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#TBT Commencement Season

Thu, May 5, 2018
by Drew McManus
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It’s that time of year when colleges are sending their recent crop of graduates into the great unknown and that means commencement speeches. Based on experience, I try to avoid commencement speeches but every now and then, something really special turns up. Case in point, I posted something back in 2012 about Neil Gaiman’s Commencement
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When Sanctity Risks Becoming Sanctimonious

Wed, May 5, 2018
by Drew McManus
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The 5/19/18 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer published an article by David Patrick Stearns that reports on a Philadelphia Orchestra concert being disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the orchestra’s decision to carry out their upcoming tour of Israel in the wake of deadly violence along the Gaza border. What caught my eye was Steans’ account
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What I’m Looking Forward To At The 2018 Association of Arts Administration Educators Conference

Tue, May 5, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Think fast: what’s the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions an Arts Administration Educators Conference? I can’t speak for anyone but me so to that end, I wonder about how connected arts admin educators are to real-world implementation. Moreover, if any gulf exists, are there noticeable gaps between those with full-time teaching
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If You’re A WordPress User, You’ll Want To Make Sure Not To Miss The Most Recent Update

Mon, May 5, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Just a quick geek-oriented post today: if you’re a WordPress user and run one or more sites, you probably noticed the recent 4.9.6 update. This one’s a little different than typical updates in that it includes a few key changes that help you make your site compliant with the European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection
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Lack Of Inclusion Reaches All The Way Up To Big Money Donors

Fri, May 5, 2018
by Drew McManus
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If you’ve had a heart-to-heart with a fellow nonprofit performing arts manager that operates in the Silicon Valley area, you probably got an earful of cathartic grumbling about how disengaged the tech sector is from philanthropic giving. The 5/14/18 edition of The Atlantic published an article by Alana Semuels provides one of the most comprehensive
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