Tomorrow Awaits: Look to the Future, Look to Michigan
Dean’s Reflection
Look to Michigan: Campaign Priorities
View from the Pond
Pasek and Paul Achieve EGOT Status in Record Time | New SMTD Open Online Course Focuses on Diverse Makeup & Hair Techniques | Celebrating the Class of 2024 | Faculty-Led Trips Abroad Take Students All Over the World | Center for World Performance Studies Joins SMTD: An Interview with Michael Gould
Sharing a Love for the Performing Arts and Gratitude for Arts Supporters
Before the Curtain Rises: The Many Elements of an SMTD Production
Inflection Points of an Evolving Institution: Buildings Reflect Its Past and Anticipate Its Future
Breaking New Ground in the Performing Arts: SMTD Alumni Draw on EXCEL Lab Experiences to Springboard Innovative Enterprises
SMTD Community Updates
Alumni Awards
The SMTD Alumni Board recognizes SMTD alumni annually in four award categories.
In Memoriam
Richard Crawford (1935–2024) | Gavin Creel (1976–2024) | Erik Fredricksen (1943–2024) | Charles Hiroshi Garrett (1966–2024) | James Earl Jones (1931–2024) | Paul R. Lehman (1931–2024) | William P. Malm (1928–2024) | Fred Ormand (1935–2024) | Sanford Richard “Sandy” Robertson (1931–2024) | Paul “Pinchas” Schoenfeld (1947–2024) | Yizhak Schotten (1943–2024) | SMTD Graduates of the 1940s-2000s
Giving Update
SMTD acknowledges and gives thanks for recent major gifts and pledges in the areas of student support, program support, capital needs, and planned gifts.
About Michigan Muse
David Gier, Dean and Paul Boylan Collegiate Professor of Music
Christi-Anne Castro, Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Mark Clague, Associate Dean for Partnerships
Jason Corey, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Kate Fitzpatrick, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Mica Harrison Loosemore, Assistant Dean of Admissions, Financial Aid, and Enrollment Management
Ericka Bigelow, Chief Advancement Officer
Eli Salembier, Director of Finance & Operations
DeeDee Ulintz, Director of Academic & Student Affairs
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About the front cover image
A multimedia recording session with Muse Ye (DMA ’25, collaborative piano) and Megan Yip (DMA ’25, cello) in the Video Studio of the James and Anne Duderstadt Center, February 2024. Photo: Chris Boyes
About the back cover image
A view of North Campus. Photo: Chris Boyes