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November 21, 2009

Arts / Culture

11/18/09

University | Arts / Culture | Faculty and Staff:  Gordon Knox named new ASU Art Museum director

The ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts has appointed Gordon Knox as its new ASU Art Museum director.

11/13/09

University | Arts / Culture | Humanities | Social Science:  New College offers wide variety of Winter Session classes

You can earn three credits during the semester break by taking one of several online and on-campus classes offered by ASU's New College.

11/09/09

Arts / Culture | Students:  ASU grad wins prestigious writing prize

Adam Johnson, an ASU graduate and author of the novel “Parasites Like Us,” has been selected as one of 10 young writers in the United States to receive a 2009 Whiting Writers’ Awards – and a $50,000 cash prize.

11/09/09

Arts / Culture | Humanities:  ASU professor discusses African American hair culture

Comedian Chris Rock takes on the business of African American hair straightening in his new movie, “Good Hair,” a cultural phenomenon that ASU professor Neal A. Lester has studied, taught and lectured about for more than 20 years.

11/06/09

Arts / Culture | Humanities | Students | News coverage | Social Science:  ASU doctoral candidate Thompson pays tribute to Levi-Strauss

11/04/09

Arts / Culture | Community | Social Science:  'Canalscape Exhibition' unveils bold plans for Valley's canal system

The "Canalscape Exhibition" opens Nov. 9 at the ASU Art Museum, unveiling bold plans for the Valley's canal system.

11/04/09

Arts / Culture | Journalism:  Award-winning photographer from Ground Zero to speak at ASU

Acclaimed photographer Joel Meyerowitz will give the public a fascinating “Look Behind the Lens” at a free presentation Nov. 19, as the 2009 Flinn Foundation Centennial Lecturer.

11/02/09

Arts / Culture:  Rover goes green: ASU designs sustainable doghouse

Students from the Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts are giving the traditional doghouse a makeover for the 21st century.

11/02/09

University | Arts / Culture | Diversity | Community:  ASU's West campus hosts traditional pow-wow

The Fletcher Library Lawn will come alive with the sights and sounds of Native drummers and dancers at the West campus's annual Veterans Day Weekend Pow-Wow.

10/27/09

Arts / Culture:  Big commitment, bigger payoff for ASU marching band

James Hudson spends hours moving uniformed people around a football field, plotting the halftime moves for the Sun Devil Marching Band.