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Legislature Should Reconsider Youth Vote for School Boards

November 04, 2024

Brattleboro Reformer

Op-ed article mentions a CUNY SPS Youth Studies affiliated program, the Intergenerational Change Initiative (ICI). The opinion piece spotlights the important work the ICI does by empowering youth groups in the process of policy and legislative decisions.
CUNY SPS Museum Studies MA partner the New York Historical

New-York Historical Society changes its name and reveals plans for new $175m wing

November 01, 2024

The Art Newspaper

The Art Newspaper details how the New-York Historical Society, CUNY SPS' partner in the Museum Studies MA program, has recently rebranded itself as the New York Historical. The museum has also opened a new wing that will be home to the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Center for Teaching Democracy, a space for teachers, scholars, and museum professionals to engage with history, political theory, and pedagogy.
CUNY SPS MA in Museum Studies partner New-York Historical Society

A New Wing—and Name—for the New-York Historical Society

October 29, 2024

artnet

This ArtNet article discusses how the CUNY SPS MA in Museum Studies' partner, the New-York Historical Society, has renamed itself the New York Historical. As part of its rebrand, the museum has also opened a new wing that will be home to the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Center for Teaching Democracy, a space for teachers, scholars, and museum professionals to engage with history, political theory, and pedagogy.
CUNY SPS MA in Applied Theatre alum Lilian Ribeiro

Drama Therapist — and Grassroots Activist for the Arts

October 11, 2024

CUNY SPS Blog

In June 2024, the CUNY SPS MA in Applied Theatre (MAAT) program hosted its first-ever Eastern Region Drama Therapy Symposium in collaboration with the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA). This exciting event was organized by registered drama therapist and MAAT alum Lillian Ribeiro, who has devoted her career since she graduated in 2013 to the healing power of drama. This post in the award-winning CUNY SPS blog explores how Ribeiro built a career as a drama therapist, what inspired her along this path, and how CUNY SPS helped her along the way.