Alumni Profile: Sheena Howard
In 2014, Sheena Howard, Ph.D. (M.A. ’07), became the first Black female to receive a coveted William Eisner Comic Industry Award for her book Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation. Learn more about her journey as an author, filmmaker, and professor.
Alumni Profile: Amir Gefen
As the AI Lab Manager at the Ministry of Education in Israel, Amir Gefen (M.A. ’95) scouts for educational technologies that use artificial intelligence (AI) and matches them with schools as pilot programs, ultimately offering recommendations to the government on how to approach and what to do with AI in the classroom.
Alumni Profile: Kantarama Gahigiri
Kantarama Gahigiri (M.A. ’06) got her start in the entertainment industry as a set production assistant, working on movies and television shows, including Men in Black 3 and Curb Your Enthusiasm. She now mainly writes and directs films that focus on identity, diversity, and social issues, for which she has won several awards./p>
Alumni Profile: Jaz Garner
Starting her career as an intern at ABC News, Jaz Garner (M.A. ’14) is now associate producer for 20/20. And she says she couldn’t have gotten there without the support of her alma mater.
Alumni Profile: Lenka Wright
Lenka Wright’s (M.S. ’12) naturally curious nature drew her to broadcast journalism. After a seasoned career on the air, she shifted her focus to local government working in various communications posts, including her most recent role as the first communications officer for the City of Mountain View in California.
Alumni Profile: Anthony Sciarratta
Anthony Sciarratta (M.S. ’18) almost went into sports management. On a whim, he followed his dream to pursue a career in film. Little did he know that his journey would take another turn, leading him to the completion of his first book.
Marketing Their Careers: PR Students Learn from the Pros
Student members of the NYIT-Old Westbury Public Relations Student Society of America chapter visited the NYC offices of Quinn, a lifestyle public relations agency, for lessons in building effective marketing campaigns and how to land that first job.
Budding International Reporter on the Inauguration Day Protest
Communication Arts master’s candidate Vasiliki Sgourdou headed to Washington DC on Inauguration Day to cover the other news that day: the protest.
Alumni Profile: Ben Finley
Ben Finley (M.A. ’03) was exposed to television journalism from a young, which inspired him to pursue a career in media. Today, he’s a journalist producing award-winning content for major news networks including CNN.