School of Arts and Humanities
Alumni Success
Robert Torigoe
Education Initiatives Manager
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“Lehman Theatre and Dance was pivotal in my career in the arts. The faculty and staff provided an abundance of opportunities to build on my capacity to learn, practice, and create.
I have become a better artist, administrator, and human being because of this.”
Tiffany Echevarria (BA '22)
Latino Studies
Secured a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Congressional Internship in Washington, D.C
2022-2023
- [No awardees this year]
2021-2022
- (Finalist) Ashly Huerta (BA ’21), English and Political Science
Country: Mexico
2020-2021
- The Fulbright Program was suspended worldwide in March 2020.
2019-2020
- Maria Hernandez (BA ’18), Latin American and Latino Studies and Political Science
Country: Mexico
- Carolina Peralta (BA ’19), English
Country: Spain
- Jasmine Euyoque (BA ’21) French and Computer Science
Country: Uruguay
See story about these three students receiving Fulbright Fellowships here.
2018-2019
- Amna Azeem (CUNY BA, ’19), Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Country: Bulgaria
- Edith Carrasco (BA ’19), Latin American and Latino Studies
Country: Mexico
- Stefanie Nolli Gaspar (BA ’19), Latin American and Latino Studies
Country: Mexico
2022-2023
- Taylor Josephine O'Brien (BA, '24'), Linguistics (Japan)
- Angel Gabriel Gonzalez (BS '24) Computer Graphics and Imaging (Germany)
- Rachael Richardson (BA '24') Theatre (U.K.)
- Natalie Cruz Caba (BS '24) Computer Graphics and Imaging (Japan)
- Carlos Pintado (BA '24), Linguistics (Japan)
2021-2022
- Ashanty Polanco (BA '23), English
Country: South Korea
2020-2021
- Destiny Salgado (BFA '24), omputer Graphic Imaging
Country: Kyoto, Japan (manga/animation)
2019-2020
- Elijah Alston (BA '23), Undeclared, Japanese minor
Country: Japan, Seinan Gakuin University: Japanese Language and Culture
- Adela Colon (BA '22), History
Country: Italy, John Cabot University
- Ashly Huerta (BA '21), English
Country: The Netherlands, CIEE: Summer Language and Culture
- Audri Kranwinkel Gonzalez (BA '23), Media Communications Studies
Country: Crete, Greece: History, Archaeology, and Geology on the Island of Crete
- John Lang, (BFA '22), Art
Country: Japan, Seinan Gakuin University: Japanese Language and Culture
- Gregory Olin (BA '21), History
Country: Crete, Greece: History, Archaeology, and Geology on the Island of Crete
- Miguel Olivares (B.A. '21), History
Crete, Greece: Greece History, Archaeology, and Geology on the Island of Crete
- Fredy Valladares (BFA '23), Art
Crete, Greece: Greece History, Archaeology, and Geology on the Island of Crete
Read about Lehman College being a Top Producer of Gilman Scholars
2018-2019
- Antonio Fernandes (BA '20) Multimedia Performing Arts
Country: Greece
- Ashley Lum (MHC BA '19) History
Country: Greece
- Aileen Pelegin (BFA '19) Multimedia Performing Arts
Country: Montpelier University, France
- Tatiana Pinheiro (BA '20) Film and TV Studies
Country: South Africa
- Corina Portes (BA '19) French, History, and Political Science
Country: France
(Awarded 2018)
- July Torres (expected BA '23) B.A., English
Country: South Korea
(Awarded 2018)
Read about these students receiving Fulbright Fellowships and Gilman Scholarships
2022-2023
2022-2023
Doctoral Degree Programs
Kenisha Barrett (BA '23), who graduated with a B.A. in English, has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in English at the CUNY Graduate Center. In addition to the regular fellowship she was awarded a Provost's Enhancement Fellowship.
