On April 15, 2025, the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced their appointment of the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows. Chosen through a rigorous application and peer review process from a pool of nearly 3,500 applicants, the Class of 2025 Guggenheim Fellows was tapped based on both prior career achievement and exceptional promise. As established in 1925 by founder Senator Simon Guggenheim, each Fellow receives a monetary stipend to pursue independent work at the highest level under “the freest possible conditions.”
Congratulations to the 8 Tisch alumni and faculty chosen for this prestigious fellowship!
Choreography
Jeanine Durning '90 (BFA, Dance)
Monica Bill Barnes '97 (MFA, Dance)
Drama & Performance Art
Rubén Polendo, Arts Professor & Associate Dean, Institute Of Performing Arts
Abigail S. Browde '04 (BFA, Drama)
Michael S. Silverstone '03 (BFA, Drama)
Film-Video
Jessica Bardsley, Assistant Professor, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV
Talia Lugacy '01 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Raven Jackson '19 (MFA, Graduate Film)
*We apologize for any omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.