Topic: University of the Arts
Are These The Last Days of the Arts Degree?
The University of the Arts closure was a shock — but perhaps it shouldn’t have been
By Iona Clark
The Bold Self-Portraitist
Gen Z artist Zeinab Diomande pushes the boundaries of painting, constantly experimenting with versions of the same subject: Themself
By Logan Cryer
How Do We Salvage the UArts Debacle?
A longtime university president proposes turning the university’s Center City buildings into an arts community that would make the city a destination for practicing artists
By Elaine Maimon
Are We in a Nonprofit Bubble?
UArts. Benefits Data Trust. The Free Library Author Series. Resources for Human Development … Is the nonprofit sector imploding? What the hell’s going on?
By Larry Platt
Incentivize Child Care in any Redevelopment of UArts Real Estate
Several states and New York City offer tax relief to landlords who create child-care facilities. Could a similar policy help bring workers back to Center City?
By Malcolm Burnley
Something Doesn’t Add Up at UArts
University of the Arts’ former CFO wants answers about the suddenly-closed school’s $40 million funding gap
By Louis J. Mayer, EdD
“We Are Without Leaders”
A legendary University of the Arts professor weighs in with the lessons learned from the institution’s sudden closing last week after 150 years
By Neil Kleinman
What We Lose When We Lose UArts
It’s not just downtown real estate and higher education at stake, a longtime Philly arts writer observes. The collapse of the 150-year old institution cuts at the heart of what makes our city beautiful
By Roberta Fallon
Higher Ed’s Day of Urban Reckoning
What can cities do to prevent precipitous college closures?
By Diana Lind
UArts’ Closing with One-Week Notice? This Just Isn’t Done
The 150-year-old institution has left students, faculty and the city reeling. A longtime university president joins in the call for an immediate independent investigation
By Elaine Maimon