Tag: university of the arts

UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS DANCE STUDENTS. PHOTO BY SHOSHANA ISAACS, COURTESY ISAACS.

Dance Students and Faculty React to the Sudden Shutdown of the University of the Arts

Last Friday, the University of the Arts in Philadelphia announced it would be shutting down as of June 7. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that a steep drop in enrollment left the nearly 150-year-old school in such a deep financial crisis that the accrediting agency abruptly withdrew its charter.   Many students and faculty found out through the Inquirer’s coverage, and only got […]

College Confessions: Being a UArts Dancer

Aren’t you tired of hearing tales about college life from your parents, teachers and admissions counselors? (Do they even remember college?!) Well, we are too. That’s why we love talking to current students—dancing in colleges across the country—about what their life is really like. Here, Amara Warrington, a senior dance major at University of the […]