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Hyperallergic · September 12, 2026

School of Visual Arts Ends Photography MFA Program

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Pressuring arts programs to aggressively adapt curricula to survive

The School of Visual Arts is closing its MFA in Photography, Video, and Related Media after 40 years, citing institutional deficits, nationwide drops in graduate photography enrollment, and broader financial headwinds. While current students will be permitted to finish through the Class of 2028, founding chair Charles Traub argued the closure could have been averted by better coordinating and aggressively confronting the future of AI. This development highlights the urgent institutional pressures facing creative graduate programs navigating declining enrollments and technological shifts.

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