Crosbie in Hartford Courant, Hartt Dancers in Huffington Post, Meiser in Hartford Courant, and More

Michael Crosbie, chair of the department of architecture in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, had an opinion article published in the Thursday, March 15, edition of the Hartford Courant. Crosbie wrote about the wastefulness involved in constructing the tallest building in the world in the middle of the desert city of Dubai. Click here to read his article.

An education blogger for the Huffington Post noted that dance students from The Hartt School were among 100 dance students from across the country who went to the the Joyce Theater in New York City on Wednesday, March 14, to” take the stage to educate, amaze, inspire, and remind us that we need more Martha Grahams.” The performance was part of the celebration of the Martha Graham Dance Company’s 86th anniversary season. Click here to read more.

Patricia Meiser, director of athletics at the University, was quoted in a Friday, March 9, article in the Hartford Courant about Warde Manuel becoming the first African-American director of athletics at the University of Connecticut. Click here to read the article.

John Feierabend, professor of music and director of the music education division at The Hartt School was highlighted in a Wednesday, March 14, article in the Midland (TX) Reporter-Telegram newspaper. One of his former students, Carissa Hamilton, was using his “First Steps in Music” program as the model for teaching in her kindergarten, first– and second–grade classes. Click here to read the article.

An editorial in the Hartford Courant on Thursday, March 8, highlighted the commitment of Alfred Fuller to this region through his company, the Fuller Brush Company, and through his support of The Hartt School. Click here to read the editorial.