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Cornish College: Mike Daisey no longer welcome at graduation
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Apr 07In a reversal from previous statements, Cornish College of the Arts announced Friday that Daisey would will not speak at its May 13 commencement ceremony. Their parting of the ways is the latest chapter in a media saga that began with the playwright's ... »
Cornish College dumps Mike Daisey as commencement speaker
The Seattle TimesLocal News
Apr 06Because of the controversy surrounding Mike Daisey's "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," which was aired and then investigated by "This American Life," the playwright will not speak at Cornish College of the Arts' commencement, nor will he recei... »
Local college cancels Mike Daisey commencement address
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Apr 06Seattles Cornish College of the Arts has canceled the commencement address by theater artist Mike Daisy for admitting he lied about parts of his play about conditions at Apples China plant. »
Jon and Mary Shirley donate $2 million to Cornish arts complex
Latest News From Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
Nov 09Seattle philanthropists Jon and Mary Shirley donated $2 million to Cornish College of the Arts toward a planned visual arts complex, Cornish President Nancy Uscher said Wednesday. The center will be the new home for the college’s sculpture program and ... »
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Cornish Withdraws Its Honorary Degree for Mike Daisey
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Apr 06In the wake of the scandal surrounding monologuist Mike Daisey (if you have no idea what I'm talking about, see here), Cornish College of the Arts says it no longer plans to award him an honorary degree and he will not be giving this year's commencemen... »
The Cost of Art School
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Apr 04Courtesy of the artists This sculpture, The Cornish Diploma Dispensor by Max Kraushaar and Graham Downing, was installed outside Cornish College of the Arts's main building for two weeks until the artists say in an email that it was removed, "most like... »
Jon and Mary Shirley Give $2 Million for New Visual Arts Complex at Cornish
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Nov 09CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTSAn architect's rendering of what the new sculpture facility at Cornish's Visual Arts Complex will look like.Jon and Mary Shirley, the major donors behind Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park, now have given $2 million ... »
Ear Supply: Dance Dance Revolution
Seattle WeeklyComplete Issue
Oct 26Though a staff member at Cornish College of the Arts for only two years, John Cage birthed three landmark musical developments there: His first explorations in electroacoustic music, percussion-ensemble works, and prepared piano all happened in the whi... »