They are educators, working at institutions such as Lawrence Technological University, the College for Creative Studies, the University of Detroit Mercy, and Wayne State University. They run community-based projects, such as Burnside Farm, Talking Dolls, Detroit SOUP and Power House Productions, many of which were conceived as students at Cranbrook. Many Academy graduates set up studios, galleries and professional practices, where they not only create the work they sell around the world, but they also employ their neighbors. Nearly every creative enterprise in Detroit right now has a Cranbrook connection.