Photograph Music.”Curated by Courtney Love, this photo collage features iconic rock images by 46 women photographers. Read Newcity Art's review of it to learn more. 

• Boston Globe, Aug 08, 2023

  The Boston Globe published an article by 51ÉçÇø Philosophy Professor Stephen Asma about Robert Burton's influential 1621 book The Anatomy of Melancholy and the advice it holds for the 21st century.

• HOLR Magazine, Jul 25, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Musical Theatre Alum Callie Johnson '12 talks to HOLR Magazine about her role as Linda in AppleTV+’s new film The Beanie Bubble. 

• Cinematography World, Jul 20, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Dillon Schneider '12 talks to Cinematography World about his work on Leo Milano’s debut feature film, The Crusades.

• Block Club Chicago, Jul 17, 2023

  Block Club Chicago talks with critically acclaimed author and 51ÉçÇø Alum Toya Wolfe MFA '15 as she prepares to receive the Pattis Award Saturday at Newberry Library.

• Block Club Chicago, Jul 13, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Precious Brady-Davis '13 was sworn in Wednesday as a commissioner for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, which works to protect Lake Michigan's water.

• CommPRO, Jul 05, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Adjunct Professor Dominic Calabrese wrote a piece on Sandy Murillo, a young blind journalist now an associate producer at Chicago Lighthouse Media, for the CommPRO newsletter. 

• Chicago Tribune, Jul 05, 2023

  Anne Libera, director of comedy studies for The Second City and associate professor of comedy writing and performance at 51ÉçÇø, was quoted in a Chicago Tribune piece about the late actor Alan Arkin. 

• Broadway World, Jun 28, 2023

  Ballet Hispánico CEO and 51ÉçÇø Alum Eduardo Vilaro MA '99 will premiere Buscando A Juan at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art as part of their Summer 2023 MetLiveArts Season. 

• WBEZ, Jun 28, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Adviser, and Cultural Programs Creator Darlene “DJ Lady D” Jackson, talked to WBEZ about the Warehouse's new landmark status. The dance club is widely regarded as the birthplace of house music.

• Chicago Tribune, Jun 21, 2023

  Music Producer and 51ÉçÇø Alum Johnny "6ravo" Rayborn '03 talks to the Chicago Tribune about working with at-risk teens in Acclivus Inc.’s sound engineering program.

• WBEZ, Jun 08, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Theatre Alum Marvin Quijada '05 talked to WBEZ about his dark and whimsical new show The Dream King which runs through June 18 at the Chopin Theater in Chicago’s West Town.

• Chicago Reader, Jun 07, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Creative Writing Alum Julia Fine MFA '16 talked to the Chicago Reader about her new dark fantasy novel Maddalena and the Dark. 

• Below the Line, Jun 02, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Kayla Emter '05 , editor of the film "Flamin' Hot," is interviewed about working on the film and discusses some of the lessons she learned while at 51ÉçÇø.

• Los Angeles Times, Jun 01, 2023

  51ÉçÇø CTVA Alum Joshua Rothkopf MFA '00 will be the new film coverage editor for the Los Angeles Times.

• Vanity Fair, May 25, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Lena Waithe '06 is a producer on the new HBO documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore. Waithe studied Mary Tyler Moore's work when she was a student at 51ÉçÇø. 

• WBEZ, May 25, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum CaSera Heining ’17, known professionally as DJ Ca$h Era, will be performing at Hyde Park's Summer Fest.

• L.A. Times, May 24, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Theatre Alum Behzad Dabu '08 was profiled in the LA Times for a piece about what it takes to be a successful working actor.

• Crain's Chicago Business, May 24, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Toya Wolfe MFA '15 will receive the second annual Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award for her novel Last Summer on State Street.

• Wall Street Journal, May 23, 2023

  51ÉçÇø CTVA Associate Professor Zoran Samardzija was quoted in a Wall Street Journal piece about how the movies of director Wes Anderson inspired a new TikTok trend.

