Category: 2019Cohort
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Alumni Spotlight on Lauren Williams: The Imperfectly Phenomenal Woman
Lauren Williams (ARAD ’19) tells us about her life after TC, and her experience in the ARAD program.
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Alumni Spotlight: Allason Leitz
Last week, Jessie Young, ARAD Program Coordinator sat down with Allason Leitz (ARAD ’19) to learn about a festival she’s been coordinating since graduating from the program at TC this past May.
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Student Spotlight: Sunny Leerasanthanah
Sunny Leerasanthanah was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and lives in New York City, where she is completing her MA at Teachers College, Columbia University. In 2016, she received a BFA in Film, Photography, and Visual Arts at Ithaca College, New York. Sunny plans to work with non-profit visual arts organizations and institutions in the future,…
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Student Spotlight: Naomi Litman-Zelle ‘19
Naomi Litman-Zelle is entering her second year in the Arts Administration program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She earned her undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology, and spent time after graduating working in the world of fundraising for an educational non-profit organization. Her interests include art museum education and community engagement with a focus on diversity…
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Second Year Allason Leitz Returns to Congo International Film Festival
Allason Leitz is in her second year of her masters in Arts Administration at Columbia University. She has worked for the last seven years with the Congo International Film Festival (CIFF) most recently as the assistant to the Artistic Director where she primarily gathered (and occasionally curated) films. Since beginning at CIFF, she has worked…
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Catching up with Chad Rabago, Spring 2018 Microgrant Recipient.
Chad Rabago attended Service Unites in Atlanta, GA this June with funding from the ARAD Spring 2018 Microgrant. We were eager to hear about his experiences! Service Unites is the largest service-related conference for non-profit, government, business, and civic leaders. Hosted by Points of Light, an organization dedicated to volunteer service and mobilization, Service Unites…
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Congratulations to our Spring 2018 Microgrant Recipients!
The Arts Administration Program (ARAD) at Teachers College, Columbia University is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2018 Microgrants for Student Professionalization. Through the Microgrant Program and with generous support from the Arts and Humanities Department at Teachers College, ARAD proudly supports student professionalization activities on campus and beyond. This award champions special projects…
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Follow up with Lauren Williams, Fall 2017 Microgrant Recipient
We followed up with our Fall 2017 Microgrant Recipient, Lauren Williams. Funding from the ARAD Microgrant supported Lauren’s participation in the American Institute of Graphic Art’s AIGA Design Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Describe the opportunity you participated in and how it aligns with your career aspirations. On October 13-14, 2017 I had the opportunity to…
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Follow up with Angelica Tran, Fall 2017 Microgrant Recipient
We followed up with our Fall 2017 Microgrant Recipient, Angelica Tran. Funding from the ARAD Microgrant supported Angelica’s participation in the Metropolitan Opera Guild’s DaCapo Arts Administration Intensive at the Opera Learning Center at Lincoln Center. Describe the opportunity you participated in and how it aligns with your career aspirations. I attended the…
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