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December 22, 1997
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Steve Libowitz
jhunews@jhu.edu

First State-wide Summit on
The Role of Arts in Education

Fact Sheet: The Presenters

Morning Session

Frances Rauscher
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

A graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, Rauscher earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in psychology from Columbia University. Since then, her research has included studies on music and preschooler's reasoning.

James Catterall UCLA, Imagination Project
Recognized nationally for his large-scale studies examining the influences of perticipation in the arts on learning and development, Catterall directs the Imagination Project, a collaborative group of faculty, students and professionals interested in the arts and learning.

Steve Seidel
Harvard University, Project Zero
A trained actor and director with more than 25 years experience working in the area of arts and education, Seidel is currently principal investigator for the Arts Survive research project, a national study of survival in community arts partnerships.

Luncheon Speaker

William Friday
President Emeritus, North Carolina University System
President, William F. Kenan Fund
1997 recipient of the White House National Humanities Medal

Afternoon Session

(Funders/superintendants/directors of arts education programs that work)

  • The Getty Education Institute for the Arts: RIGS, Regional Institutes of Getty
  • Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts: North Carolina A+ Program
  • MacArthur Foundation: CAPE, the Chicago Arts Partnership in Education

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