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Latin America’s Basilicas: Where Heaven Touches Earth

Catholic worship spaces vary in purpose and hierarchy, from chapels to cathedrals and basilicas—churches granted special status for their historical and spiritual importance. This piece highlights five remarkable Latin American basilicas that continue to serve as pilgrimage destinations and cultural landmarks.

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Arts and Media May 2018

School Victims Honored At Billboard Awards [Education News]

The 2018 Billboard Music Awards paid tribute to the students and teachers affected by recent deadly shootings in Texas and Florida, while the night also featured show-stopping performances by iconic singer Janet Jackson and K-pop group BTS. A tearful and emotional Kelly Clarkson, who hosted the awards, opened the show in honor of the 10 people who died Friday at Santa Fe High School.

Arts and Media April 2018

Brooklyn and Manhattan Students Take Home Top Awards In Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition [On A Positive Note In Education]

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, announced the winners of the 32nd annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition for grades 3-12. The winning books and honorable mentions are on exhibit at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library (at Grand Army Plaza), in the Youth Wing, May 1-20.

Arts and Media April 2018

‘Hamilton’ takes 7 prizes at UK stage Olivier Awards [Beyond Education]

Historical hip-hop musical “Hamilton” took seven trophies including best new musical at British theater’s Olivier Awards, where women’s rights activists joined stage stars on the red carpet to support the Time’s Up movement. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton was nominated in a record 13 categories at Britain’s equivalent of the Tony Awards. The show, which turns an early chapter of U.S. history into a compellingly modern story, opened in London in December after taking New York by storm.

Arts and Media April 2018

Ex-Student Donates $1M To Honor Oregon Music Professor [On A Positive Note In Education]

A former University of Oregon student has donated $1 million to establish a faculty chair in the name of a longtime music professor who died in 1988. The donation from Timothy Foo will receive an additional $1 million match from the Presidential Fund for Excellence, a fund established last year by UO president Michael Schill after receiving a $50 million gift from an anonymous donor.

Arts and Media March 2018 Premium

School Library <b> March 2018</b>

“I am so rich—with family, friends and story ideas.” Author Diana López has turned that richness of story ideas into an impressive career centered around creative writing. The director of undergraduate creative writing, as well as an associate professor of creative writing, at the University of Houston-Victoria, López has written short stories, essays, articles and novels, including “Confetti Girl,” which won Latinidad’s “Top Latino Book of the Year” for the middle grade category. One of her latest projects is the novelization of the Disney-Pixar’s Oscar-winning film “Coco” where she delves deeper into the backstory of several of the movie’s characters. And so it is our pleasure to feature the works of Diana López in this month’s School Library. Information and discussion guides are all courtesy of www.dianalopezbooks.com

Arts and Media March 2018

Disney, Universal Studios And Other Local Companies Support MusicHelpsHeal.org And The Students From Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands [On A Positive Note In Education]

The MusicHelpsHeal.org program, which was started to help the students displaced from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands due to hurricane Maria, is using music to address the emotional and social needs caused by the storm. Many local businesses and organizations have donated instruments, and some have provided cash and grant opportunities.

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