Thiawo Lecor (BA '21), who graduated with a B.A. in French, has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in French at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Master's Degree Programs
- Amadu Bah (BA '22), Philosophy and Political Science
NYU, M.A. in International Relations - Adam Baksh (BS '22), Music
Lehman College, M.A.T. in Applied Music and Music Teaching - Mariah Castillo (BFA '22), Multimedia Performing Arts
Hunter College, M.A. program in Dance Education - Dianna Cruz (BFA '19), Multimedia Performing Arts
Hunter College, M.A. program in Dance Education - Nefertari Galeta (BA '23), Africana Studies
Carnegie Mellon University, M.S. program in Public Policy and Management - Caitlin Garcia (BA '23), Art History
CUNY School of Professional Studies, M.A. in Museum Studies - Loreal Quiroz (BA '18), Dance and Sociology
Hunter College, M.A. program in Dance Education - Aldo Vilela (BA '23), Philosophy
Baruch College, M.A. in Leadership Studies
Feyaz Yussuff (BFA '21), Art
Rutgers University, M.F.A. in Visual Arts
2021-2022
Sonia Gonzalez (BA '21), who graduated with a B.A. in English, has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in English at the CUNY Graduate Center
Melissa Mitchell (BA '17), who graduated with a B.A. in Media Communications Studies in 2017, and who received a Master of Communication Management (M.C.M.) degree from the University of Southern California in 2021, has been accepted to the Ed.D. program in Organizational Change and Leadership at USC, where she is also completing a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice
Master's Degree Programs
- Caitlyn Bess (BFA '16), Mulimedia Performing Arts (Dance)
Temple University, M.F.A. program in Dance - Rafiana Martinez (BA '22), English
Columbia University, M.F.A. Writing Program - Amalia Rojas (BA '16), Theatre and Political Science
Columbia University, M.F.A. Writing Program - Madelyn Sher (MHC BA '17), Dance and Philosophy
Smith College, M.F.A. program in Dance
2020-2021
Doctoral Degree Programs
Geevanesam Devakanmalai (MHC BA '21), an alumna of Bronx Science who graduated with a Macaulay Honors College B.A. in Philosophy, has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in Philosophy at the University of Connecticut
Diomelca Rivas (BA '19), who graduated with a B.A. in History and who was a Lehman Scholar, has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in History at the CUNY Graduate Center
Victoria Smith (MHC BA '20), who graduated with a Macaulary Honors College B.A. in Philosophy with minors in Music and Political Science, who received a Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship in 2017, and who was awarded the Jerome Weinstock Prize in Philosophy as well as departmental Honors in Philosophy, has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in Ethnomusicology at New York University
Rachel Stempel (BA '19), who graduated with a B.A. in Earth Science and a minor in Creative Writing and who completed an M.F.A. in Poetry at Adelphi University in 2021, has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in English Literature at SUNY Binghamptopn
Jodell Ulerie (BA '17), who graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy and English and who completed an M.A. in Philosophy at Virginia Tech in 2019, has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center
Nicole Walker (MA '21), who graduated with an M.A. in English and who was awarded the Dr. Alice Griffin Graduate Fellowship, has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in English at the CUNY Graduate Center
Master's Degree Programs
- Moises Belizario (BFA '20), Multimedia Performing Arts
Columbia University, Master of Science program in Social Work (M.S.W.) - Shanice Crawford (BA '21), Philosophy and Political Science
Lehman College, M.S. program in Organizational Leadership - Shadé Laurie Freeland (BA '16), African and African-American Studies
New York University, M.A. program in Africana Studies - María Hernandez (BA '18), Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Political Science
University of Connecticut, M.A. program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Lily Hooks (BA '21), Africana Studies
Columbia University, M.F.A. program in Writing - Hannah Khoury (BA '21), Media Communications Studies
