Miami-based glass artist, entrepreneur, and outdoor enthusiast Morgan Blittner, B.L.A. ’01, runs TKS Miami, which teaches kiteboarding and paddleboarding and sells everything related to an active lifestyle among the wind and waves. Email a high-resolution photo that shows you living your passion to [email protected], subject line: ’Cane in the Act.
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Class Notes Summer 2014
Submit class notes to [email protected]. 1950s Len Carrier, A.B. ’56, M.A. ’58, self-published Bet on the River, his first novel, in 2013. A former U.S. Air Force officer and retired philosophy professor, he divides his time between North Carolina and Florida when he isn’t traveling to foreign countries with his wife, Claire. Julian S. Haber, […]
The Artful Dealer, from Reebok to Renoir
Citizen ’Cane The Artful Dealer, from Reebok to Renoir For his business savvy in the worlds of sporting goods and modern art, Manhattan gallerist Herbert A. Rosenfeld, B.Ed. ’62, was selected to give this year’s Distinguished Alumni Lecture at the Newman Alumni Center. Rosenfeld shared his history of growing up in New York, the grandchild of […]
Stirring War Memories, 70 Years Later
Citizen ’Cane Stirring War Memories, 70 Years Later There was little they could do. Cut off from the rest of the 106th Infantry Division during the early days of the Battle of the Bulge, Private First Class Jack Diamond, ’48, and the other American soldiers in his regiment would soon be surrounded by German forces, leaving […]
Helping Students Overcome Language Barriers
Citizen ’Cane Helping Students Overcome Language Barriers The daughter of a Saudi Arabian diplomat, Taghreed Al-Saraj, B.F.A. ’99, M.S.Ed. ’01, has lived in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Now at the University of California, Berkeley, where she is the school’s first Saudi female postdoctoral research fellow, Al-Saraj specializes in foreign language anxiety—the fear […]
Called to Action
More than 10,000 donors come through for Newman Alumni Loyalty Challenge Albert Fernandez-Milo, A.B. ’84, is making a difference for his country, his community, and his alma mater. A psychiatrist who works with veterans, he joined the Navy Reserve as a medical officer after 9/11 and serves around the world. “I wouldn’t have been able […]
’Canes Get Big-Screen Welcome at Paramount
Industry professionals judge ’Canes Film Showcase “The thrill of a lifetime”—that’s how Noah DeBonis described seeing his short film, Posthumous, screened at the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood, California, at the 9th Annual ’Canes Film Showcase. DeBonis and 15 other School of Communication students showed their films, toured studios, and took a master class with industry […]
Top Alumni Impact Board of Trustees
Executives from Nebraska to Miami share valuable resources and expertise Several alumni are taking leading roles on the University of Miami’s governing agency, the Board of Trustees. Stuart A. Miller, J.D. ’82, a dedicated member of the UM Board of Trustees since 2002, was named board chair at the board’s May 16 meeting. Miller, who […]
Outside the Lines
Student Spotlight Outside the Lines U-Doodle’s Jared Krim on creative crowdsourcing Senior finance major Jared Krim has always taken art classes. But until joining U-Doodle, he hadn’t truly let his right brain run free. Now the Wyckoff, New Jersey, native is one of six members of the U-Doodle executive board. “We bring people together to […]
