<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2026/imani-cooper.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>05/12/2026</pubDate><title>From Classroom to Music City: Charger Looks Back on Experience in the University of New Haven’s Music Industry Program</title><description>For Imani Cooper ’26, her experience as a student has been about more than classes and textbooks. The University’s innovative Nashville Study Away Program, hands-on internships, and alumni connections all gave her real-world experience that continues to shape her future in the music industry.</description><hide-description/><author>Marina Del Santo ’28, ’29 MBA</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>May 12, 2026</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/general/2026/imani-cooper-header.jpg" alt="Charlie Statue"/></image><image-caption>The University of New Haven's Nashville Study Away Program just celebrated its 10th anniversary</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>class-of-2026</tag><tag>college-arts-sciences</tag><tag>name-mark-montgomery</tag><tag>name-mark-tavern</tag><tag>nashville-study-away</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>program-ug-music-industry</tag><tag>year-2026</tag></tags></item>