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The Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts NYU.jpg
Type Private
Established 1965
Parent institution
 New York University
Dean Allyson Green
Academic staff
 265
Undergraduates 3,163
Postgraduates 939
Location New York City , New York , United States
Website tisch.nyu.edu

The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (also known as Tisch, TNYU, and TSOA) is a center of study in the performing and media arts. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the arts, and filmmakers. The school merges the technical training of a professional school with the academic resources of a major research university to immerse students in their intended artistic disciplines. It is located at 721 Broadway in Manhattan, New York City. As of 2017 it had more alumni working in Broadway theatre than any other school for theater in the United States. [1]

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History

The Tisch School of the Arts was founded in order to provide conservatory training in theater and film in the context of a research university. [2] The school created additional departments such as dance, theatre design, and cinema studies within a few years. [3] Following the creation of the undergraduate Department of Drama in 1974, the school expanded into other artistic forms, including the Interactive Telecommunications Program, Department of Dramatic Writing, Department of Performance Studies, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, Department of Photography and Imaging, and The Department of Art and Public Policy. [4]

In 1985, the school's first dean, David Oppenheim, solicited a donation [5] from Laurence A. and Preston Robert Tisch that made possible the acquisition and renovation of the location at 721 Broadway where most of the school’s programs are housed. In recognition of the generosity of the Tisch family, the school was renamed Tisch School of the Arts. [6]

David Oppenheim (clarinetist) American musician

David Jerome Oppenheim was an American clarinetist, and classical music and television producer. Oppenheim directed the Masterworks division of Columbia Records from 1950 to 1959. During this time he worked with numerous major figures in the music world including Igor Stravinsky, with whom he formed a friendship, later producing for him. In the 1960s, he worked for the television production company Robert Saudek Associates and worked as a writer and producer for CBS from 1962 to 1967. His 1964 documentary about cellist Pablo Casals, Casals at 88, won the Prix Italia. Dean of the New York University School of the Arts (NYU) from 1969 to 1991, in 1985, he was the principal architect of the Tisch School of the Arts. One of his major achievements was developing the NYU arts programs into a major institution with courses offered in photography, cinema, musical theater, dramatic acting, and writing.

Laurence Alan "Larry" Tisch was an American businessman, Wall Street investor and billionaire. He was the CEO of CBS television network from 1986 to 1995. With his brother Bob Tisch, he was part owner of the Loews Corporation.

Preston Robert Tisch was an American businessman who was the chairman and—along with his brother Laurence Tisch—was part owner of the Loews Corporation. From 1991 until his death, Tisch owned 50% of the New York Giants football team and shared ownership of the team with Wellington Mara.

Departments and programs

Tisch School of the Arts has three institutes and 16 programs and offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Professional Studies (MPS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. Tisch also offers a selection of classes to NYU students not enrolled in any of its programs through the Open Arts curriculum. [7]

A Bachelor of Fine Arts is the standard undergraduate degree for students in the United States and Canada seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts.

A Bachelor of Arts is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, sciences, or both. Bachelor of Arts programs generally take three to four years depending on the country, institution, and specific specializations, majors, or minors. The word baccalaureus should not be confused with baccalaureatus, which refers to the one- to two-year postgraduate Bachelor of Arts with Honors degree in some countries.

A Master of Fine Arts is a creative degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts, and in some cases, theatre management or arts administration. It is a graduate degree that typically requires two to three years of postgraduate study after a bachelor's degree, though the term of study varies by country or university. The MFA is a terminal degree. Coursework is primarily of an applied or performing nature with the program often culminating in a major work or performance.

The three institutes are:

Tisch School of the Arts, Asia

NYU's first branch campus abroad was the result of a partnership with Singapore Government agencies under Singapore's Global Schoolhouse program. Tisch Asia was also Singapore’s first graduate arts school and offered Master of Fine Arts degrees in animation and digital arts, dramatic writing, film and international media producing. Summer programs included professional workshops and non-credit certificate courses.

The campus opened in fall 2007 on the former Ministry of Education & Republic Polytechnic grounds at 3 Kay Siang Road, Singapore, with the intention to enroll approximately 250 students. [8] The anticipated enrollment figures were not achieved, financial irregularities were alleged and Tisch Asia President Pari Sara Shirazi was dismissed from her post by NYU in November 2011.[ citation needed ]

Ministry of Education (Singapore) Singaporean ministry responsible for education

The Ministry of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore. It is currently headed by Minister Ong Ye Kung who oversees education from Primary 1 to tertiary institutions.

Republic Polytechnic tertiary school in Singapore

Republic Polytechnic is an institution of higher learning in Singapore. Founded in 2002, it was the first school system in Singapore to use the problem-based learning (PBL) pedagogy for all its diploma programmes.

In a letter to the Tisch Asia community dated 8 November 2012, Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell announced that the campus would close after 2014 with recruitment and admission of new students suspended with immediate effect. While celebrating the creative and academic achievements at the Singapore campus, she cited financial challenges as the reason for the closure decision. Schmidt-Campbell pledged that NYU would honour commitments to existing students and staff. The letter quoted support from Singapore's Economic Development Board stating that it remained open to future collaboration with NYU.[ citation needed ]

Subsequent reporting has begun to reveal details of the complex negotiations around the closure. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.playbill.com/article/big-10-top-colleges-currently-represented-on-broadway
  2. ↑ "Dean's Message: Tisch School of the Arts". Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved 1 Feb 2014.
  3. ↑ "History: Tisch School of the Arts". Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "History: Tisch School of the Arts". Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved 1 Feb 2014.
  5. ↑ HEVESI, DENNIS. "Davis Oppenheim, 85, Dean of N.Y.U. Arts, Is Dead". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ↑ MITGANG, HERBERT. "7.5 MILLION TISCH GIFT TO N.Y.U". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Departments: Tisch School of the Arts". Tisch School of the Arts. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 1 Feb 2014.
  8. ↑ "NYU's Tisch School Of The Arts opens its first campus in Singapore". Singapore Economic Development Board. 2009-05-28 [1st pub. 2007-10-08]. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23.
  9. ↑ "Anatomy Of A Failed Campus: What Happened At Tisch Asia" . Retrieved 2013-07-14.

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