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Steven Tepper, Uncle Henry is Wrong. There’s A Lot You Can Do With That Degree., Huffpost College

September 8th, 2011

Steven Tepper discusses findings from the SNAAP Project in Huffpost College, revealing that arts students are often happy and employed, despite the myths. About three million college students will approach graduation day wondering what the future holds. As if news about the sputtering economy and uncertain job prospects were not depressing enough, many will also More…

Steven Tepper and George D. Kuh, Let’s Get Serious About Cultivating Creativity, The Chronicle Review

September 8th, 2011

Steven Tepper and George D. Kuh discuss Snaap findings and the importance of cultivating creativity in their article, “Let’s Get Serious About Cultivating Creativity,” featured in The Chronicle Review. More…

Steven Tepper, Not Here, Not Now, Not That! Protest over Art and Culture in America

September 2nd, 2011

Tepper makes a strong argument that arts protests are good for democracy and not simply collateral damage from the so‐called culture wars. He suggests that the art world has too often tried to silence its critics and that a 21st century approach to arts conflicts requires balancing the needs of artists with the needs of the community. He argues that art is most relevant when people care enough to fight over it. Communities are healthiest when people have avenues for expressing their hopes and fears. Fights over art provide the democratic space to negotiate differing views of community life and community identity. More…

Steven Tepper and Douglas Dempster, Iron Cage of Accountability

July 26th, 2011

Steven Tepper and Douglas Dempster’s essay on the net price versus value of an art school education is featured on Inside Higher Ed. But how much is too much to pay for a college education? Can American higher education be more accountable, transparent, and forthcoming with telling measures of value without withering in Weber’s iron More…

Elizabeth Long Lingo and Steven Tepper, The Creative Campus: Time for a “C” Change

October 13th, 2010

Elizabeth Long Lingo and Steven Tepper’s essay on the promise of the creative campus was recently featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education. “In the past few years, we’ve been hearing a lot of talk about fostering creativity, on campus and in society. Some college leaders claim to have found the secret formula, while others ask how to place creativity at the center of campus and academic life. The creative turn in higher education, however, remains only a series of ad hoc experiments.” More…

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