Wallace Shawn - Q&A sponsored by the MFA and CHF

A few weeks ago -- Q&A with playwright and actor Wallace Shawn (co-sponsored by the Northwestern University MFA in Writing for Screen+Stage and the Chicago Humanities Festival). He was so inspiring and funny. He made me want to run home and write and never apologize again for any of the dark stories that come out of my brain. My one regret: I wish we all had been holding cinnamon buns.

Academy Award-winning sound designer shares sound-making secrets at Northwestern

http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/news/Rydstrom

Really inspiring and fun.  Reminded me how great the sound design was in Saving Private Ryan. 

New NU Profs Chosen for Academic Leaders Program

I enjoyed participating in this program in 2012 -- 

http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2014/10/fostering-effective-academic-leaders.html

New City List of Film 50 Heavy with NU RTF-associated Mediamakers

The Department which I chair is well represented on the most recent NewCity Film 50 list (which spotlights makers, rather than maker/advocates/critics): Professors Thomas Bradshaw (also core faculty in the MFA in Writing for Screen+Stage), Kyle Henry, Melika Bass; adjunct lecturers: Stephen Cone and Maria Finitzo (also an alumna of the MFA in Writing for Screen+Stage '08); alums: Joe Chappelle ('86), Scott Dummler('93).

Sonic Boom conference - detailed info