Alumni in the News

Amanda Salazar (M.F.A., Acting, 2013) working with Great River Shakespeare Festival as Director of Inclusion and Belonging and Mental Health Coordinator for their 20th Anniversary summer season

May 31, 2023 | Great River Shakespeare Festival

Amanda Salazar M.F.A., Acting, 2013 working with Great River Shakespeare Festival as Director of Inclusion and Belonging and Mental Health Coordinator for their 20th Anniversary summer season

Hyeyoung Song (D.M.A, Piano, 2006) inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame

May 31, 2023 | Weatherford College

The honor recognizes piano teachers for their commitment and passion for piano education. Song is invited to attend an early October induction ceremony at the historic New York Steinway factory and her name is displayed on a commemorative display wall inside the Steinway Factory.

Hyeyoung Song D.M.A, Piano, 2006 inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame

Marco Antonio Santos (D.M.A., Jazz Studies, 2022) releases new album, "About: Silence"

May 31, 2023 | All About Jazz

Released May 5, the album’s 11 tracks feature a jazz guitar trio—guitar, upright bass, and drums—joined on four tracks by a woodwind quartet and on five by a string quartet.

Marco Antonio Santos D.M.A., Jazz Studies, 2022 releases new album, About: Silence

David Rogers (B.F.A., Lighting Design, 1999) hired as security manager at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston

May 25, 2023

Carlos Rosales-Silva's Border Logic solo exhibition (B.F.A., Studio Art, 2017) featured in Hyperallergic

May 22, 2023 | Hyperallergenic

Carlos Rosales-Silvas Border Logic solo exhibition B.F.A., Studio Art, 2017 featured in Hyperallergic

Katie Folger (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2013) and Matrex Kilgore (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2015) collaborate on one-woman show at Crashbox

May 17, 2023 | Broadway World

Katie Folger B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2013 and Matrex Kilgore B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2015 collaborate on one-woman show at Crashbox

Dr. Stephanie Strauss (Ph.D., Art History, 2018) awarded 2023 ACLS Fellowship

May 17, 2023 | Art and Art History

Dr. Stephanie Strauss Ph.D., Art History, 2018 awarded 2023 ACLS Fellowship

Playwright's Horizon's upcoming season includes "Staff Meal" by Abe Koogler (M.F.A., Playwriting, 2014)

May 17, 2023 | Playwrights Horizons

Molly Bartell (B.A., Art History, 2022) curates Cafe Medici's first art show

May 17, 2023 | The Daily Texan

Molly Bartell B.A., Art History, 2022 curates Cafe Medicis first art show

Daniel Patterson (M.F.A., Theatre, 1975) publishes Directing for Community Theatre

May 17, 2023 | Routledge

Daniel Patterson M.F.A., Theatre, 1975 publishes Directing for Community Theatre