MICA captured 148 clippings in August 2012, which is 49 percent more coverage than August 2011. National coverage included stories in Reuters, Animation Careers, New York Times, Dow Jones Newswires and Artist's Magazine.

There were 6,511 pageviews on mica.edu news stories throughout the month. The most-read story covered MICA alumni participating in the Olympics.

By the end of August, MICA's Facebook had  6,469 "likes," and Twitter had 4,977 followers.

In the News: MICA and Its Programs
READ: Reuters, Schools pitch new degrees at job-focused students (story picked up nationwide)

READ: Animation Careers, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Laurence Arcadias Discusses the School's B.F.A. in Animation

READ: EHS Today, A Lab Safety Poster with Style

READ: Baltimore Sun (front-page story), Baltimore County grad wins national art awards

LISTEN: Marc Steiner Show, Baltimore Art + Justice Project segment

READ: Baltimore magazine, Best of

READ: thalo, MICA: Maryland Institute College of Art

President Fred Lazarus IV provided insight into MICA's leadership of Station North Arts & Entertainment District's development in Baltimore Business Journal's State of the arts district article.

In the News: MICA Community
READ:  New York Times, Deluded Individualism

READ: Baltimore Jewish Times, New Book Pays Homage To Late Baltimore Artist Amalie Rothschild

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.