Cornell University, Master of Management in Hospitality (M.M.H.) program - David Montilla (BA '20), Philosophy and Economics
State University of New York at Albany, M.A. program in Communication and Media Studies - Larae Svendson (BA '21), Philosophy
Monroe College, M.A. program in Health Care Administration - Andre Valcarcel (BA '20), History
Lehman College, M.A. program in History - Jaciaihus Watson (BFA '21), Multimedia Performing Arts
Pace University, M.F.A. program in Theatre - Brittany Wilson (BA '13), Dance; (BS '13), Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Lehman College, M.S. program in Organizational Leadership
2019-2020
Doctoral Degree Programs
Amna Azeem (CUNY BA '19), Philosophy, Politics, and Economics University of Colorado at Boulder, PhD program in Political Science
Lisa Dazzell (MHC BA ’18), Psychology and Africana Studies Iowa State University, Ph.D. program in Counseling Psychology
Ashley Lum (MHC BA ’20), History and Political Science The Graduate Center, CUNY, Ph.D. program in History
Javiera Morales Reyes (MHC BA ’19), English and History Penn State University, Ph.D. program in English
Master's Degree Programs
- Jason Gaines (BA ’17), Philosophy
Lehman College, M.S. program in Organizational Leadership - Jonathan Yubi Gomez (BFA ’20), Art
Lehman College, M.S. program in Organizational Leadership - Teddy Hernandez (BA ’17), Philosophy
Lehman College, M.S. program in Organizational Leadership - Leslie Huynh (BA ’19), Theatre
Sarah Lawrence College, M.F.A. program in Theatre - Kaylynn Lopez (BA ’17), Philosophy and Psychology
NYU, M.A. program in Counseling and Guidance - Shane Martin (MHC BA ’20), English and History
NYU, M.A. program in Interdisciplinary Studies - Melissa Mitchell (BA ’17), Media Communications Studies and Philosophy
University of Southern California, M.A. program in Communication Management - Quameisha E. Moreno (BA ’20), Theatre
Relay Graduate School, M.A.T. program in Education - Chanta Palmer (BA ’20), Africana Studies and Political Science
Lehman College, M.A. program in Liberal Studies - Karen Rojas (BA '11), Latin American and Caribbean Studies
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, M.P.H. in Health Policy and Management - Toni Tolliver (BA ’19), English
The Graduate Center, CUNY, M.A. program in Liberal Studies - Robert Torigoe (BA ’19), Theatre
University of Hawaii, M.F.A. program in Theatre Education and Performance
2022-2023
Sumana Ali (BA '21), who graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy and minors in Journalism and Political Science, and who was awarded a Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship in 2019, has been accepted to the J.D. program at Pace University, Elizabeth Haub School of Law
2019-2020
- Ray Denny (BA ’18), Political Science and Philosophy
Pace Law School - Oscar Gonzalez (BA ’18), Political Science and Philosophy
Cardozo Law School - Emmanuella Saforo (BA ’19), Political Science and Philosophy
George Washington Law School
2022-2023
Tatiana Pinheiro (BA '21), who graduated with a B.A. in Film and TV Studies and a minor in Africana Studies, was accepted to the M.A. program in journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
2021-2022
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Jeffrey Perdomo (BA '22), Media Communications Studies
Summer Intensive Program, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
2019-2020
- Robinson Perez (BA ’19), Journalism
School: Columbia University, M.S. program in Journalism
- Albert Vargas (BA ’20), Journalism
CUNY Schol of Journalism, M.A. program in Spanish-Language Journalism
2022-2023
- Amadu Bah (BA '22), Philosophy and Political Science
- Received a Graduate School of Arts and Science Dean's Doctoral Fellowship to attend NYU
- Christian Amaya Garcia (BFA '22), Art
Awarded a place at the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture - Feyaz Yussuff (BFA '21), Art
Awarded a full fellowship to attend Rutgers University
Amadu Bah (BA '22), Philosophy and Political Science
Received a Graduate School of Arts and Science Dean's Doctoral Fellowship to attend NYU
Christian Amaya Garcia (BFA '22), Art
Awarded a place at the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Feyaz Yussuff (BFA '21), Art
Awarded a full fellowship to attend Rutgers University
