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...Berklee, art more than thrives; it ventures into uncharted grounds, boldly pioneering an unconventional form—the video game. Students and faculty at Berklee have been sharply attuned to the success of the video game industry. Two years ago, the push began for a new school-wide curriculum that includes composition of video game music. The school has hired more faculty for this purpose and is also working to develop a degree program specific to the genre. “A few of the students at Berklee formed this group called the Video Game Music Club...
...past few decades have witnessed a dramatic shift in comic books, from childhood escapism to serious art, a development noted by fans and scholars alike. Though some professors have introduced the medium in the classroom, the graphic novel has still not been fully integrated into the Harvard curriculum. FROM PAGE TO SCREENAs the quality of comic books has improved, there has been a proliferation of film adaptations, the most recent of which is “Watchmen.” Many of these films have been box office hits, with movies such as “The Dark Knight?...
...said. “Not socio-economically diverse, not geographically diverse, not class-diverse.” Martin Zogran, an assistant professor of urban design at the GSD, noted that the school is working to incorporate this new trend of inter-disciplinary environmentalism into its curriculum. This year, the school introduced a Sustainable Design concentration area in their Master of Design Studies program. Zenobia Meckley, a GSD student studying landscaping, said that the panel was one of many efforts that the school had of late made to engage with the environmentalist movement. “Art can play an important...
...more thing,” Turk said. “It shouldn’t be one more thing. It should be the thing.” Turk also told the audience that the district already has two programs, Responsive Classroom and Developmental Design, which provide teachers with a curriculum to help students learn how to behave respectfully. According to school committee member Alfred B. Fantini, use of these programs is up to the jurisdiction of individual principals, but the hope is that all schools will implement some kind of effort to address the issue. Marc C. McGovern, who chairs...
...worried about those who first heard about Warren through the backlash for his role in Obama's Inauguration. "We're not really focusing on newsstand sales," says Alston. That's because, for all of its gorgeous photography and professional design, Purpose Driven Connection is really more of a multimedia curriculum for Evangelical small groups than it is a traditional magazine - a trade more than a consumer publication. The magazine, which will come out four times a year, comes packaged with a DVD that features six half-hour talks by Warren and a pullout companion guide for groups to facilitate discussion...