The Role of Her Life (So Far)

Actor Sydney Lemmon was struggling to find work. Then she auditioned to play an unhinged tech worker in therapy, and rediscovered her identity

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Fall 2025

Current Issue

  • CFA Alumni

    The Art of Sports

    As a creative director for the NFL, Alex Mount has a hand in designing logos, decor, and gear for the Super Bowl and other league initiatives

  • Music

    Connection Through Music

    Grammy-nominated ensemble Palaver Strings, founded by two alums, is on a mission to address social injustice, expand music education, and build community

  • Theatre

    Directing Change

    Nikki DiLoreto is a director, coach, mentor, and cofounder of an inclusive program for female and nonbinary directors

  • Visual Arts

    Felt, with Feeling

    Elizabeth Stubbs uses wool to bring magical scenes—and the occasional political bogeyman—to life

  • CFA Alumni

    The Role of Her Life (So Far)

    Actor Sydney Lemmon was struggling to find work in early 2022. Then she auditioned to play an unhinged tech worker in therapy, and rediscovered her identity

  • Theatre

    Play’s the Thing

    Fady Demian shares insights on his acting career—past, present, and future.

  • Visual Arts

    Getting Animated

    Mai-Han Nguyen turned her love of drawing and printmaking into a career at Nickelodeon

  • CFA Alumni

    Tunes for Tots

    Milos Bjelica’s Artysh Lab brings classical concerts for babies—designed to promote early childhood development—to the Boston area

  • CFA Alumni

    Reflections on Loss and Triumph

    Following devastation from the Altadena wildfire in January 2025, Corinne Marrinan reflected on the incalculable loss

  • Community Engagement

    John Wilson’s Legacy Lives On

    A spring exhibition highlighted the artist and BU professor’s commitment to depicting Black lives

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We're proud to say that every issue of the magazine since the inaugural issue of CFA has been award-winning!

CFA magazine has won Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Grand Gold at CASE District Awards, and has also received SPD Awards, UCDA Awards, IHAF Awards, and a HATCH Award. CFA magazine was a finalist for the Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year.

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