News & Stories

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

Feb 2022

Brian Banks, an African American man wearing glasses, smiles next to an illuminated STAMPS sign

UNDERGRADUATE Brian Banks Staff Excellence Award To honor and recognize the service and dedication of longtime employee Brian Banks to the Stamps…

Jan 2022

UNDERGRADUATE Stamps Students, Faculty, and Staff Honored at the 2022 MLK Spirit Awards Many Stamps students, faculty, and staff were celebrated for their commitment to the ideals set…

Nov 2021

A 3D exhibition showing work on a virtual gallery wall.

UNDERGRADUATE Breaking Down Silos, Making Change: 2021 Stamps DEI Team Grants Designed to support projects developed in reaction to a relevant social issue or proactively…

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…

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…

Sep 2021

Digital rendering of a garden with glowing orbs.

ALUMNI Stamps Shines Bright at DLECTRICITY Inspired by Nuit Blanche arts festivals from around the world, DLECTRICITY is a spectacular…

Mar 2021

FACULTY Jennifer Metsker: Featured Poet in “After the Pause” Spring Issue Stamps Writing Coordinator and Lecturer Jennifer Metsker is the featured poet in the Spring issue…

Jan 2021

GRADUATE Stamps Community Honored in North Campus Deans’ MLK Spirit Awards Several members of the Stamps community have been honored with 2021 North Campus Deans’ MLK…

STAFF Srimoyee Mitra Moderates at Alternate Assembly Symposium Stamps Gallery Director Srimoyee Mitra will moderate Perspectives on Water: Land Rights,…

Oct 2020

COMMUNITY Chrisstina Hamilton and Penny Stamps Speaker Series Featured on One Detroit Broadcasting on Detroit Public Television, One Detroit journalists tell the authentic stories of…

FACULTY Srimoyee Mitra on Augmented / Artificial Intelligence for SLSA Special Event The Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts (SLSA) is hosting a Special Fall Event on the…

Apr 2020

STAFF Juliana Lew on sleeping during the pandemic, for Insider.com Stamps Recruiting Coordinator and artist Juliana Lew (BFA 2008) was featured in “Why you’re doing…