February 24, 2006
The World (Public Radio International): Assessing Frank London's "Carnival Conspiracy"
During Mardi Gras, Public Radio International music reporter Marco Werman sought the assistance of Earlham Visiting Instructor of Music David Kaminsky in interpreting the newly released CD “Carnival Conspiracy,” by Frank London and his Klezmer Brass All-Stars. Because of his untiring and unflinching attempts to “twist” klezmer music — a genre most associated with Jewish culture — into various other forms, London has earned something of a reputation for being, in Werman’s words, a “mad musical scientist.” His latest project seeks to establish a seemingly improbable link between klezmer music and some of the exotic Brazilian styles, like samba, that non-South American audiences most often hear at carnival time. Although Kaminsky tends to question London’s achievements as a fusion artist, the Harvard-trained ethno-musicologist says he has been successful at “challenging society’s conventions.” Read and hear more
February 16, 2006
International Programs Win Acclaim
As it prepares to mark a milestone in off-campus studies, the College receives word of a major recognition from NAFSA, the Association of International Educators.
February 15, 2006
College to Confer New M.Ed. Degree
The scores of enthusiastic teachers turned out by Earlham’s Master of Arts in Teaching program since 2000 have so impressed their new colleagues with the quality of their preparation that some local educators practically demanded a new graduate program of their own.
February 13, 2006
Inside Higher Ed: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America
Caroline Higgins, Earlham Professor of Peace and Global Studies and History, talks with online journal editor Scott Jaschik about being named one of the “most dangerous” college professors in America by conservative author David Horowitz. “If I’m dangerous,” says Higgins, “it’s because education is dangerous.”