Addendum 1B. Riverbank: The Controversy
In December of 1999 a symposium titled "Issues of Authenticity" was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with papers mostly arguing for and against the age and authenticity of a painting titled Riverbank that the museum had recently acquired and believed to be an early masterwork, while others, spearheaded by Cahill, believe it to be a forgery by the late Zhang Daqian. Revelations about the background of this symposium, and additional opinions by others about this controversy, are offered here
Addendum 2A. Notes on Judging Authenticity and Dating
A general discussion of the fundamental problem of authenticity and dating in Chinese painting studies, using some examples from the lectures but also others that exemplify the methods and criteria by which good judgments can be made. My arguments of course emphasize the visual approach over the verbal--the reading of inscriptions and seals, etc.--important as those also are.
Addendum 2B. Riverbank: A Closer Look
Our lecturer returns, finally, after avoiding it throughout his series, to the controversial painting titled Riverbank, on which widely variant opinions are held by different authorities. He offers what he hopes is a convincing argument about why Riverbank cannot be old and must be a Zhang Daqian forgery. An insert near the end, added at the last moment, delivers what he believes to be decisive visual evidence to support his contention.
Arguing the Aftermath: Postlude to A Pure and Remote View
A long discussion of how we can understand the direction that Chinese painting took after the end of the Song dynasty, and why the great Song tradition of ink-monochrome landscape was not really continued in China. Some additional thoughts on the quality of representational truthfulness, "likeness" or "mimesis," which we are admonished by Orthodoxy advocates not to look for in Chinese painting, ends this lecture.
Rising morning temperatures and football practice
Dr. Andrew Grundstein, an associate professor of geography in the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, discusses recently published research that found correlations between heat-related deaths among football players and increased temperatures and humidity.
Q-Camp 2012
Q-Camp '12 took place on January 27 and 28 at the Westin Hotel. One hundred and sixteen business majors and minors attended the program in which 120 faculty, alumni, and corporate sponsors served as volunteers.
To learn more about Q-Camp please visit http://robins.richmond.edu/careers/q-camp.
Black History Month Speaker, Leroy Wadlington
2008 UM Black History Month speaker, Pastor Leroy Wadlington reflects on the importance of Black History Month and how he marks the month.
Marian Wright Edelman Inspires Ole Miss Journalism Students
Children's Defense Fund President and the first African-American Woman granted entrance in the Mississippi Bar Association, Marian Wright Edelman, spoke to students at an Overby Center for Southern Journalism & Politics program recently. Edelman encouraged journalism students to be a voice for those without voices. Video by Mary Stanton.
From Cranfield School of Management to...
Harry Clarke MBA 1992, Commercial Director, Cobalt Telephone Technologies talks passionately about his Cranfield experience.
Jason Priem presents Altmetrics at Purdue University February 14, 2012
This presentation featured Jason Priem from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discussing the future of scientific communication. Jason is with the school of information and library science and his talk was entitled: Toward a Second Revolution: altmetrics, total-impact, and the Decoupled Journal.
For a complete set of slides from this presentation go to:
http://bit.ly/purdue-altmetrics
Social media and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure announcement
SMU Journalism Professor Jake Batsell, an expert on social media, talks about the powerful role social media played in the hours following an announcement by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation that it would halt funding for some Planned Parenthood affiliates. That decision later was reversed.
SMU Centennial Symposium: Closing Remarks
Perkins School of Theology Dean William Lawrence's closing remarks at "The University and the City: Higher Education and the Common Good." The relationship between cities and universities was the theme of SMU's Centennial Academic Symposium, held November 10-11, 2011.
SMU Centennial Symposium: Technology and the City of the Future
A panel discussion on how the city will be shaped by ever-changing technologies in the areas of transportation, energy and the environment and how we can be leaders in that transformation. This was part of "The University and the City: Higher Education and the Common Good." The relationship between cities and universities was the theme of SMU's Centennial Academic Symposium, held November 10-11, 2011.
SMU Centennial Symposium: The 21st Century Multicultural City
A panel discussion on the impact of the North Texas region's growing diversity in education, politics, health care, religion and culture. This was part of "The University and the City: Higher Education and the Common Good." The relationship between cities and universities was the theme of SMU's Centennial Academic Symposium, held November 10-11, 2011.
SMU Centennial Symposium: Higher Education for the Public Good
Keynote luncheon address by John C. Burkhardt, Professor of Higher Education and Director of the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good at the University of Michigan. This was part of "The University and the City: Higher Education and the Common Good." The relationship between cities and universities was the theme of SMU's Centennial Academic Symposium, held November 10-11, 2011.
SMU Centennial Symposium: Educating America's Workers for Tomorrow's Jobs
A panel discussion addressing how the global workforce is changing and what America's employers need from today's universities to address and leverage those changes. This was part of "The University and the City: Higher Education and the Common Good." The relationship between cities and universities was the theme of SMU's Centennial Academic Symposium, held November 10-11, 2011.
SMU Centennial Symposium: Reflections on a University in a Great City
Henry S. Bienen, President Emeritus of Northwestern University, spoke on "Reflections on a University in a Great City" as the opening keynote address to "The University and the City: Higher Education and the Common Good." The relationship between cities and universities was the theme of SMU's Centennial Academic Symposium, held November 10-11, 2011.
SMU Centennial Symposium: Welcoming Remarks
Welcoming remarks by James K. Hopkins, Symposium Chair and SMU Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and by SMU Provost Paul Ludden for "The University and the City: Higher Education and the Common Good." The relationship between cities and universities was the theme of SMU's Centennial Academic Symposium, held November 10-11, 2011.
2012 Valparaiso University Crusaders win the Horizon League title
Take a look inside the locker room and celebrate with the Crusaders after their 66-62 overtime victory over Loyola on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, which earned them the regular season men's basketball Horizon League title. And they're not done yet: Valpo hosts the conference tournament and is looking for an NCAA Tournament bid.
2011-2012 Horizon League Regular Season Champions
In its fifth season of Horizon League competition, the Valparaiso men's basketball program gave fans five extra minutes of entertainment Tuesday evening at the ARC before capturing its first league title. More at Valpoathletics.com.
