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Marvin A. Carlson Is Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The distinguished professor is best known for his scholarship on dramatic theory and theater history.
Theatre and Performance Ph.d. Alumni Find Bigger Stages
After teaching theater and performance studies online during the pandemic as a visiting professor at Governors State University, alumna Alison Walls (Ph.D. ’20, Theatre and Performance), got back into the job hunt. This September, she returned home to New Zealand...
Nearly $1.5 Million in Graduate Center Dissertation Fellowships Awarded to 66 Doctoral Candidates
The 2021-2022 awards, ranging from $5,000 to $25,0000 each, will support doctoral candidates in successfully completing their dissertations.
Staging Social Justice: Ash Marinaccio on The Thought Project
A Ph.D. student in Theatre and Performance talks about using theater as a tool for social justice and her experience as a first-generation college student and becoming a documentarian and activist.
Why the World Needs Humanities Ph.D.s Right Now
In her new book, Katina Rogers addresses how to turn humanities Ph.D.s into fulfilling employment and ways to make the degrees more equitable, just, and relevant.
Theatre Program Faculty & Alumna Honored by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Program faculty Jean Graham-Jones and Claudia Orenstein and alumna Donatella Galella have been announced as award finalists in two categories.
Channeling 'Antigone' to Depict the Migrant Experience
Midway through her Ph.D., a student explores social justice through theater and film.
Three Graduate Center Students Receive Fulbright Awards for Research Abroad
In the coming months, students in biology, music, and theater, and will travel to areas of South and Southeast Asia and to Vienna.
Mourning the Loss of Lynette Gibson
We have lost an exceptional friend and colleague, who served the theatre program with professionalism and distinction.
2017 Thomas Marshall Award Goes to Sissi Liu
The highly competitive honor recognizes graduate students' achievements in research and creative activities, teaching, and service.