Alumna Gülgün Kayim helps propel those who are part of the “creative economy” in Minneapolis.

Visual artist Rachel Breen illuminates inequities and waste in the world’s garment industry and spotlights the oppression its workers endure.

Pulitzer Prize-winning alumnus found contentment and his connection to the arts in poetry.

Chamindika Wanduragala employs puppetry to support BIPOC artists and explore the world around us.

Jazz great David Frishberg, who died last year, got his start at the U of M in the 1950s, later rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in music. And in the mid-’70s, he entertained newer generations with the tunes he wrote for ABC’s <i>Schoolhouse Rock</i>.