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

Nov 2021

The Coven Mavens, Juliana Lew and Sara Burke, pose with Halloween-themed decorations

STAFF Stamps Alums Curate Magic at Ann Arbor Bookstore As The Coven Mavens, Stamps alums Juliana Lew (BFA ’08) and Sara Burke (BFA ’08) held a Samhain…

Illustration of students in caps and gowns with text Excellence in Sustainability Honors Cord Program

UNDERGRADUATE Joe Trumpey Designs Graduation Cord for Excellence in Sustainability Honors Cord Program Stamps Professor Joe Trumpey has designed a new graduation cord for the Excellence in…

The words reimagine Fall 2021 Speaker Series are displayed over a background image of brightly colored autumn leaves

FACULTY Sophia Brueckner: Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values Stamps Associate Professor Sophia Brueckner, a fellow at the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and…

STAFF Stamps Gallery Awarded Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Grant On Friday, October 22, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) announced the…

A man acting in the role of Henry Ford's ghost wears a straw brimmed hat and sits on a subway car.

FACULTY Henry Ford's Ghost Confronts Complex Legacy in New Film by Andy Kirshner 10 Questions for Henry Ford — written and directed by Andy Kirshner, an associate professor at…

Oct 2021

Brick storefront building painted blue-grey

FACULTY Michael Andrews: Fundraiser for Neighborhood Art Space in Detroit Stamps Lecturer Michael Andrews is collaborating on a neighborhood art space in Detroit. Located…

FACULTY Sophia Brueckner: Data for Good, Ethically at Ohio State Stamps Associate Professor Sophia Brueckner will be a featured speaker at Ohio State’s Fall Forum…

Dance instruction sheet showing diagram of footwork labeled The Pursuit Step

FACULTY Susan Funkenstein on Ford Motor Company's Dance Education Program Susan Funkenstein, a Lecturer II at Stamps, delivered a paper at the Dance Studies Association in…

Poster for A Brief History of Now: 2021 AIGA Design Conference, Sept 20-24. Text is presented in a circle with white dashed lines radiating on a magenta background.

FACULTY Audrey Bennett and Ron Eglash Deliver Joint AIGA Keynote Stamps Professors Audrey Bennett and Ron Eglash delivered a joint keynote presentation at the…

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UNDERGRADUATE Sophia Brueckner and Shannon Yeung: White Cube / Black Box at UMMA In the U‑M Arts Initiative Project Fair Representation in Art and Data, Stamps Associate…

Venn diagram showing Ludic Engineering as the intersection of Art, Play, Technology, and Innovation

FACULTY Roland Graf’s Doctoral Thesis Receives “Award of Excellence” Stamps Associate Professor Roland Graf’s recently completed doctoral thesis “From Pink to Pong:…

Cover of Atlas of the Invisible, shows two globes intersecting in the shape of an eye

ALUMNI Oliver Uberti: Climate Crisis Op-Ed in Washington Post Designer Oliver Uberti (BFA ’03) penned an October 14 op-ed for The Washington Post, in which he…