2019-2020
- Darian Worrell (BS ’14), Music
Winner of the 2019 Harlem Opera Competition
- Corvy Bejarano Pandy (BFA ’20), Art
Awarded a residency in the Chautauqua School of Art in 2020
- Francis Paul Merencillo (BA ’20), English
Accepted for the Rutgers English Diversity Institute (REDI), Rutgers University
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Esther Asibuo (MAT '21), Applied Music and Music Teaching
The Evalyn and Stephen Milman Graduate Scholarsip for Innovation in Teaching, Lehman College
2018-2019
Sumana Ali (BA ’21), B.A., Philosophy Internship: NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
Ashley Lum (MHC BA ’20), History Country: Greece
Honors Convocation Awards
- Kassandra Alacorn, (BFA '19) Art
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Excellence
- Stefanie Nolli Gaspar (BA ’19), Latin American and Latino Studies
Excellence in Global Engagement
- Jasmine H. Kim (BA ’19), English
Outstanding Achievement
- Regiane Ocampo (BA ’19), Art
Outstanding Achievement
- Myan D. Sebastien (BFA ’19), Multimedia Performings Arts
Outstanding Achievement
See story about these students receiving Honors Convocation Awards here.
Kaylynn Lopez (BA '17), an alumna who graduated with a double major in Philosophy and Psychology, has created her own coffee business, which she has called Kudaimonia. "Alot of people ask why I named by company Kudaimonia. In Greek, eudaimonia means happiness, or "having a good indwelling spirit." I used the "K" from my first name, Kaylynn, to make it Kudaimonia. And also the company would be easy to find in an internet search that way."
Regiane Donadio (BFA '19), who graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in ceramics and sculpture, and was recognized at Convocation for Outstanding Achievement for maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA, won first prize in the fifth annual National Arts Club Will Barnet Student Show. She had her first solo show at the venerable National Arts Club in Manhattan in June. In the fall, she will be a graduate student at the New York Academy of Art.
Amna Azeem (CUNY BA '19), who graduated with a CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. She will spend the academic year 2019-2020 teaching English to eighth-grade students in Ruse, Bulgaria.
Alia Khoury (BA '19), a Lehman Scholar who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English, has been awarded a full scholarship to attend New York Law School.
Victor Borja-Armas (BA '16), a Philosophy major, began his Masters of Arts in International Affairs at the New School (2018-2022).
Gabrielle Friedman (BS '19), who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Music, has been accepted to SUNY New Paltz to do a Master of Scence degree in Music Therapy.
Dulce Maria Garcia (BFA '18), a Studio Art major, was accepted to Masters of Fine Arts program at Maine College of Art (2019-2021).
Two other graduating seniors in Arts & Humanities were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program Fellowships in 2019. Edith Carrasco (BA '19) Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Nolli Gaspar (BA '19) Latin American and Latino Studies, and Anthropology, will both teach English in Mexico in 2019-2020. Meanwhile, Antonio Fernandes (BFA '20), Multimedia Performing Arts, was awarded a Council of International Education Exchange (CIEE) Scholarship to study in St. Petersburg, Russia, this summer.
Finally, five students in A&H –Diagna Camilo (BA '19) Journalism and Media Studies, Ashley Lum (MHC BA '20) History, Amanda Mendez (BA '22) History, Rehnooma Momo (BA '22) English, and Corina Portes (BA '22) History, French, and Political Science – won the Chancellor’s Global Scholarship from CUNY to study abroad in 2019.
Lehman College and Bronx Community College (BCC) launched a joint study abroad program at Wroxton College in the U.K. in June 2019. Joe McElligott, Lecturer in English, took a class of students to Wroxton College, in Oxfordshire, England, where they joined a class of students taught by Professor Kathleen Urda, from BCC. In addition to living at Wroxton College, an 18th century former abbey, the students went to a play at Stratford-Upon-Avon, visited numerous museums in London, including the Charles Dickens Museum, and toured Oxford University.
