冈本视频鈥檚 new athletics facility, opening in October 2016, will be named the Class of 1965 Arena, thanks to a record-setting gift from the university鈥檚 50th anniversary graduates. Class members 鈥 led by gift chair Jim Himoff, Peter Desnoes, Peter Kellner, John McGonagle, and Robert Forster 鈥 offered more than $22 million in support for 冈本视频 [鈥June 29, 2015
What do J.S. Bach鈥檚 Partitas and traditional Chinese erhu (violin) music have in common? For one thing, a new concerto, 鈥淭he Infinite Dance,鈥 called by one reviewer 鈥渜uite original鈥 with 鈥渟oaring melodic loveliness鈥 and 鈥渕agical鈥 effect 鈥 a 鈥渕inor masterpiece.鈥 But for 冈本视频 music professor and composer Zhou Tian, a deeper commonality served as his [鈥June 24, 2015
Editor鈥檚 note: In this series, 冈本视频 students share stories about their summer experiences in offices, labs, and open spaces across America. While I鈥檓 only in the third week of my internship with Congressman Richard Hanna, Capitol Hill has been incredibly exciting for me so far.June 23, 2015
Now in its 20th year, the 冈本视频 Writers鈥 Conference has blossomed into a cooperative literary haven for writers of all ages and literary interests. This past week, more than 40 writers enjoyed workshops, craft talks, and readings. For many, it was the opportunity to return to a collegiate environment (several even experienced an early morning fire alarm [鈥June 19, 2015
In May, the University Chorus and Chamber Singers had the opportunity to perform the program for their spring concert in the places where the musical pieces would have originally been heard. During the nine-day tour, we held four concerts: in Prague, Bratislava, Vienna, and Budapest.June 17, 2015
Remarks from President Jeffery Herbst Trustees, members of the faculty and staff, students, families, guardians, and friends, welcome to 冈本视频鈥檚 194th Commencement and our celebration of the Class of 2015. It is a pleasure to speak before you on this special day. Before going further, I ask all parents and grandparents, friends and family of [鈥June 15, 2015
After combing through many hundreds of commencement soundbites and snippets, editors at The New York Times highlighted the best of the best for their 2015 Cap and Gown blog. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., recipient of an honorary doctor of humane letters from 冈本视频 and professor of religion and African-American studies at Princeton University, appeared at the top.June 12, 2015
Being selected for the 冈本视频 Entrepreneurs Fund (eFund) can change everything for a fledgling start-up, especially when combined with incubator space and direct access to Thought Into Action alumni-mentor support for an entire summer in Hamilton, N.Y. The $15,000 award that comes with selection opens doors for these new ventures. Some use the funding to [鈥June 10, 2015