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Dolen Perkins-Valdez's “Take My Hand”

Literature ·

Dolen Perkins-Valdez's “Take My Hand” Released in Paperback

Award-winning historical novel by Professor of Literature
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A book by the pool

Literature ·

Best Beach Reads 2023: What AU’s Lit Department Is Reading

AU’s Literature faculty share the books they are reading this summer
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Martin Wágner, In front of school, Slavske, Carpathian Mountains - Lviv province, 1998. Pigment print on archival cotton paper, 31 ½ x 23 ½ in. Courtesy of the artist.

Arts ·

AU Museum to Open Six New Exhibits This Summer

Exhibits include 'Lost Europe: On the Edge of Memories,' black and white images by three Czech Republic photographers of pre-war Ukraine that evoke ‘deep human quality’
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Left–right: Buster Pratt, Kate Patterson, JP Bautista, and Michael St. Germaine. Photo by Kate Zuckerman

Arts ·

Singer-Songwriters' Hub Makes its Mark on AU’s Music Scene

AU’s newest music ensemble empowers students’ creativity and collaboration
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Senior Seminar Capstone Art Exhibition in the Katzen Rotunda

Arts ·

Graduating Seniors in Studio Art Program Present Final Exhibition

Exhibition on view in the Katzen Rotunda
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Martina Loncar, It all came down with a crash, 2023

Arts ·

Graduating Artists Debut Thesis Exhibition at AU Museum

“end quote” – Studio Art MFA Exhibition on View Now
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Professor Casey Cook conducting AU Chorus during rehearsal. Photo: Olivia Bloch

Arts ·

Upcoming Choral Program Explores Silence and Sound

Central work in AU Chorus concert inspired by Beethoven’s experience with hearing loss
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to the point Michaelangelo

Arts ·

To the Point: Why Is Michelangelo’s "David" Controversial?

Professor and Art Historian Kim Butler Wingfield answers our question of the week
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Katzen Soundbites Logo

Arts ·

Katzen Soundbites Spring 2023

Free performances every Tuesday and Thursday in April
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Rasch Chinchilla in the studio

Arts ·

Turning Up the Volume: AU's Women in Audio Club

Student organization supports women, who are underrepresented in audio industry
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