This issue delves into the ways that SMTD helps students prepare for life after college and explores a few of the many different paths alumni pursue. Whether those paths lead to careers within the performing arts or to diverse fields outside the arts, graduates rely on the skills, discipline, and friendships gained at SMTD.
This article features the work of several SMTD alumni who work in the performing arts while also devoting considerable time and talent to supporting and enriching their communities through activism, mentorship, and education.
![[Campus News] Transforming Trauma into Healing Power Through the Arts](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ni-une-mas-3-2024-400x250.jpg)
![[In the News] Jonathan Kuuskoski Quoted in CNN Article about Theatrical Release of Taylor Swift Concert Film](https://smtd.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Jonathan-Kuuskoski-index-400x250.jpg)
Dean Gier reflects on the ways SMTD students, faculty, and staff use the power of the performing arts to engage with their communities and address the pressing issues of our time.
