Conner Carey and The Poetry of Community
Conner Carey, a recent graduate of Maharishi International University’s (MIU) English and Creative Writing Program, shares her opinions on college, life, writing, and SEO.
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MUM Student Kat Kanan Featured by VICE, CNN, & More
MUM student Kat Kanan has been featured in national media again, this time for her contribution to the Forgotten Iowa photo project.
New Poetry Book Features MIU Community
The newly published poetry anthology River of Earth and Sky: Poems for the Twenty First Century by Diane Frank features several writers from the MIU community and is now available for purchase on Amazon.com.
Q & A with Conner Carey, Class of ’15 and Writer for iPhone Life
Conner Carey (pictured center) graduated from MIU in the summer of 2015 with a major in English Literature with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Not long after, she became an intern – and, soon, employee! – at the wildly successful iPhone Life magazine. In this interview, Conner talks about how she succeeded in finding a job in her area and gives advice to those who haven’t yet graduated from MIU:
Taylor Irezumi: MUM Student, Model, Writer, and Artist [Gallery Post]
Taylor Irezumi is a woman of many talents – modeling, writing, and visual art, to name just a few.
Supriya Vidic Venkatesan, BA, Media and Communications, Creative Writing, 2012
Currently, Supriya lives in New Jersey and is an independent communications consultant. Some of her work includes:
- Conducting audience research for a major Hollywood film
- Creating non-profit strategy with New York Writers Coalition, and others
- Consulting with startups, such as biotech and technology firms.
One recent client was Religions for Peace, the largest interfaith group in the world and a partner of the UN. Supriya tells me RFP works with religious leaders globally, such as the Pope, to help countries protect the human rights of their citizens,...
Anna-Maria Cornell: Fiction Writer and English Teacher
Amy Spitzfaden, BA, Literature, 2012
I ask Amy what she’s finding most exciting these days. “Everything,” she tells me. “I’m excited about everything!”
Tamlin Day: Creativity and Entrepreneurship
Tamlin Day came to MIU from Austin, Texas, where he worked as a nanny and preschool teacher for 14 years. Some of his friends practiced the Transcendental Meditation® technique, so Tamlin visited Fairfield from time to time. He enjoyed the quiet atmosphere of Fairfield, and after a visit to MIU he decided to apply. He learned TM in September 2013 and enrolled the following January.
MVS PhD Students: Krista Noble
In Fall 2014, the new batch of doctoral students embarked upon their research journey. In the first year of the program they dive deep into the MVS knowledge under the guidance of the professors. In the second year, the individual research begins. We’d like to present the PhD in Vedic Science program through the new students and their impressions of the program.
Krista Noble
Krista is a straight A student, and is brilliant both academically and in other areas of interest. She is the youngest in the class but stands out...