WINSTON-SALEM (Oct. 15, 2020) – It’s quite a challenge to play a flute or trumpet wearing a mask. And imagine trying to teach dance – or a wind ensemble – while socially distancing. But the UNC School of the Arts is doing just that. And as some larger schools in the UNC System have reported… READ MORE
Two talented Susans
WINSTON-SALEM – It’s thrilling to recruit great talent. It also hurts to lose it. The UNC School of the Arts, an under-appreciated gem in the UNC System, had such experiences in the past year with the departures of two talented Susans: Dean Susan Ruskin of the UNCSA School of Filmmaking and Dean Susan Jaffe of… READ MORE
Liberal arts part of the equation
Yes, jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields are important these days. But it’s also important to remember the liberal arts are still part of that equation. Employers say they want workers who have critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills.1 Those are skills imparted by a broad, liberal-arts education. First, when we talk… READ MORE
UNCSA immerses itself in immersive technology
WINSTON-SALEM – It’s commonly known as virtual reality, but to Susan Ruskin, what’s coming in the field of “immersive technology” is very real. ^ This Introduction to Virtual Reality from Felix + Paul Studios demonstrates some of the capabilities of virtual reality. “The technology is moving more rapidly than it ever has,” says Ruskin, Dean… READ MORE
UNCSA lifts the spirit – and the economy
By M. Lindsay Bierman Chancellor University of North Carolina School of the Arts WINSTON-SALEM – Money can’t buy happiness, but it buys plenty of movies and music, theatre tickets and concert passes, good reads and great art. And if that’s not a means to happiness, I’m in the wrong line of work. As Chancellor of… READ MORE
The Meaning of a 21st-Century Education in North Carolina
By Michael Tiemann Chair, Board of Trustees University of North Carolina School of the Arts Education reform is a topic that dates back to at least Plato and the ancient Greeks. Adam Smith wrote about it in The Wealth of Nations. Thomas Jefferson advocated for it as a democratic necessity. Abraham Lincoln effected it by… READ MORE
UNCC, UNCSA, UNCG employees recognized with Governor’s Awards
In addition to the award for Lindsay Recchie from NC State University, employees at several other UNC system campuses were recognized Tuesday with the Governor’s Award for Excellence: Lebra Nance of UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering “radiates positivity” and treats students as if they are her own children, her coworkers and former… READ MORE
UNCSA: “Folks are not going to relocate … for 50% less”
WINSTON-SALEM – The UNC School of the Arts wins high praise – not just as an arts school, but as a degree-granting university. Yet salaries for its teachers fall far short of those at the schools with which it competes. USA Today College recently ranked the School of the Arts 7th-best among 51 colleges and… READ MORE
UNCSA: A hive of cultural energy
WINSTON-SALEM – When Susan Ruskin came to the UNC School of the Arts, she found a hive of cultural energy. “I found it to be a place that was extremely exciting to me from the first minute that I walked on the campus,” Ruskin, a former Hollywood producer who’s now Dean of UNCSA’s School of… READ MORE
Know it – and communicate it
WINSTON-SALEM – Instructors in the arts need to know their field – but they also need to know how to communicate it to students, which can be a different challenge altogether. “At the end of the day, our job is to prepare students for professional careers in the arts,” UNC School of the Arts Interim… READ MORE