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Students Lost In Adirondacks Were Abandoned On University Trip

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Students rescued from Dippikill Wilderness Retreat in October 2022The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reporting that the received a request for Forest Ranger assistance on October 1, 2022 at about 9:30 pm near Dippikill Pond in Thurman, Warren County.

The pond is part of the Dippikill Wilderness Retreat, considered the the largest student-owned natural preserve in the United States, just northwest of Warrensburg. It covers about 1,000 acres in the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about Students Lost In Adirondacks Were Abandoned On University Trip

Demographic Illusion: Majority, Minority, & The Expanding American Mainstream

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The Great Demographic IllusionSome Americans believe that inevitable demographic changes will create a society with a majority made up of minorities for the first time in the United States’ history.

Richard Alba argues that this narrative obscures a more transformative development: the rising numbers of young Americans from ethno-racially mixed families, consisting of one white and one nonwhite parent. He believes young Americans with mixed parentage will play pivotal roles in the country’s demographic future. [Read more…] about Demographic Illusion: Majority, Minority, & The Expanding American Mainstream

Artist to Artist: Addressing This Moment Online Programs

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SUNY Albany Uptown CampusThe University at Albany’s Art Museum, NYS Writers Institute and UAlbany Performing Arts Center have announced a new virtual series for Fall 2020, Artist to Artist: Addressing This Moment.

Artist to Artist brings together artists whose work has been previously presented at UAlbany for conversations about the arts in this time of the coronavirus pandemic, a reckoning on systemic racism, and civil unrest. [Read more…] about Artist to Artist: Addressing This Moment Online Programs

Researching New York Conference Call for Papers

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researching nyThe Researching New York 2020 Conference, the only general statewide history conference, has announced a call for papers.  The conference is planned for November 19-21, 2020, at the University at Albany. [Read more…] about Researching New York Conference Call for Papers

Albany Film Festival VIP Passes Available

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albany film festThe Albany Film Festival, set for Saturday, March 28th, at the University at Albany uptown campus, will feature panel discussions, and conversations with actors, filmmakers and authors whose books have been made into movies, along with screenings of feature-length films, a contest for film shorts, an awards ceremony, and a viewing of a new large scale outdoors video projection. [Read more…] about Albany Film Festival VIP Passes Available

King Philip’s War & Violence Talk in Albany

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memory lanes bookKing Philip’s War (also known by other names) took place in 1675–1678, mostly between native inhabitants of New England and New England Colonists.

The conflict was one of the greatest calamities of seventeenth century New England and extraordinarily violent. For example, after being defeated, native leader Metacomet was killed, his corpse beheaded, and then drawn and quartered – his head was displayed in Plymouth for more than 20 years. His son was among those enslaved and transported to Bermuda. [Read more…] about King Philip’s War & Violence Talk in Albany

Toni Morrison Tribute Starting NYS Writers Institute Season

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toni morrison at writers instituteThe NYS Writers Institute is set to hosts A Tribute to Toni Morrison on Friday, January 24, at 7 pm, at Page Hall on the UAlbany downtown campus, 135 Western Avenue, Albany.

The event will include a screening of the 2019 documentary The Pieces I Am and a panel discussion about her life and legacy. [Read more…] about Toni Morrison Tribute Starting NYS Writers Institute Season

Large-Scale Projection Celebrating Albany Film, Literary History Planned

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projection mapping of stained glass imagery on the Notre Dame Cathedral in Rouen France

A large-scale video projection on UAlbany’s Science Library will celebrate the unique cultural history of the Capital Region and Albany’s contribution to film and literary history.

Using sophisticated computer 3-D mapping and high-performance projectors, the projection mapping display will illuminate the 195-foot wide, 45-foot high exterior of the building, located on the University’s Washington Avenue uptown campus.

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Researching New York Conference Set For Nov 21-23

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Researching NY ConferenceThe Annual Researching New York Conference has been set for November 21-23 at the University at Albany.

The conference meets annually in November, bringing together historians, archivists, public historians, graduate students, museum curators, teachers, documentarians, and more to share their work on New York State history topics. [Read more…] about Researching New York Conference Set For Nov 21-23