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Elle Reede ’26 Finds Her Creative Path at Southwestern
Through exploration and experience, studio art major Elle Reede ’26 discovered a path that felt truly her own.
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Elle Reede ’26 Finds Her Creative Path at Southwestern
Through exploration and experience, studio art major Elle Reede ’26 discovered a path that felt truly her own.
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Southwestern University Receives Anonymous $5 Million Gift for Renovation of Fine Arts Building
Home to the Sarofim School of Fine Arts, the Fine Arts Building will undergo a comprehensive revitalization to support the future of interdisciplinary arts education.
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Video: Putting the “Art” in “Liberal Arts” at Southwestern University
Learn more about Southwestern’s Sarofim School of Fine Arts, where students perform, exhibit, design, collaborate, and engage with the world through creativity.
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Southwestern Theatre Alumni Entertain International Audience with Weekly “Gals & Goblins” Podcast
Using valuable skills learned at Southwestern, Campbell Duffy ’22, Olivia McCain ’22, and Lilly Percifield ’22 have transformed a hobby into a profitable podcast that garners a worldwide audience of up to 25,000 listeners a month.
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Southwestern University Featured on Forbes’ America’s Top Colleges List
Another national publication has honored Southwestern as Forbes ranked SU one of the best liberal arts colleges in Texas and the #304 overall institution in the U.S.
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Southwestern Alumni Create Magic at the House of Mouse
Four theatre graduates are turning their dreams into reality working at Walt Disney World®.
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Southwestern Alumni Combine Passions for Art and Science as Professional Medical Illustrators
Jenna Foster ’12 and Lauren Muskara ’21 have embraced Southwestern’s Paideia philosophy in their professional careers, blending their skills in art and science as medical illustrators.
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Big Screen Dreams: Alumna Shines in Film Festivals from Coast to Coast
Foolhardy Love, a short film starring and associate produced by Gabriella Gonzalez Biziou ’12 has been earning rave reviews at film festivals across the country.
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From Georgetown to Greece: Recent Graduate Incorporates Art into Unique Study Abroad Experience
Thira Schlegel ’24 studied abroad in Greece over the summer, where she participated in archaeological excavations while capturing her journey through art.
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Southwestern Student Earns National Recognition for Art History Research
Natalie Davis ’26 awarded with runner-up honors in ASIANetwork’s nationwide essay contest.
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Jay Nava ’22 Performs “Realize for Real Here’s: A Hip-Hopera”
Alumnus debuts performance to complete masters of music composition program at Texas State University.
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Video: The Power of Healing Through an Internship at Art Spark Texas
Lila Milam-Kast ’25 has experienced healing through giving back to her community during an internship at Art Spark Texas.
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From Southwestern to Showtime: Abigail Bensman ’25 Shines on Stage
Business major Abigail Bensman fulfills her Broadway dream while enrolled at Southwestern after being cast as “Brenda” in the North American tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray.
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Navigating the Intersection of Art, History, and Preservation
An alumna’s journey from student to architectural conservator and historian.
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Meet Our World-Class Faculty: Heidi Hogden
A conversation with Associate Professor of Art Heidi Hogden.
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Michael Cooper Resurrects the Lost Works of Groundbreaking Black Composers Florence Price and Margaret Bonds
Long marginalized by racial prejudice, the accomplishments of these pioneering American masters can now be recognized and celebrated for their importance to 20th-century classical music.
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Southwestern alumnus nominated for 2022 Grammy Award
Jason Schayot ’97 named a semifinalist for the 2022 Music Educator Award
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Full STEAM Ahead
Paideia Scholar Lauren Muskara ’21 champions making connections between science, technology, and the fine arts.
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The Professor Chronicles: Thomas Noble Howe
Get to know the professor of art and art history as well as coordinator general of the Restoring Ancient Stabiae Project in Italy.
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A World Traveler
Fulbright Scholar Brielle Read ’20 has been traveling the world and making a difference since the tender age of 14.
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Norma Clark ’97, P’00 Earns the 2021 Martha Diaz Hurtado College-Town Award
President Laura E. Skandera Trombley presented the Southwestern alum with the honor at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Awards.
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COVID Creativity and Communication
Southwestern STEM students combine science, art, and community engagement in collaborative SciArt projects.
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Scholarly Perspectives on COVID-19, Part 10: A Prolonged Intermission
Professor of Music Michael Cooper reflects on the many ways that the pandemic has affected musicologists and other musicians—and the lessons we can learn about the power of art.
