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NYU.1287 Style Guide 5.13
TheTheLittleLittle D Difficu lt Volunteers, scholars, and activists struggle to make New Orleans “easy” again by Nicole Pezold / GSAS ’04 Photographs by Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun CHILDREN PLAY AS THE FAMILY REBUILDS THEIR HOME IN NEW ORLEANS’ LOWER NINTH WARD. ne way to grasp the immense burden of life in ganizations and neighborhood associations New Orleans these days—three years after seeking to reweave the frayed social fabric, Hurricane Katrina and fresh from the threat of and academics, including many from NYU, Hurricane Gustav—is to think back to the third who are taking up difficult questions in busi - O ness, disaster policy, and social work to bet - Oanniversary of 9/11. Though the mood in New ter understand what is happening in New York City was somber and Ground Zero still a gaping hole, Orleans and what it means for all of us. Jef - Lower Manhattan had more or less returned. The population frey A. Robinson, who while a professor at had surged by one-quarter over the intervening years, so that the Stern School of Business made regular trips to consult with local socially minded a spot in one of the local public schools—some of the city’s entrepreneurs, says: “There is certainly a best—was as coveted as ever. The wait for a table at Bubby’s restaurant in Tribeca was back to 45 min - utes, and the Century 21 department store was once again jammed at lunchtime. New Orleans, however, now holds less than on which to heal faltering systems three-quarters of its former population, an in education and health care, as 3 untold number of whom are newcomers. -
Columbia University Department of Art History
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY MIRIAM AND IRA D. WALLACH FINE ARTS CENTER FALL 2007 826schermerhorn Zoë Strother returns to from the chairman’s office Columbia University My term as chairman began in January, but a long-standing commit- Zoë Strother returns to ment to deliver the Slade Lectures at Cambridge University found me in Columbia this fall as the first England for the first half of spring term. During that time, my esteemed Riggio Professor of African colleague, and our former department chairman, Professor David Rosand, Art, after serving on the faculty led the department with a sure hand. I am deeply grateful to David for of the University of California, taking on this duty and to Emily Gabor, our Department Administrator, Los Angeles. She will be happily welcomed by faculty and our excellent office staff for helping him so ably. members in the Department Traditionally, the messages from department chairmen that are regular who worked with her when features of our newsletter combine reflection on the past academic year she taught at Columbia and a preview of the year that lies ahead. It is a great pleasure to begin with between 1995 and 2000. She some truly wonderful news. As the 2006–07 academic year was drawing is well known as a teacher and to a close, word arrived of a magnificent gift to the department from scholar of African art and the Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Riggio. The Riggio gift (described on page 3) will art of the African Diaspora, provide funds for two professorships, fellowships for graduate students, with a specialization in art of Central Africa. -
CDF Board of Directors 2
About tile C11ildren]s Defense Fund The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child BehincP and to ensure every child a Healthy Start. a Head Start. a Fair Start. a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and com- , munities. CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. ,CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family 'breakdown. CDF began in 1973 and is a private, nonprofit organization supported by foundation and corporate grants, and individual donations. We have never taken government funds. Cover Photos (Front) © Human Issues Collaborative· (Back) © Cleo Freelance Photography © 2000 Children's Defense Fund. All rights reserved. INSIDE PHOTOS © Cleo Photography (Inside Front Cover)' Gigi Hinton, Todd Rosenberg, Anourack Chinyavong, DigitalVision (page 1)' Michael Collopy (page 5) • Harry Cutting (page 9) ~ Cleo Photography (page 11) • Steve Morrell (page 12) • Todd Rosenberg (pages 14-20) • Cleo Photography (page 27) • DigitalVision (page 36) • Todd Rosenberg (Inside Back Cover) - - . Contents ." '. ~., '. ." . ~ . •- .. '; .+"-,. - ~ CDF Board of Directors 2 CDF Management Team 4 A Message from the President 5 Summary of Key 1999 Accomplishments 8 Langston Hughes Library Dedication 17 1999 Financial Report 25 1999 Contributors 30 Children's Defense Fund CDF Board of Directors • David W. Hombeck, Chair Geoffrey Canada John D.