It was a true privilege to shepherd the department during this academic year. Despite all the complexities, we have accomplished astonishing things! Both our faculty members and our graduate students garnered extremely competitive fellowships and awards, organized international conferences, spoke at a broad variety of venues, published widely, and curated exhibitions. Our studio artists, in turn, exhibited their work across the United States. Our lecture series brought extraordinary scholars to campus; the Graduate Association for Medieval Studies and the Undergraduate Art History Club held a series of fabulous events; and the Cleveland Symposium, which celebrated its 50th anniversary, was a rousing success.
This year two new faculty members joined our ranks, and we are excited to welcome a new colleague, a specialist in medieval Japanese art, in the fall. Congratulations to our BA and MA graduates, and kudos to our PhD students who secured important curatorial appointments this year! In turn, Barney Taxel retired at the conclusion of this semester, and we are tremendously grateful for his years of service to the Art Studio program.
It was wonderful to celebrate everyone at our end-of-the-year party. I hope you have a magnificent conclusion to this academic year and a glorious summer!
