
MacArthur Fellows Program
Alex Truesdell
Adaptive Designer and Fabricator | Class of 2015
Constructing low-tech, affordable, and customized tools and furniture that enable children with disabilities to participate actively in their homes, schools, and communities.
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May 7, 2018
"Alex Truesdell Lesley University 2017 Commencement Address - Being Believed in Matters"
February 17, 2016
"‘Genius Grant’ Recipient Alex Truesdell Returns to Lesley"
October 1, 2015
"9 Genius Women Who Give New Meaning to the Term #Goals"
Cambio
Michelle Dorrance, Nicole Eisenman, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Mimi Lien, Marina Rustow, Beth Stevens, Alex Truesdell, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Heidi Williams, 2015 MacArthur Fellows
Michelle Dorrance, Nicole Eisenman, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Mimi Lien, Marina Rustow, Beth Stevens, Alex Truesdell, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Heidi Williams, 2015 MacArthur Fellows
September 30, 2015
"Meet 3 Highly Creative People Who Just Nabbed 'Genius Grants'"
September 30, 2015
"4 Genius Lessons the MacArthur Fellows Taught the World"
September 29, 2015
"The 2015 MacArthur 'Genius Grants' Honor - And Surprise - 24 Fellows"
The Washington Post
Patrick Awuah, Kartik Chandran, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Gary Cohen, Matthew Desmond, William Dichtel, Michelle Dorrance, Nicole Eisenman, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Ben Lerner, Mimi Lien, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dimitri Nakassis, John Novembre, Christopher Ré, Marina Rustow, Juan Salgado, Beth Stevens, Lorenz Studer, Alex Truesdell, Basil Twist, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Heidi Williams, Peidong Yang, 2015 MacArthur Fellows
Patrick Awuah, Kartik Chandran, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Gary Cohen, Matthew Desmond, William Dichtel, Michelle Dorrance, Nicole Eisenman, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Ben Lerner, Mimi Lien, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dimitri Nakassis, John Novembre, Christopher Ré, Marina Rustow, Juan Salgado, Beth Stevens, Lorenz Studer, Alex Truesdell, Basil Twist, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Heidi Williams, Peidong Yang, 2015 MacArthur Fellows
September 29, 2015
"Designer and Immigrant Activist Are Among MacArthur 'Genius' Winners"
September 29, 2015
"Please Be Inspired by the Badass Women of the 2015 MacArthur Genius Grant"
Jezebel
Michelle Dorrance, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Mimi Lien, Marina Rustow, Alex Truesdell, 2015 MacArthur Fellows
Michelle Dorrance, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Mimi Lien, Marina Rustow, Alex Truesdell, 2015 MacArthur Fellows
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