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**[Diane Paulus '88](/diane-paulus-88), Artistic Director, American Repertory Theater**  
Thesis Title: *The Living Theatre: A Case Study Analysis of the Interplay of Art and Politics in a Postwar Revolutionary Theatre Group* “I deeply appreciated that the curriculum taught me how to wrestle with big ideas; we were constantly challenged to articulate complex thoughts, both in tutorial discussions and in our writing.”

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**[Meg Shutzer '10](/meg-shutzer-%E2%80%9910), Documentary Filmmaker**  
Thesis Title: *Operation Return Home: The Resettlement of Kenya's Internally Displaced* “I was able to apply an understanding of historical and political context to poverty, social justice, humanitarian crises and human rights, gaining a fluency in these topics that I continue to draw on in my work today.”