Hi! My son attends SMTD at UMich. Sadly, the professor that accepted him into his studio passed away in the fall and we are waiting to see who the new professor will be. Caroline Coade has been absolutely amazing taking students into her studio classes while there were some transitions between an initial sub teacher and then the full time person who filled in the rest of the year. UMich has been an extremely supportive experience for my son and he has found gigs even as a freshman. Another person to look into is Catharine Lees at CCM at UCincinnati. My son worked with her at Brevard summer camps.