At least two recent A&H graduates will be starting law school in the fall of 2019. Xhulia Gjokaj (BA '17), a double major in Philosophy and Economics, will be starting at Pace Law School. Lillian Barreto ('BA 18), a double major in Philosophy and Political Science and a Lehman Scholar, will be starting at CUNY School of Law.
Shanice Crawford (BA '21), a senior pursuing a double major in Philosophy and Political Science, has been named the winner of LegalZoom's first annual Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship Grant, for $5000.
Lian Kizner (BA '19), a double major in Dance and Psychology, is the first winner of a $1,000 grant to support an evening-length dance from the B. Wilson Foundation grant organization, which was created by alumna Brittany Wilson (BS '13). To watch her acceptance video, see here.
Whitney Hudson (BS '18) and Carole Martinez (BS '17), both graduates with BS degrees in Computer Graphics and Imaging (CGI) from the Art department, have been hired by pocket.watch, a digital entertainment company based in Culver City, CA. They both worked as interms at the company before being hired.
Mariah Eskoh (BA '17) was accepted to The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute with a Dr. Christopher Roselli One Year Conversatory Scholarship. See her YouTube channel here.
Henry Portillo (BFA '13, MFA 19') was hired as General Media Resources Technician at the Parsons School of Design at The New School.
2022-2023
Tiffany Echevarria (BA '22), Latino Studies
Secured a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Congressional Internship in Washington, D.C.
Jessica Fernandez De Jesus (BFA '21), Art
Imaging Production Associate 2D at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Karen Rojas (BA '11), Latin American and Caribbean Studies
NYC Office of Labor Relations in their WorkWell NYC program
2021-2022
Kalima McKenzie-Simms (BA '14), who graduated with a B.A. in English, and who received a Master of Public Administration degree from City College, CUNY, in 2021, is now Manager of LGBTQ Programs for NYC Department of Education
Patricia Cazorla (MFA '22), who received an M.F.A in Art (Painting), is now Lecturer in the Digital Arts Degree Program Art Bronx Community College, CUNY
Lizzy Alejandro (MFA '19), who graduated with an M.F.A. in Art Gallery Coordinator, is now a member of the Bronx Council on the Arts
Benjamin Spierman (BA '21), who graduated with a B.A. in Theatre, is General Director of the Bronx Opera Company
Courtne Comrie (BA '19), who graduated with a B.A. in English, has published her first book, Rain Raising, with HarperCollins. She was previously published in The New York Times in 2017.
Ashly Huerta (BA '21), who graduated with a B.A. in English and Political Science, is now Policy Coordinator for the Young Invicibles
2020-2021
- Angela Reynoso (BFA '21) received a City Artist Corps Grant from the New York Foundation from the Arts (NYFA) in conjunction with the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor's Offoce of Media and Entertainment, as well as Queens Theatre, to produce The Love Hate Club, written by Juan Ramirez, Jr., ('08). The show premiered on Friday, October 1, on Theatre Row in New York City as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival. Directed by current Lehman student Simran Pal Kaur, it starred Lucille Vasquez, Angela Reynoso, Christopher Guity, Nadja Gonzalez, and Natasha Collado. Angela Reynoso also directed the film "Love Stings", which was selected for the Conch Shell International Film Festival.
- Lindsay Huth (Notre Dame, BA '16; University of Maryland, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, MJ '19), a graphics reporter for The Wall Street Journal, took a number of philosophy courses at Lehman College in 2020 remotely and was advised on applications to graduate programs by Lehman faculty; she was accepted to the M.A. program in philosophy at Tufts University. (In 2023, she was accepted to the Ph.D. program in philosophy at Duke University).
