Welcome to Prof. Lynn Higgins, Film and Media Studies Interim Chair, to Assoc. Professor Roopika Risam, and to Postdoc Fellows Tory Jeffay and Tess McNulty!

Their research ranges from the impact of arson in the Bronx to glacial dynamics.

A profile of the alumna in "The Independent" says of her powerhouse television career, "Whether on or off screen, Mindy Kaling's impact in TV cannot be denied. Through trial and error, she has carved out a space for imperfect, vibrant characters that show there's no one way to be a woman."

You are all welcome to our Department Open House on Thursday, Sept. 8 from noon to 1 pm at the Atrium of the Black Family Visual Arts Center. We are located at 22 Lebanon St. From the HOP Courtyard, head to the southeast stairs and you will see our building. Looking forward to meeting the new Class of 2026!

The Media Ecology Project will help preserve key material from the silent film era.

Funds aid digitizing N.H. newspapers, oral history data sharing, film preservation.

"I am sharing my story of mental illness because I hope it's a tale worth telling. My dad might have been ashamed, but I am not," the associate professor of film and media studies writes in "The Atlantic" of his struggles with depression and suicide.

Twenty-one professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences have been promoted and 12 were awarded tenure.

You are all invited to the Student Showcase of FILM 47.01 Video Mashups on 8/18, FILM 1 Introduction to Film + FILM 47.20 Curating and Microcinema on 8/23, FILM 35 Animation + FILM 44.01 Handmade Cinema on 8/24, 7 pm, Loew Auditorium, VAC.

Students help one another as they fine-tune their pilots, features, and short films.