Brett Austin, BJ ’93, is the coordinating producer of the ESPN SEC Network. Austin will oversee the weekly SEC Nation Road Show along with managing other network shows.

David Murray, BJ ’86, was named deputy press secretary for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.

Laura Bernhardt, BJ ’80, is a senior consultant at The Oliver Group in Chicago. The company specializes in leadership development for individuals and companies.

Harvey Saalberg, PhD ’67, died Sept. 30, 2013.

Bernard Smith, BJ ’53, of Morton, Ill., died March 16, 2014.

Eve (Kidd) Crawford Peyton, BJ ’02, MA ’04, is the new director of editorial services at Loyola University New Orleans. She is responsible for editing the alumni magazines and all external communications for the university. Crawford Peyton also writes a weekly blog and monthly column for New Orleans Magazine, for which she has won several … Continued

Anna Johnson, BJ ’99, an award-winning journalist with extensive experience working in the U.S. and the Middle East, has been named The Associated Press’ deputy editor for the U.S. West, overseeing coverage from 13 states. Johnson covered Iran’s 2009 presidential elections, the Iraq war, Egyptian archaeology and Dubai’s economic boom, among other stories as a … Continued

“Out of Focus,” a documentary by Shengze Zhu, MA ’13, received international recognition by the 36th Cinéma du Réel (France), recently finishing its world premiere in Paris. Reviewer Charlotte Garson wrote: “‘Out of Focus’ looks at Chinese urbanity through children’s “discovery” of photography. The participants of a workshop run by Shengze Zhu in a school for … Continued