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Photo of Mignon Faget Mignon Faget (NC ’55) By Laura Kreller (PA ’22), (PA *25) A legendary artist, jeweler, designer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Mignon Faget masterfully melds the distinct artistic processes of jewelry-making and sculpture. Faget... Featured 2023, Education & Scholarship
Photo of Deidre Dumas Labat Deidre Dumas Labat (NC ’66, G *69) A trailblazer in every sense of the word, Deidre Dumas Labat is not only the first Black graduate of Newcomb College, but also a celebrated scholar and administrator in higher education. Labat’s experience... Dramatic and Performing Arts, Featured 2023
NEWCOMB Photo of Olga Merediz playing Abuela Claudia in In The Heights Olga Merediz (NC ’78) For over forty years, acclaimed Broadway, television, and film actress Olga Merediz has dazzled audiences as a double threat in acting and singing. Merediz graduated from... Visual Arts, Featured 2023
Photo of Jane Davis Doggett Jane Davis Doggett (NC ’52) By Rebecca O’Malley Gipson (PA ’21) Jane Davis Doggett was a pioneer in environmental graphic design, also known as way-finding. Her graphics helped people find their way through busy public spaces. Doggett... Literature, Featured 2023
Photo of N.K Jemisin N.K. Jemisin (NC ’94) From Newcomb alumna to critically acclaimed author, N. K. Jemisin has been heralded by The New York Times as “the most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation.” N(ora). K. Jemisin was raised in... Politics & Government, Featured 2023
Photo of Lindy Boggs Lindy Boggs (NC ’35) By Emily Kreller (LA ’26) Marie Corinne “Lindy” Morrison Claiborne Boggs was no stranger to making history at local, state, federal, and international levels as the first woman from Louisiana elected to serve in the United... 