EDITOR’S NOTE: The following was UNC School of the Arts Chancellor Brian Cole’s message to the UNCSA community after last week’s vote on a new diversity and inclusion policy by the UNC System Board of Governors. Dear UNCSA Community, I am writing to share my report from the May 2024 meeting of the UNC Board… READ MORE
Ramsey on UNCSA: “Both industry and artistry”
EDITOR’S NOTE: UNC Board of Governors Chair Randy Ramsey shared the following remarks about the UNC School of the Arts at the Board’s meeting there last week. WINSTON-SALEM (April 18, 2024) – Chancellor (Brian) Cole, it’s been a privilege to visit the UNC School of the Arts. We’re beyond impressed by the students, faculty, and… READ MORE
Susan Jaffe named director of American Ballet Theatre
NEW YORK (May 9, 2022) – With the selection of Susan Jaffe as the new artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre, Jaffe’s career with the prestigious company has come full circle. We’re just glad eight years of that circle were spent as Dean of the School of Dance at the UNC School of the… READ MORE
UNCSA and COVID-19: ‘Just what we can do under pressure’
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