What is circularity? Circularity is a potent strategy that reduces emissions and waste while building local jobs and community resilience. From community compost to school uniform swaps to local>>>
JTS mourns the passing of Cantor Charles Davidson, a revered composer, cantor, JTS alum, and H. L. Miller Cantorial School professor. One of the earliest graduates of JTS’s Cantors Institute, he>>>
Dear Friends, I am pleased to share with you the 2023 Impact Report for Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. It’s a first for us. While we are constantly communicating with our many>>>
MSM Symphony Orchestra Daniela Candillari, Conductor James C. Harris (MM ’23), baritone Winner of the 2022–2023 Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition ELLEN REID Floodplain RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Five>>>
Billy Short, Principal Bassoonist at the Metropolitan Opera, recently made time in his busy schedule to answer a few questions about studying bassoon at Manhattan School of Music. Learn about his>>>
How was Occom able to rise to such a level of fame in his time? What was so singular about him? Occom was brought up in a community that valued strangers. Interacting with people from outside the>>>
This project is funded through a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. New York – Union Theological Seminary has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to establish the Innovative>>>
With Thanksgiving and the holiday season upon us, it’s that time of year when we take a moment to reflect and give thanks for the wonderful blessings in our lives. We gather with family and friends>>>
In Many Major Crop Regions, Workers Plant and Harvest in Spiraling Heat and Humidity Rice, Maize Are Most Affected Globally; Production Declines Could Loom A global study of major crops has found>>>
This November 22 marks the inaugural “Founder’s Day,” a new MSM tradition launched by MSM President James Gandre that will take place annually to celebrate Janet Daniels Schenck, the School’s>>>
Notebook is a Columbia News series that highlights just some of the many fascinating students who study at our University. Minne Atairu, an interdisciplinary artist and doctoral candidate in the Art>>>
Sherry Sylar, Oboist with the New York Philharmonic, recently sat down with us to provide some audition tips for oboe applicants! Sherry Sylar and Leonard Bernstein, photographed in 1989. What are>>>
A special guest of MSM’s recently staged Bye Bye Birdie was Charles Strouse (in photo, center), the composer of the 1963 musical. He attended both a rehearsal and performance and gave enthusiastic>>>
Updated COVID vaccines have been available in the United States since September. These updated vaccines are designed to target the XBB coronavirus variant, which had been causing the majority of>>>
In Wood Auditorium, located on the lowest level of Avery Hall, Kate Ascher and Andrew Smyth are wrapping up a class they are co-teaching this semester, The Future City: Transforming Urban>>>
MSM was recently featured on CBS-TV for considerable power savings each year thanks to upgrades with the energy company Con Edison. The savings are equivalent to the amount of energy that 96>>>
