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  • ARAD Works: “For the Love of Fashion”

    Having recently completed her master’s thesis, Hannah Fagadau shares some insight into her topic and her writing process. For the Love of Fashion: The Success of Fashion inside Today’s Museum By Hannah Fagadau What is your thesis about? The growing presence and increasing demand of fashion exhibitions in encyclopedic museums.

  • ARAD Works: “China’s Cultural Diplomacy as the Means of Soft Power Through the Lens of the Confucius Institute”

    Having recently completed her master’s thesis, Lynn Fu shares some insight into her topic and her writing process. “China’s Cultural Diplomacy as the means of Soft Power through the lens of the Confucius Institute: A Comparative Study with the British Council and the Japan Foundation” By Lynn Fu What is your thesis about? China’s cultural diplomacy as the…

  • Student Spotlight: Hannah Rich

    Hannah Rich graduated from Princeton University in 2011 with a BA in Medieval History and a certificate in Theater and Dance. Prior to joining the Arts Administration program, she was a dancer with the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group in New York City where she also worked as the Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director. Currently,…

  • Student Spotlight: Georgina Zhao

    Originally from China, Georgina Zhao graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2014 from Drexel University where she majored in TV Production & Media Management and minored in Fine Art. She interned with companies and organizations such as the Philadelphia Art Alliance, Greater Philadelphia Film Office, and Viacom Entertainment Group. With interests in art museums, education, and…

  • Student Spotlight: Emily McCabe

    Emily McCabe graduated from Middlebury College in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. She originally hails from Armonk, New York and since finishing school has worked in Colorado teaching both skiing and violin lessons. Additionally, Emily has interned with a number of performing arts nonprofits and she has a current placement at the…

  • Student Spotlight: Cora Neito

    Cora Neito is French and Brazilian. She comes from a financial background, and was always attracted to the arts. In the Arts Administration Program, she is joining her skills and passion, and aiming for working with non-profit organizations.

  • An Interview with GRAMMY Winner Eric Oberstein

    By Blaire Townshend Arts Administration Alumnus Eric Oberstein is a producer, musician, educator, and arts administrator—and now also a two-time GRAMMY winner. His work as producer on Arturo O’Farrill’s “The Afro Latin Jazz Suite” earned Oberstein and his creative team the award for Best Instrumental Composition at the 58th annual GRAMMY Awards this February. This…

  • Alumni Event: Mentoring as Advocacy

    This February, the ARAD Alumni Committee launched a mentorship program for 2nd-year students. The goal is to build personal and professional connections that give ARAD students an advantage as they leave the program and enter the world of arts administration. Co-presented by the ARAD Alumni Committee, the ARAD Program, and Student Advocates for the Arts,…

  • Student Spotlight: Jamie Perutz

    Jamie Perutz graduated from Brandeis University in 2013, where she double majored in Theater Arts and Psychology and minored in Art History. She comes to the Arts Administration program having worked in several arts nonprofits in Boston, including Citi Performing Arts Center and Boston Center for the Arts. She’s particularly interested in digital marketing for multidisciplinary…

  • Alumni Conversation: Daniel Gallant

    By Gina Tribotti Daniel Gallant is a theatrical producer, playwright, director, teacher, actor, and executive director of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Since 1973, the Cafe has operated as a multi-arts and multicultural non-profit organization, presenting poetry, music, hip hop, theater, and education events in New York City’s East Village. The Cafe’s history is chronicled in…