• L.A. Times, May 17, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Photography Professor Dawoud Bey talked to the L.A. Times about his two new exhibitions in the city.

• HYPEBEAST, May 15, 2023

  RCA Records’ newest VP of Marketing and A&R and 51ÉçÇø Music Business Alum George Clark III '16 details his “relentless pursuit” in the music business.

• Chicago Tribune, May 15, 2023

  51ÉçÇø awarded an honorary degree to longtime Chicago Tribune Theater Critic Chris Jones as part of the college's 2023 commencement ceremonies.

• FOX 13 News, May 05, 2023

  Danny Kravitz, a professor of film and screenwriting at 51ÉçÇø joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss the Writers Guild of America strike and the implications for Americans.

• Chicago Sun-Times, May 02, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Haley Blomquist '18 talked to the Chicago Sun-Times about her band OK Cool and their new EP fawn. 

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  Cleveland Magazine, May 01, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Kate Borders MA '02 was named president of a community service corporation responsible for developing, serving, and advocating for Cleveland's University Circle as a vibrant and complete neighborhood without borders.

• Deadline, May 01, 2023

  Michael NJ Wright, an adjunct faculty member in Cinema and Television Arts, is screenwriter for film set to go into production this June.

• Chicago Tribune, Apr 28, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Associate Professor of Humanities and Cultural Studies and the author of Star Wars Multiverse Carmelo Esterrich talked to the Chicago Tribune about the franchise in the run-up to Star Wars Day (May 4). 

• Variety, Apr 27, 2023

  Variety named 51ÉçÇø one of the top 21 film schools in North America. The publication highlighted the college's multidisciplinary Semester in L.A. program. 

• Broadway World, Apr 26, 2023

  At its upcoming 2023 Commencement exercises,  will confer honorary degrees on long-time Chicago Tribune theatre critic  and former faculty member and decorated jazz artist Bobbi Wilsyn. 

• Chicago Reader, Apr 25, 2023

  Composer and 51ÉçÇø Alum Shi-An Costello '10 will perform The Orient, his new five-movement suite, at Constellation on Sunday, April 30. 

• NBC 5, Apr 25, 2023

  "Shift: Music, Meaning, Context," a new exhibition at 51ÉçÇø's Museum of Contemporary Photography, explores the constantly changing role of music by asking visitors to think about how music relates and interacts with everyday life.

• Chicago Tribune, Apr 18, 2023

  100 gecs frontwoman and 51ÉçÇø Alum Laura Les ’18 talked about her positive experience at the college in a Chicago Tribune profile on the acclaimed hyperpop duo. 

• WBBM Newsradio, Apr 13, 2023

  WBBM Newsradio interviewed two 51ÉçÇø students about the college's student-run record label, AEMMP, which has provided hands-on music business experience for over 40 years.

• Chicago Sun-Times, Apr 13, 2023

  The Chicago Sun-Times wrote about 51ÉçÇø's new yearlong, graduate-level certificate program in stage and screen intimacy that will begin in fall 2023. 

• Vanity Fair, Apr 04, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Kirby Callan '22 was quoted in a Vanity Fair piece on Chicago Mayoral Candidate Brandon Johnson.

• Chicago Reader, Mar 24, 2023

  Interim Director of the Dance Presenting Series Meredith Sutton talks to the Chicago Reader about taking the 51ÉçÇø Dance Center into its 50th anniversary season.

• Chicago Tribune, Mar 23, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Pracitioner-in-Residence Greg Geffrard talked to the Chicago Tribune about teaching intimacy coordination and choreography. A new 16-credit, graduate-level certificate program, Intimacy for Stage and Screen, will launch in fall 2023 at 51ÉçÇø. 

• Chicago Tribune, Mar 17, 2023

  8, the debut album by renowned drag performer and 51ÉçÇø Alum Shea Couleé '11, was the subject of a piece in the Chicago Tribune. 

