Embracing DEI: Keystone of the universal musician
In this edition of the Dean’s Downbeat, Dean John Davis doubles down on the College of Music’s commitment to championing diversity, equity and inclusion. “I’m convinced that by embracing DEI as integral to our universal musician mission, we not only achieve flexible, interdisciplinary career options for our graduates, but also expand the artistic landscape and cultivate a community of curious, continuous learners who challenge biases, question assumptions and engage with diverse perspectives—and who navigate nuance and complexity with openness, understanding and empathy.” MORE
Browse previous editions of the Dean’s Downbeat,
a regular communiqué from Dean John Davis.
Liberal Arts Microcredentials on the Rise (May 8, 2024, Inside Higher Ed)
A terrific article spotlighting the crux of the College of Music’s universal musician mission!
John Davis, dean of the College of Music at the University of Colorado Boulder, finds that today’s music students want more than a traditional music education. [...] To meet that demand, the College of Music has developed a set of microcredentials in recent years.
CU Boulder jazzes up graduation tradition (April 30, 2024, Daily Camera)
CU Boulder’s College of Music has created three new versions of the traditional 1901 Pomp & Circumstance theme to play at graduation—in Latin jazz, New Orleans funk and big band swing styles. John Gunther, director of the Thompson Jazz Studies Program, and John Davis, dean of the College of Music, discuss the project.
CU Boulder to begin exploring 1,400 boxes of the Glenn Miller archive (April 30, 2024, Daily Camera)
CU Boulder announced it will begin unlocking the Glenn Miller archive, thanks to donor support. “Glenn Miller’s story is more than a musical story,” says Austin Okigbo, interim director of CU Boulder’s American Music Research Center. “His is also the American story…”