Arts and Media March 2019

‘One Day At A Time’ And ‘Jane The Virgin’

The cancellation of Latino-themed programs like the reboot of “One Day at a Time,” as well as “Jane the Virgin,” demonstrate the challenges such projects still encounter.

Arts and Media March 2019

Professor Wins $165K Poetry Prize

For the first time one of the writers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has won a Windham-Campbell Prize. English professor Kwame Dawes has one $165,000 for his poetry.

Arts and Media March 2019

Disney Closes $71B Deal For Fox Assets

Disney has closed its acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business, paving the way for its new streaming service. Properties now under the Disney umbrella include “The Simpsons.”

Arts and Media March 2019 Premium

2 MLB Champions Of Bilingualism

Inside the opulent ballroom at the St. Regis New York Hotel in New York City while waiting for the annual Baseball Hall of Fame news conference to commence, I was awestruck to be in the presence of two newly-minted Latino Hall of Fame inductees: Edgar Martínez and a legendary relief pitcher.

Arts and Media February 2019

US Latinas Rally Around 'Roma' Actress

Actress Yalitza Aparicio has received both support and backlash for her role in the film “Roma” where she plays a domestic worker for a middle-class family in Mexico City in the 1970s.

Arts and Media February 2019

KU Professor Wins Oscar

A professor at the University of Kansas won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for his contribution to the film "BlacKkKlansman."

Arts and Media February 2019

Craigslist Founder Donates $10M To Columbia

Craig Newmark, the founder the Craigslist, is donating $10 million to Columbia University and $5 million dollars to the Poynter Institute to help promote ethics in journalism.

Arts and Media February 2019

Lin-Manuel Miranda Under Fire

In the play “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda” both the musical “Hamilton” and its creator are criticized for perpetuating historical inaccuracies regarding the Founding Father.

Arts and Media January 2019

Sotomayor Inspires At Children’s Museum

Bronx Children’s Museum and Hostos Colleges hosted Dream Big Day, featuring U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and actor and activist Kerry Washington.

Arts and Media January 2019

Grant To Expand U Presses’ Diversity

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has enabled university presses to join forces to expand the University Press Diversity Fellowship Program with a $1,205,000 grant.

Arts and Media January 2019

Parkland Survivors Write Book

Students and teachers who lived through the deadly school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have written a book about their experience.

Arts and Media January 2019

Oscar Nominations 2019

Alfonso Cuaron (“Roma”) has tied the record for the most decorated Oscar nominee ever for one film with nods for original best picture, screenplay, direction and cinematography.