Madysen Rufener

Major

Visual and Media Studies: Cinematic Arts

Minor

English and Creative Writing

Awards & Recognition

Dean’s list with distinction (2021-2025), Nominated by faculty for the Blackburn Literary Festival Workshop

Study Abroad

Duke in Oxford

Activities & Clubs

Duke Film Club (Duke Independent Film Festival) President; Cinematic Arts Ambassador; Pitch Story Lab Agency Director; Author of The Chronicle’s newsletters The Dirt, Week Ahead, and Chrontext

What Next

Beyond Duke, I plan to acquire literary representation and publication for my debut science fiction thriller, written as my honors thesis under the guidance of Professor Priscilla Wald, and pursue an MFA in Creative Writing.