Monthly Archives: December 2014

A Gift of Gordon Parks

by Dr. Joyce F. Brown Posted on December 16, 2014

Last month, I received a five-volume boxed set of the collected works of Gordon Parks. It came out of the blue—as a gift from the publisher, Gerhard Steidl, and Dr. Thomas Schwarz, the president of SUNY/Purchase, which is where the … Continue reading →

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Season’s Greet-inks!

by Dr. Joyce F. Brown Posted on December 10, 2014

With the opening last night of FIT’s second annual holiday pop-up shop, I believe that the college has established a new tradition. And given that we are also celebrating FIT’s 70th anniversary this year, this is a particularly lovely and … Continue reading →

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Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Competition

by Dr. Joyce F. Brown Posted on December 2, 2014

The Foreign Language Poetry Recitation Competition celebrated its 25th anniversary here at FIT this year in two days of recitations in November. In a way, its longevity is a surprise—it is counter-intuitive. Who would expect, after all, that a college … Continue reading →

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