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01.26.08

CONTACTS: Emory College Center for Creativity and Arts
Sally Corbett, Director of Communications, cell 678-428-9279, sacorbe@emory.edu;
Jessica Moore, Communications Coordinator, 404-727-1687, jkmoore@emory.edu

Steven Tepper Brings the “Creative Campus Movement”
to Emory in a Public Talk

WHAT: Author, cultural scholar, and sought-after speaker on the “creative campus movement,” Steven Tepper, gives a public talk entitled “The Creative Campus,” during his Feb. 4-5, 2008 visit to Emory University. Tepper’s research explores creativity in society; conflict over art and culture; and cultural participation, including the influence of new technologies and the rising trend of “do-it-yourself creators.” He is co-editor of and contributing author of “Engaging Art: The Next Great Transformation of America's Cultural Life,” (published Nov. 2007). He is associate director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy, and assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Vanderbilt University. His articles have appeared in the Review of Policy Research, Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society and International Journal of Cultural Policy. Tepper holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and Latin America from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; a master’s in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government; and a Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton University. His consulting clients have included the National Humanities Center, the American Academy of Arts and Science and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies.

The event is coordinated by the Emory University Creativity and Arts Initiative and Emory College Center for Creativity and Arts. The event is co-sponsored by Emory’s Arts Council, Office of Community and Diversity and Center for the Study of Public Scholarship.

WHO:    The talk is free and open to the general public.  

WHEN:  Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 from 4-5:15 p.m.

WHERE: Robert W.Woodruff Library, Jones Room 311, 540 Asbury Circle, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322.

WHY:    Steven Tepper’s visit to Emory is part of the initiative to enhance the role of creativity and the arts on Emory’s campus and in the greater community. Tepper is one of the leading researchers on how Americans relate to arts and culture. His work has sparked new thinking about the arts in this country, especially in regards to institutions of higher learning. Tepper’s visit will encourage a sustained conversation about the role of the arts and creativity in a university setting.

MEDIA: Media are welcome to attend. Please call 678-428-9279, if you plan to attend.

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