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College of Visual and Performing Arts Announces 2025 VPA Scholars
Twelve seniors in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been named VPA Scholars, the college’s highest undergraduate academic honor. Read More...
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Fostering Identity, Celebrating Community
Communication and rhetorical studies senior Ryan Nkongnyu is leading initiatives that champion diversity and unity during Black History Month.
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VPA Inaugurates New Warehouse Gallery with ‘Overture: 2025 Faculty Survey’
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) at Syracuse University will inaugurate its new Warehouse Gallery with an exhibition celebrating the work of its faculty.
Opening Friday, Feb. 7, and on view through Monday, March 3, “Overture: 2025 Faculty Survey” features 26 faculty artists and designers who have received both national and international recognition for their thought-provoking work.
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Faculty News
Erin J. Rand, associate professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, authored “Minor Troubles: Racial Figurations of Youth Sexuality and Childhood’s Queerness” (Ohio State University Press). The book investigates a series of controversies about youth sexuality and queerness from the early 21st century: adult concerns about teen sexting, the bullying and suicides of queer kids, trans youths’ access to gender-segregated bathrooms at school, and sex education. Rand focuses on the rhetorical process of figuration in creating cultural ideas about childhood, providing a roadmap for understanding alarmist discourses about children, race, gender, and sexuality.
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Lender Global Student Fellow Learns About U.K. Environmental Sustainability
Among the students studying in the Syracuse Abroad London program, Abdulai Jibril Barrie ’26, an industrial and interaction design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was selected for a unique research opportunity as a Lender Global research fellow. Since the semester began, he has engaged in hands-on learning by visiting famous environmental sites and examining social justice topics focused on the environment. Read More...
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Art Museum Spring Exhibition Features Works Curated by CRS Faculty Member
A spring-semester exhibition at the Syracuse University Art Museum will features works curated by a faculty member in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS). “Faculty Fellows Curate” features the work of 2024-25 Syracuse University Art Museum Faculty Fellows Lyndsay Michalik Gratch, associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies, and Elizabeth Wimer, assistant teaching professor of management in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Read More...
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Light Work Presents the 2025 B.F.A. Art Photography Annual
Light Work presents the 2025 B.F.A. Art Photography Annual, featuring work by seniors from the art photography program in the Department of Film and Media Arts at the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The exhibiting artists are Maxine Brackbill, Charles Lavion, Kelsey Quinn Leary, Lili Moreno Martel, Shawn McCauley and Hazel Wagner. Read More...
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Studying the Past, Building the Future
Communication and rhetorical studies alumna Adara “Darla” Hobbs ’22, G’26 is not just writing her own story—she’s helping reframe her community’s narrative.
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Faculty, Students, City and Community Advocates Form Unique Accessibility Collaboration
In disability advocacy circles, the City of Syracuse has gained a national reputation as one of the most progressive cities in the U.S. for incorporating the ideas and feedback of users with disabilities when creating new handicapped-accessible spaces, according to two prominent disability advocates. Read More...
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Faculty News
SeWoong Kim, assistant professor of environmental and interior design in the School of Design, co-authored “Measuring the impact of the urban microclimate on housing price using the spatial hedonic pricing method: The case study of Mueller, Austin, TX” in ScienceDirect. This study examines the impact of outdoor thermal comfort levels on housing price variations within residential neighborhoods and evaluates the challenges and accuracy of assessing outdoor thermal comfort in these areas.
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Two VPA Faculty, Three Arts Organizations Awarded NYSCA Grants
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) grants have been awarded to two faculty members and three arts organizations at Syracuse University. Read More...
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Applications Open for Intelligence++ Ventures Funding Initiative
Syracuse University Libraries is now accepting applications for the 2025 round of Intelligence++ Ventures funding. Grants of $5,000 are available to undergraduate or graduate students to commercialize innovative products, services and technologies for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Read More...
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Becoming Cinderella: Junior Madison Manning Takes the Lead in the Drama, Syracuse Stage Production
Madison Manning, a junior musical theater major, stepped into an iconic pair of shoes for her lead role in “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” co-produced by Syracuse Stage and the Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Read More...
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Faculty News
David Tarleton, professor and chair of the Department of Film and Media Arts, and Adria Dawn, instructor in the Department of Film and Media Arts and Department of Drama, were directors of the Kid Culture segment in season 1, episode 4, “Air,” of the Apple TV+ series “Yo Gabba Gabbaland!” The segment tells the story of Bailey, a young girl living in Chicago. The series is a reimagining of the previous award-winning kids’ show “Yo Gabba Gabba!”
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Andrew Saluti, associate professor of museum studies in the School of Design, was quoted in the New York Times article "Exhale Through the Gift Shop" about museums adding scents to their exhibitions.
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Film and Media Arts Professor Soudabeh Moradian Releases New Film
Soudabeh Moradian, assistant professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Film and Media Arts, recently premiered “The Mermaid,” a feature film that employed VPA students, alumni, and faculty across disciplines alongside professionals from the film industry. Read More...
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Syracuse Stage Welcomes the Holiday Season With ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella’
Syracuse Stage continues the 2024-25 season with “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” the wondrous musical from theatre’s most iconic songwriting duo. Co-produced with the Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the production is directed by Melissa Rain Anderson (“A Christmas Carol,” “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”), with music direction by Brian Cimmet and choreography by Jessica Chen. “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” will run Nov. 22 to Jan. 5, 2025, in the Archbold Theatre at Syracuse Stage.
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Alumni Participate in LA Conversation on Racial Equity in the Entertainment Industry
Four College of Visual and Performing Arts alumni—all prominent entertainment industry professionals—participated in a panel discussion last week regarding racial wealth disparities in American society and the inequities they have witnessed and experienced in that industry. The event, “Lender Conversation in Los Angeles: Seeking Racial Equity in the Entertainment Industry,” was hosted by the Lender Center for Social Justice and was held at the NeueHouse Hollywood.
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Students Build Networks, Gain Career Insights At Industry Day
Over 250 students connected with alumni during the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Industry Day on Friday, Oct. 25. Read More...
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Alumni News
Adara (“Darla”) Hobbs ’22 G ‘26, an alumna of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, will soon begin a two-year research project examining the potential social justice and public health impacts of living in neighborhoods that have experienced the historical discriminatory practice of redlining. Hobbs was recently named a 2024-26 Lender Center for Social Justice student fellow and will work with Miriam Mutambudzi, assistant professor of public health in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
