Professor and Cherokee Nation citizen Joseph Pierce will lead the cross-departmental, interdisciplinary initiative at Stony Brook University.
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Can We Teach More Complete Histories of Native Peoples?
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a look at a new bill that aims to improve Native education in US public schools.
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To Whom It May Concern: Abolish Recommendation Letters!
Several arts organizations have stopped requiring reference letters. More should follow suit.
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New Yorkers Campaign to Save 50-Year-Old Summer Arts Program
Community members fear that the historic New York State Summer School of the Arts may soon be replaced with a less equitable grant program.
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Reframing Art History Through a BIPOC Lens
Olivia Chiang’s “Not Your Grandfather’s Art History: A BIPOC Reader” is a free online compilation of essays that explore lesser-told canons.
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Florida Freaks Out Over Gay Disney Character
The state’s Department of Education is reportedly investigating a teacher who showed the cartoon Strange World (2022) to her fifth graders.
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Will Artists Ever Be Forgiven Their Student Loans?
The Biden Administration’s plan to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program may fall short for most working artists.
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Gwendolyn Brooks Championed Black Authors and Presses
Materials from the poet’s personal library testify to lifelong engagement with the Black community.
Posted inOpinion
In Memoriam of the Art World’s Romance With Diversity
A post-coronavirus art world that downsizes and shrinks can not be at the cost of artists and creatives of color.
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In a Game Based on the Failing US School System, Leave No Pineapple Behind
No Pineapple Left Behind, from Subaltern Games, turns the controversial 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, which connected federal funding in American public schools to standardized test scores, into a bleak management game.
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Teachable Moments from a Conference on Art and Education
Last month, ART21 hosted an intricately interdisciplinary affair: Creative Chemistries: Radical Practices for Art + Education, a conference designed to probe the intersections of art and education.
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US Educators Test New National Art Standards
Next month, educators at close to 100 schools across the country will pilot new national art standards for education.
