Arts and Media June 2018

Drama Teacher At Parkland School Honored At Tony Awards [On A Positive Note In Education]

A drama teacher recalled all the lessons she learned in the arts as she barricaded students in a closet during the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Melody Herzfeld was presented with the 2018 Excellence in Theatre Education Award during the Tony Awards on Sunday.

Arts and Media June 2018

Craigslist Founder Donates $20 Million To Journalism School [Education News]

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is donating $20 million to the City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism . The institution will be renamed the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. Newmark says it's important to build a sustainable future for trustworthy journalism.

Arts and Media June 2018

A Theme Of Tolerance, Inclusion At This Year's Tony Awards [Beyond Education]

This year’s Tony Awards emphasized tolerance and inclusion. Lindsay Mendez of "Carousel" tearfully recalled, "I was told to change my last name from 'Mendez' to 'Matthews,' or I wouldn't work." John Leguizamo spoke about immigrant children in detention centers and the deaths of thousands of Puerto Ricans in Hurricane Maria.

Arts and Media June 2018

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® Awards The Carlos Vives Scholarship To Nicolle Horbath [Education News]

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation ® has awarded the Carlos Vives Scholarship to 21-year-old voice student Nicolle Horbath. The scholarship has a maximum value of $200,000 USD to study at Berklee College of Music for four years in Boston beginning September 2018, where Horbath will obtain a Bachelor's of Music in Songwriting.

Arts and Media June 2018

“Hamilton” Creator Finds Unexpected Connection At High School Reunion [Education News]

While attending his 20-year High School Reunion at Hunter High School, Lin-Manuel discovered a previously unknown connection. Both Miranda and his wife, Vanessa Nadal, are alumni, and through an old edition of the school's newspaper, Miranda found a link to Nadal. It turns out that they both wrote articles for their newspaper.

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 May 2018

University Of Michigan Plans New $19M Dance School Building [Education News]

The University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance is planning a new $19 million dance school building that would include a 100-seat performance venue. The Ann Arbor News reports plans for the building on the school's North Campus in Ann Arbor were approved Thursday by the school's Board of Regents at a meeting in Dearborn.

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

Pizza Hut Museum Opens On Wichita State University Campus [Education News]

The original Pizza Hut building has opened as a museum at Wichita State University. WSU Foundation CEO Elizabeth King told The Wichita Eagle that staff from the school came together "to collaborate and create this fabulous museum that will be curated by the students." The museum opened Wednesday on the school's Innovation Campus.

Arts and Media April 2018

Florida AP Broadcasters Contest College-Level Award Winners [On A Positive Note In Education]

Winners of the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters contest were announced Saturday in Orlando. 5 colleges submitted 48 entries in the contest. The Associated Press is a not-for-profit news cooperative representing 1,400 newspapers and 5,000 broadcast stations in the United States. A full list of winners is available online.

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.