Announcing our IDA Annual Spring Class, Unlearning Racism, Redefining Identity with very special Guest Instructors

We are truly exciting to offer our IDA annual spring class looking at the arts and social justice. Entitled AAAS /CSRE 170A: Unlearning Racism, Redefining Identity – Culture Workers and the Frontlines of Change, this class will examine how the fabric of racism is inextricably woven and constructed into the founding principles of the United…

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Congratulations to Prof. Allyson Hobbs, Faculty Director of AAAS and former VPUE Harry Elam

Recipients of the Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching and The Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching The Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching Professor Allyson Hobbs, an associate professor of history in the School of Humanities and Sciences, was awarded the Walter J. Gores Award which recognizes undergraduate and graduate…

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Artistic Director of CBPA and IDA Artist-in-Residence Amara Tabor-Smith, Inaugural recipient of the Rainin Fellowship

Amara Tabor-Smith was recently awarded an unrestricted $100,000 grant as well as supplemental support tailored to address specific artistic needs and goals. Administered by United States Artists, the Kenneth Rainin Fellowship recognizes artists working across Dance, Film, Public Space, and Theater who push the boundaries of creative expression, advance their field and are seen as cultural “anchors” for…

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