Arts & Culture
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November 4, 2024
Staffer melds love of theater, finance at SMTD
Olivia Deane, financial specialist associate in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, first performed in a community theater production at the age of 12.
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November 1, 2024
Rhiannon Giddens named Arts Initiative’s first U-M Artist-in-Residence
The Arts Initiative has announced musician, composer and scholar Rhiannon Giddens will be its inaugural U‑M Artist-in-Residence under a new program that aims to bring innovative artists to campus.
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October 28, 2024
Assistant professor brings improv to UMSI
Gabriela Marcu, assistant professor of information in the School of Information, discovered improv after starting a job at Drexel University and has brought her passion to UMSI.
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October 21, 2024
ICPSR supervisor’s art redefines which way is up
Bill Horvath, full-stack engineer supervisor at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, has built up a sizable and impressive portfolio of artwork.
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October 17, 2024
Arb’s student-curated nature walk shares poems by Black authors
A student-curated Black Nature Walk through Nichols Arboretum this semester showcases nature poems by 11 Black authors that are engraved on wood panels interspersed along the trails of the Arb’s Peony Garden.
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October 14, 2024
SMTD assistant dean creates fiber artwork
Mica Harrison Loosemore, assistant dean of admissions, financial aid and enrollment at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, loves to create fiber art or textile art.
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October 9, 2024
Semester of ‘Gender Euphoria’ celebrates diversity through art at U-M
The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design is presenting a semester-long celebration featuring queer artists and artmaking around the theme of “Gender Euphoria.”
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October 1, 2024
Culture of student voting fostered by design at U‑M
Through the Creative Campus Voting Project, U-M has incorporated design thinking informed by behavioral insights to develop voting spaces for students.
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September 30, 2024
Ballroom dancing like ‘stepping into another world’
Eda Bozkurt, who serves multiple roles across the university, has competed in ballroom dance competitions nationally and internationally for more than 10 years.
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September 26, 2024
Free, open course in equitable stage makeup and hair
U-M is addressing long-standing equity issues in the performing arts by offering a free, open course in stage makeup and hair for all skin tones and hair textures.
