Graduates of XE go on to have successful careers in today's competitive markets. Many of our graduates go on to Ph.D. programs while many others work in a variety of fields including the arts, human rights, journalism, LGBTQIA organizations, museums, NGOs/non-profits, media, education, and more. Our graduates are published authors, award-winning filmmakers, and leading innovators in their fields. Here is a small sampling of our alumni:
Alumni
I love everything about the new XE program, design, and direction. So proud to be a part of this.
- Aly Miller
Draper and NYU were invaluable to my success as an educator and researcher. I am excited to learn more about this new initiative.
- Kristina Varade
The Draper Program equipped me with a framework and vocabulary for deep intellectual inquiry. Finding patterns and making connections across disciplines is the best way to engage with new perspectives and appreciate intersections.
- Summers Scholl
I am a huge fan of Draper. It was exactly the kind of Masters program I needed at the time to hone in on my skills as a storyteller.
- Leslie Mattingly
Draper was the ideal atmosphere to grow my research interests and to see whether or not a career in academia was a good fit for me. I would be proud to give back to a program that gave me so much.
- Matthew Zundell
I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for my incredible experience in (formerly) the Draper Program. Those years set me on a trajectory that has been deeply fulfilling and successful. I’m grateful this program exists and celebrate its newest transformation!
- Jay Bendett
My time at NYU and in Draper was most memorable, challenging, and rigorous.
- Anjuli Mahorta
Profession: VP of Brand and Communications for Common Energy
Contact: jenniferbassett@gmail.com
Profession: Co-founder of Argo Collective, providing tools for promoting workplace diversity
Contact: Jay@argocollective.com
Profession: NYU Libraries, Monographs Supervisor
Contact: jane.excell@nyu.edu
Profession: Sexual Assault Organization in Milford, PA
Contact: john.steven.hellman@gmail.com
Profession: Executive Director of BE NOLA
Contact: adrindakelly@gmail.com
Research Interests: Russian History and Gender Politics
Thesis Title: " 'не будь, как баба!' The Bodies of Conchita Wurst, Pussy Riot, and Russian Homo Pornography against the Russian Future"
Email: christopher.labrot@gmail.com
Profession: NYU International Students
Contact: byleung@nyu.edu
Profession: Associate at Paul and Weiss
Contact: vmlysikatos@gmail.com
Profession: NYU Libraries, Curator at Fales
Contact: nicholas.martin@nyu.edu
Profession: Fulbright in Serbia, Writopia
Contact: mm7893@nyu.edu
Profession: Project Manager, The Center for Book Arts
Contact: emily.miranker@gmail.com
Profession: Director of Social Media, Next Model Management
Contact: damien.neva@gmail.com
Thesis Title: "Illuminating the Unseen: Widening the Boundaries of Blackness to Encompass the Indian Ocean"
Email: sydpaige1@gmail.com
Research Interests: Philosophy of Science and Postmodern Philosophy
Email: vas321@nyu.edu
Profession: Assistant Professor of History, UNC Charlotte
Contact: kshull@uci.edu
Research Interests: Literature, Media Theory, Philosophy
Thesis Title: "The Informational Appetite: Data Production and Mining Technology Users for Value"
Profession: Associate Professor of Modern Languages BMCC, CUNY
Contact: krv203@nyu.edu
Profession: Union Organizer and Brewery Owner
Contact: Emily.vides@gmail.com
Profession: Northwestern Law School
Contact: xu.matthew1990@gmail.com
Research Interests: Italian Studies, Critical Theory, and Gender and Sexuality
Thesis Title: " 'Sono tutti checche latenti:' Introducing a Radical Italian Queen"
Email: mpz214@nyu.edu