Tag: People
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New School Lays Off Nearly 90 People, Dealing Blow to Humanities
News The Manhattan institution cut 19 faculty members and 68 staffers amid mounting financial deficits and declining enrollment. Community members decried The New School’s plans to cut its academic faculty during a rally in December. (photo Aaron Short/Hyperallergic) The New School in Manhattan has laid off 19 full-time faculty and 68 staff members as it read more
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Photographer and Activist Claudia Andujar, Known for Documenting Yanomami People of Brazil, Is the Subject of a New Biopic
Oscar-Nominated Sentimental Value starInga Ibsdotter Lilleaaswill join The Secret Agent leadWagner Mouraon Brazilian film The Outsider, where Ibsdotter Lilleaas will have the central role. Bringing together stars of the two biggest non-English language movies at this year’s Academy Awards, The Outsider (A Estrangeira) is produced by São Paulo’sMaria Farinha Filmesand written and directed by Brazilian read more
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WhiteBridge AI raises $3M to redefine standards in people search and research
WhiteBridge AI, a team developing an AI-powered people search and research engine, has raised a $3M seed round. The round was led by FIRSTPICK VC, with participation from First Degree, NGL.VC, Scalewolf.VC, BADideas.fund, Nectolabs, Plug and Play, and several angel investors. Founded in 2024 by Tomas Martūnas, Irmantas Motiejūnas, Justinas Barauskas, and Paulius Taraškevičius, WhiteBridge read more
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Art Problems: Should I Sell My Work to People Whose Politics I Hate?
Should I allow my work to be sold to people whose politics I hate? I’m not okay with the ongoing injustice in Minneapolis and I don’t want to pretend this is just a difference of opinion. —distraught painter in America Short answer. No. You should not allow your work to be sold to MAGA supporters. read more
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MFA Boston Says Layoffs Did Not ‘Disproportionately Impact’ People of Color
On Thursday night, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston issued a lengthy explanation about a recent round of layoffs that drew controversy, in part because many claimed the cuts unfairly targeted curators of color. The museum denied that this was the case. “All along, we took steps to ensure that cuts would not disproportionately impact read more
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