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Faculty News
Ann Clarke, associate professor of studio arts in the School of Art and dean emerita of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has the solo exhibition "Strong Forces" at Novado Gallery in Jersey City, New Jersey, through March 27. Read More...
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Alumni News
As a member of the Syracuse University Rugby Football Club, College of Visual and Performing Arts alumnus Nathan Bombrys ’97 discovered he loved the sport so much that he headed to England to play after graduating. Learn how he led a Scottish professional rugby team to success.
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Alumni News
Broadway and television actress Shanel Bailey ’19, a graduate of the Department of Drama, will interview Misty Copeland, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater, on February 23 as part of the University Lectures speaker series. The virtual lecture, via Zoom webinar, will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET. Register in advance at lectures.syr.edu.
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Faculty News
Sam Van Aken, associate professor of studio arts in the School of Art, was interviewed for the "Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley" podcast, which was featured in Innovators Magazine.
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Faculty News
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, wrote the WIRED Ideas article “Impeachment and Deplatforming Aren’t Enough to Move Forward.” She also participated on a panel for the webinar "Amplified Hate and Its Effects," part of the BIG, If True seminar series presented by the Technology and Social Change Research Project at Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center.
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![Adam Levin and William Knuth]()
Faculty News
As Duo Sonidos, William Knuth, assistant professor of violin and viola in the Setnor School of Music, and Adam Levin, guitar, performed Manuel de Falla’s "Nana and Polo" from "Siete canciones populares españolas" in gallery 28 of the National Gallery of Art’s West Building, where several works by the artist El Greco hang. Read More...
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Faculty News
Kendall Phillips, professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, was quoted in the Deseret News story “New ‘Star Wars’ rumor says a sequel trilogy reboot will include unused footage of Han, Leia and Luke.”
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Alumni News
The School of Art is proud to share that four ceramics alumni have appeared in recent issues of Ceramics Monthly, the world's most widely read ceramics magazine. Gerald A. Brown '18 and Mike Tavares '18 were interviewed for the January 2021 issue about the Clay Siblings' Project, their nonprofit educational initiative. The February 2021 issue features a studio visit with Andrea Denniston G'16 and Seth Guzovsky '10, who live and work in Floyd, Virginia.
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Student News
The Syracuse University Singers are featured on the American Choral Directors Association's new compilation album "Romantic American Choral Music" (Naxos) featuring college and university ensembles. Directed by Professor John Warren, the Singers perform "Mass in C Major, Op. 57: I. Kyrie" (track 2) and "The Shepherd's Vision, Op. 63: Sing Hallelujah to God" (track 14).
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Alumni News
Syracuse University has announced that Devon Patton '94, a graduate of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, will emcee the University's 36th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, which will take place online on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. Patton is a news anchor with Spectrum News.
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Faculty News
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, was quoted in Time magazine’s “How President Biden Handles a Divided America Will Define His Legacy” and "Big Tech's Business Model Is a Threat to Democracy. Here's How to Build a Fairer Digital Future" and in Education Week's "New Media Literacy Standards Aim to Combat ‘Truth Decay.'"
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Faculty News
Sam Van Aken, associate professor of studio arts in the School of Art, is exhibiting work in the group show "Seeds of Resistance" through July 18 at Michigan State University's Broad Museum. The exhibition responds to concerns around protection of our planet’s biodiversity by drawing attention to the long history of plant and human co-evolution and interdependence.
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Faculty News
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, contributed to The Guardian article "Banning Trump won't fix social media: 10 ideas to rebuild our broken internet – by experts" and was interviewed for the NPR story “On Far-Right Websites, Plans To Storm Capitol Were Made In Plain Sight” and the Time Magazine story “Big Tech’s Crackdown on Donald Trump and Parler Won’t Fix the Real Problem With Social Media.”
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![Kendall Phillips]()
Faculty News
Kendall Phillips, professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, was quoted in the Deseret News story “‘WandaVision’ brings back the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Is it a mistake?”
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Alumni News
Communication and rhetorical studies (CRS) alumnus Jeremy Edwards '13 is the African American media director of the Democratic Party of Georgia. He was featured in the Daily Orange article "SU alum works to increase Black voter turnout in Georgia Senate runoffs" and discussed his work as well as how the CRS course "Political Communication: Inside the D.C. Beltway" inspired his career.
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Faculty News
Emily Nolan, professor of practice in the Department of Creative Arts Therapy, was interviewed for the article “Art therapy offers peace of mind in 2021 as COVID-19 persists,” which appeared in the Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald Times Reporter.
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![William Knuth and Nicholas Godzak]()
Faculty News
Two Setnor School of Music faculty members received awards from Civic Morning Musicals (CMM), which exists to support classically trained musicians and their audiences throughout the Central New York region. Will Knuth, assistant professor of violin and viola, received the CMM 2020 Ada Shinaman Crouse Award for Excellence in Music Performance in Central New York, and Nicholas Godzak, instructor of jazz voice, received the CMM 2020 Paul and Veronica Abel Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Choral Excellence.
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Faculty News
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, was quoted in The Guardian story "Facts won't fix this: experts on how to fight America's disinformation crisis" and the NBC News story "Anti-vaccination groups target local media after social media crackdowns." She also wrote the Neiman Labs piece “Facts are an insufficient response to falsehoods.”
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Student News
Natalie De Vincentiis ’22 and Derrick Hsiao ’22, film majors in the Department of Transmedia, won the 42 Hour Film competition at the ASFF Film Festival in Italy. Each year, the festival selects 30 film production teams based on their film reels and gives them 42 hours to write, shoot, edit, and submit a short film of six minutes or less with a theme, piece of dialogue, and jingle decided by the festival's jury. Read More...
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Faculty News
James Haywood Rolling Jr., a dual professor of arts education and teaching and leadership in the School of Art and School of Education, has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. His term will begin in 2021. Read More...
