MICA captured 211 clippings in April. MICA's media coverage rose 17 percent in April 2012 compared with April 2011. National coverage included stories in the Capital News Service, Harper's Magazine, Chronicle of Higher Education, Brand New Day Designs, Huffington Post, Design Ignites Change, Bluecanvas magazine, Print magazine, Artist's Magazine, CS Interiors and Fine Art Connoisseur. Featured coverage not available online includes Bluecanvas magazine's feature on student Morel Doucet's work, Print magazine's quoting M.F.A. in Graphic Design Director Ellen Lupton on the future directions of graphic design programs, CS Interiors story on alumna Jessica Williams and Fine Art Connoisseur's write up on faculty member Philip Koch's work.

There were 7,751 pageviews on mica.edu news stories throughout the month. The most-read story covered the spring exhibition schedule of graduate work.

By the end of April, MICA's Facebook had 5,716 "likes," and Twitter had 4,563 followers.

MICA Mentions

• Media Considers President Fred Lazarus IV a Go-To Expert in April
• Several Academic Programs Make News in April
• MICA Community in the News During April 2012
• This Spring, MICA Students Showcase Design Innovation Beyond Fashion Week
• MICA's Student Theater Company Stages "Fat Pig" and "reasons to be pretty," April 5-15

Founded in 1826, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is the oldest continuously degree-granting college of art and design in the nation. The College enrolls nearly 3,500 undergraduate, graduate and continuing studies students from all 50 states and 57 countries in fine arts, design, electronic media, art education, liberal arts, and professional studies degree and non-credit programs. Redefining art and design education, MICA is pioneering interdisciplinary approaches to innovation, research, and community and social engagement. Alumni and programming reach around the globe, even as MICA remains a cultural cornerstone in the Baltimore/Washington region, hosting hundreds of exhibitions and events annually by students, faculty and other established artists.