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VPA Announces New Full-Time Faculty
Nine new full-time faculty members joined the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) this fall. In addition, seven current faculty members received new full-time appointments. Christine Albright-Tufts joins VPA as a tenure-track assistant professor of acting in the Department…
‘Composing for the Organ’ Webinars, Virtual Concert to Foster Appreciation of Contemporary Organ Music
On Saturday, Sept. 12, the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will host “Composing for the Organ,” a series of webinars and a virtual concert that aims to…
鶹ƵUniversity Ranked No. 16 on Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 American Film Schools List
The Hollywood Reporter has ranked 鶹ƵUniversity No. 16 on its 2020 list of Top 25 American Film Schools. The University moved up two spots from 2019, when it was ranked No. 18. This is the eighth consecutive year the…
University Lectures 20th Season Showcases Actor/Activist Wilmer Valderrama, ‘1619 Project’ Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renowned Designer Thom Filicia
The University Lectures series celebrates its 20th season this fall with three stellar speakers: actor, producer, singer and activist Wilmer Valderrama (“That ’70s Show,” “NCIS”) on Sept. 22; Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times’…
Law Alumnus Honors Parents Through ‘Living Legacy’ Scholarship Gift
“It’s a living, growing thing.” That’s how 鶹ƵUniversity College of Law alumnus Andrew Greenberg L’84 describes his most recent $1 million gift to 鶹ƵUniversity to establish the Sidney M. ’49 and Winifred E. Greenberg Scholarships in honor of…
鶹ƵUniversity Art Museum Introduces Art @ Home, Series of Dynamic Virtual Artist Talks
The 鶹ƵUniversity Art Museum is launching a series of virtual conversations, Art @ Home, connecting contemporary artists and their work to friends and alumni of 鶹ƵUniversity. The virtual sessions—moderated by museum curatorial staff and faculty from the College…
Incoming Drama Major Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24 Debuts First Full-Length Play on YouTube on Sunday
Growing up, Alethea Shirilan-Howlett ’24, a senior at Jamesville-DeWitt (J-D) High School and an incoming first-year drama major (theater management track) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, dreamed of being an actress. After attending a pre-college arts program…
Members of the University Community Honored with 2020 Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence
Several members of the 鶹ƵUniversity community have been honored with Chancellor’s Citations for Excellence as part of the 2020 One University Awards. The Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence recognizes members of the University community who have made invaluable contributions to…
New Inclusive Entrepreneurship Program Launching through Gift from Intelligence++ Foundation
An innovative, interdisciplinary program focused on inclusive entrepreneurship and design is being offered for the 2020-21 academic year in a partnership of the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars (LaunchPad) at 鶹ƵUniversity Libraries, the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education…
COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Taking a Toll on Healthcare Professionals
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the NBC News story “Doctors are fed up with conspiracies ravaging ERs” and interviewed about “Covid Conspiracies”…