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Finding Solace in the Spotlight

Creative Connections Intern Lux Samantha Mendez and her passion for teaching

Samantha Mendez smiles backstage near a ladder and stage light during Creative Connections.

Dance Alumna Megan Flynn, M.F.A. '12, Joins University of Cincinnati Faculty

Flynn begins her new appointment as Assistant Professor of Dance this fall

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Helping Others Find Their Voice

Creative Connections intern Bahar Alimohammadi and her commitment to arts education

Baharnaz Alimohammadi, the Bette and Steven Warner Music Scholar, is singing, photographed from a low angle against an angular architectural backdrop.

Sepideh Moafi, M.F.A. ’13 Wins Astra TV Award for Her Role in The Pitt

The Department of Drama alumna took home her first major acting award

Sepideh Moafi with long curly dark hair stands in a hospital emergency room, wearing a black top under an open light gray zip-up jacket. She holds a tablet and printed paperwork while glancing off to the side with a focused expression. Her hospital ID badge reads "Baran Al-Hashimi, MD, Emergency Physician" with a green "DOCTOR" tag. In the blurred background, a man in dark scrubs adjusts an IV bag near a glass-walled trauma bay, with medical supply carts and glove dispensers visible in the foreground.

Boróka Nagy, M.F.A. '15 Named an Emerging Arts Leader by Arts Orange County

UCI Dance alumna honored for her work as artistic director and choreographer of Re:born Dance Interactive

Boróka Nagy leads a line of dancers across a dimly lit stage, with a projected backdrop of train tracks behind them.

Alumni Appreciation Month: Jenn Colella, M.F.A. '02 and Her Time at UC Irvine

The Tony-nominated, Grammy-winning performer and her ever-evolving artistic life

Alumni Appreciation Month: Taesung Hwang '24 Working Across Arts & Technology

Alumnus shows the possibilities of combining multiple passions

Taesung Hwang holds his Wube Tubes instrument next to a man in a striped shirt on an auditorium stage.

Sarah Koo Freeman Named 2026 Dean's Honoree

Claire Trevor School of the Arts music lecturer honored for teaching excellence

Faculty musicians perform on a darkened stage, with Haroutune Bedelian playing violin on the left, Lorna Griffitt at a grand piano in the center, and Sarah Koo Freeman playing cello on the right.

Before Saturday Night Live, a Film Exec Told Jon Lovitz to Become a Lawyer

1979 Department of Drama alumnus and Don’t Say Good Luck co-star on studying Lenny Bruce albums, his Liar character and his love for old m...

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Celebrating UCI Arts Alumni

Alumni Appreciation Month at UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Graphic banner reading 'UCI Arts Alumni Appreciation Month, #UCIArtsAlumni' in white, gold, and teal text on a navy-to-gold gradient background. To the right, a diamond-tiled photo collage shows seven UCI Arts alumni: a woman with long dark curly hair in a denim jacket; a dancer with short silver hair mid-movement in a studio; a woman with long brown hair in a black blouse and gold hoop earrings; a smiling bald man with a mustache and glasses in a blazer; a young person with dark hair against a bookshelf; a

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