Alumni Outcomes

Our alumni leave with the skills to think critically about a broad range of media in an interactive classroom environment. Join a global alumni network of professionals working in a variety of fields such as film festivals and film curation to arts writers and artistic directors. And if your goal is to continue in higher education, you’ll be in good company. Many of our students pursue a PhD after completing their MFA.

Recent Alumni in PhD programs

  • Laura Brown (MFA ’19): PhD Student, Media Studies, University of Texas at Austin
  • Chris Wei (MFA ’19): PhD Student, Film Studies, University of Iowa
  • Ben Dulavitch (MFA’18): PhD student, Film Studies, University of Iowa
  • Reut Odinak (MFA’18): PhD student, American and New England Studies, Boston University
  • Dennis Major (MFA’18): PhD student, University of Oregon
  • Eric Forthun (MFA’17): PhD student, Media Studies, University of Texas at Austin
  • Jason Henson (MFA’17): PhD student, American and New England Studies, Boston University
  • Megan Hermida Lu (MFA’17): PhD student, American and New England Studies, Boston University
  • I-Lin Liu (MFA’17): PhD student, Film Studies, Indiana University-Bloomington
  • Austin Morris (MFA ’15): PhD student, Media and Cultural Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Recent Alumni in Industry

  • Jennifer Deluca, Allied Advertising, handles releases of new movies
  • Clay Farland, Panels Manager in Programming, Tribeca Film Festival NYC
  • Daniela Franco, Production Coordinator at WGBH
  • Tarek Korkomaz, Freelance director and cinematographer
  • Courtney O’Brien, Writer/Producer, Turner Classic Movies in Atlanta
  • David Nugent: Artistic Director, Hamptons International Film Festival; started at Rhode Island Film Festival
  • Alison Messing, National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC
  • Kristen Lauerman: second in command (Development Officer) with programming at Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Alumni Profiles

  • Logan Taylor graduated from the Film & Television Studies program in 2014, and now works for the SXSW Film Festival.
  • Jason Henson graduated in 2017 and is now pursuing his PhD in American & New England Studies.