• Chicago Sun-Times, Mar 14, 2023

  Cinematographer and 51ÉçÇø Alum Michael Goi '80 talked to the Chicago Sun-Times about the Oscars, ethnicity, and the challenge of making movies.

• Independent, Mar 09, 2023

  The  Independent featured an essay by 51ÉçÇø CTVA Alum Sandeep Ravindranath MFA '18 about how the right-wing Indian government censored his short film "Anthem for Kashmir." 

• broadwayworld.com, Mar 07, 2023

  "Is God Is," which runs April 6 to May 28, makes its Chicago premier at A Red Orchid Theater and includes Alum Rita Wicks '22 in the cast.

• WTTW, Mar 07, 2023

  51ÉçÇø's preservation of historic structures in the South Loop was highlighted in a WTTW piece on college campus architecture in Chicago.

• Emmys.com, Mar 02, 2023

  51ÉçÇø student Jackie Elliot, currently participating in Semester in LA, earns prestigious internship with the Television Academy.

• CBS 2, Feb 23, 2023

  Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist and 51ÉçÇø Adjunct Professor John H. White was interviewed by CBS 2's Jim Williams about his life and storied career.

• Chicago Reader, Feb 22, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Shannon O’Neill '98 talked to the Chicago Reader about how a real-life story of two sisters in the IRA inspired her new play The Kelly Girls.

• Smithsonian Magazine, Feb 21, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Cultural Studies and Humanities Associate Professor Ann Hetzel Gunkel talked to Smithsonian Magazine about Chicago's Polish community and the roots of Paczki Day. 

• Flash Fiction Magazine, Feb 20, 2023

  Flash Fiction Magazine published a short story by CTVA Adjunct Professor Francine Sanders titled "Beirut."

• UPROXX, Feb 10, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Philosophy Professor Stephen Asma has a new conspiracy theory-themed podcast with veteran actor Paul Giamatti titled Chinwag.

• Milwaukee Magazine, Feb 10, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Theatre Alum Cody Estle '11 named first new director of Milwaukee's Next Act Theatre in 30 years.

• Dallas Art Dealers Association, Feb 08, 2023

  The College Art Association (CAA) gave 51ÉçÇø Photography Professor Dawoud Bey the "Artist Award for a Distinguished Body of Work."

• Deadline, Feb 07, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Animation Alum Chad Bennett '19 will participate in Nickelodeon’s annual Writing and Artist Programs, designed to develop the next generation of creative voices from underrepresented communities.

• Screen Magazine, Feb 01, 2023

  51ÉçÇø alum Theodore Collatos' TV Pilot ‘Palookaville’ won the coveted Grand Jury title at Slamdance and is now looking ahead to series development.

• Chicago Tribune, Jan 31, 2023

  The Chicago Tribune talked to Norman W. Long about his art installation “Calumet in Dub,” which is on display through February 17 at 51ÉçÇø’s Glass Curtain Gallery. 

• Chicago Tribune, Jan 24, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Alum Tamra Anderson '93 talks to the Chicago Tribune about her career 30-year career in TV.

• Screen Daily, Jan 17, 2023

  Cinematographer and 51ÉçÇø Alum Janusz Kaminski '87 talks to Screen Daily about his long-running collaborative partnership with Steven Spielberg and the inspiration behind their latest film The Fablemans.

• Chicago Reader, Jan 12, 2023

  In her solo exhibition at DePaul Art Museum, 51ÉçÇø Art and Art History Alum Krista Franklin MFA '13 uses surrealism to imagine a more radical world.

• Barret News Media, Jan 09, 2023

  Chicago radio legend and 51ÉçÇø Alum Bob Sirott '71 talks about how the college prepared him for his career.

• Forest Bluff Magazine, Jan 03, 2023

  51ÉçÇø Photography Alum Helen Berkun '03 talked to Forest Bluff Magazine  about her career as an influencer.

• Boston Globe, Apr 10, 2023

  The Boston Globe published an article by 51ÉçÇø Philosophy Professor Stephen Asma about Ai-generated art.

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