News » Archives » October 2022

Tom Coyne '99 MFA

Creative Writing MFA alumni spotlight: Tom Coyne ('00)

Author: Paul Cunningham

“It's difficult to overstate the impact that the Notre Dame creative writing program had on my life. I entered the program at age 22, terrified, hoping I could somehow hold my own in workshop. I left with a stack of papers that got me an agent that got me a book deal that became a movie and more books, because Notre Dame gave me the time and community and just enough confidence to chase what I'd been otherwise convinced was an unreasonable life. My mentors at Notre Dame showed me what I did well, but more importantly, they taught me my shortcomings, and that awareness has guided just about every sentence I've written since.”…

Read More about Creative Writing MFA alumni spotlight: Tom Coyne ('00)

Lauren Walker, master of science student in the ESTEEM program

The ESTEEM graduate program launches new scholarship with support from the Jacobson Trust

Author: Maura Sullivan Hill '11

The ESTEEM Graduate Program has a new scholarship, thanks to financial support from the Jacobson Trust, a Florida-based organization that provides scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students across the U.S. The first recipient of this $10,000 scholarship is Lauren Walker ’22, who majored in environmental engineering with a minor in energy studies at the University of Notre Dame.…

Read More about The ESTEEM graduate program launches new scholarship with support from the Jacobson Trust