March 29, 2011 - 8:01pm
In Other Ivory Towers: James Franco to teach at NYU
BY SARAH THOMAS
James Franco will be returning to his alma mater, New York University, next year to teach a graduate-level course on directing, according to a March 25 article in the Washington Square News.
While the class will likely garner much attention among students, it will be limited to an enrollment of 10 to 12 students, WSU reported. As part of the curriculum, students will examine a Louise Gluck poem and alter it to make it suitable for filming.
“James has an amazing mind. And limitless energy,” John Tintori, chair of the graduate division of the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television said in the article. “Our students will be fortunate to learn from him.”
Racial slurs target Obama at University of Kentucky
A University of Kentucky professor found a sign posted on the door to a building in the law school referring to President Barack Obama in a racial epithet, according to a March 25 article in The Huffington Post.
A Kentucky law student found a similar sign on the front of a bus shelter on March 24, the article stated.
The Huffington Post reported that campus police are investigating the matter to figure out if a student created the signs or a non-University affiliate. University of Kentucky Spokesman Blanton said in the article that the person responsible could be charged with third-degree criminal mischief.
