News & Stories

Learn more about the Stamps School through the stories of our faculty, students, alumni, and staff.

Jul 2020

GRADUATE A Living Learning Lab For Equity: Keesa V. Johnson (MDes ‘21) and the Campus Farm Keesa V. Johnson (MDes ’21) pursues equity and access in food systems as the DEI manager at U‑M’s…

May 2020

UNDERGRADUATE Stamps Student Emergency Fund Dean Guna Nadarajan has created an emergency fund to aid students experiencing the financial…

ALUMNI Cosmo Whyte Receives Tiffany Foundation Grant In May 2020, the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation announced the 20 recipients of its 2019…

ALUMNI Mayela Rodriguez Selected As NALAC Adovcacy Leadership Institute Fellow Stamps alumna Mayela Rodriguez (MFA ’19) has been selected as an Advocacy Leadership Institute…

ALUMNI Chris Landau on Wizard of Paws Stamps alumnus Chris Landau (MFA ’06) appeared on The Wizard of Paws Episode 3 “Turbo Roo &…

Apr 2020

GRADUATE Kim Karlsrud, Sally Clegg Featured in Hyperallergic Work by Kim Karlsrud (MFA ‘20) and Sally Clegg (MFA ‘20) was featured in Hyperallegic in an…

ALUMNI Amanda Lilleston Published in Maine Arts Journal Stamps alumna Amanda Lilleston (MFA ’12) was recently profiled in an article for the Maine Arts…

Mar 2020

GRADUATE Class of 2020 Spotlight: Ashley Moon (MDes ‘20) Ashley Moon’s (MDes ’20) thesis project empowers high school students to speak out on the issues…

GRADUATE Class of 2020 Spotlight: Jennifer Low (MDes ‘20) Jennifer Low’s (MDes ’20) thesis project focuses on the displacement caused by gentrification and…

GRADUATE Class of 2020 Spotlight: Megan Freund (MDes ‘20) Megan Freund’s (MDes ’20) thesis project helps teachers incorporate social justice lessons in the…

GRADUATE Class of 2020 Spotlight: Colleen Clark (MDes ‘20) Colleen Clark’s (MDes ’20) thesis work aims to close experience gaps and lower turnover rates for…

GRADUATE Class of 2020 Spotlight: Gowri Balasubramaniam (MDes ‘20) Gowri Balasubramaniam’s (MDes ’20) thesis research helps high school students connect history…