Remembrance, resilience + forging our future:ĚýIn the first Dean's Downbeat of 2022, John Davis—reporting from the Colorado Music Educators Association’s Clinic/Conference in Colorado Springs this week—reflects on the past month, from its losses to its wins and the many positive developments underway at our College of Music. “Even as we bear witness to loss and unknowable challenges with compassion and care, I see us rebounding with resilience again and again—undeterred in our shared quest for excellence, dogged in our pursuit to inform and influence what it means to be a successful, fulfilled creative artist in an increasingly diverse and interdisciplinary musical landscape,” he says. Learn more.Ěý
Photo: Earlier this week, we snapped this impromptu photo of newly appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Susan Thomas (left), who also directs our American Music Research Center and serves as professor of musicology; Diversity and Outreach Coordinator Alexis McClain, our newest staff member (welcome!); and Dean John Davis.
