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About lindaessig

Linda Essig is Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Baruch College and principal/owner of Creative Infrastructure. The opinions expressed on Creative Infrastructure are her own and not those of Baruch College

Recharging

Posted on July 3, 2016 by lindaessig

Rest…(too apathetic) Relaxation…(lacks energy) Restoration…(something you do to inanimate furniture) Recovery…(from what?) Recharging… Recharging… I like that. Recharging sounds active, although recharging is something our brains do automatically while we sleep. According to some new and developing research, taking time … Continue reading →

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Gender (In)Equity

Posted on June 26, 2016 by lindaessig

My morning coffee was upset by an article in the NY Times that reported on a phenomenon I knew anecdotally to be true: gender-neutral tenure clock extensions for childbirth benefit men but harm women in their bids for tenure; there’s … Continue reading →

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Distracted

Posted on June 22, 2016 by lindaessig

  I’ve been a bit distracted lately from my core focus of writing about “thoughts and ideas about infrastructure for the arts.” First, there was the hideousness and chaos of the current presidential race; then the tragedy of the Orlando … Continue reading →

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The Dance of Leadership

Posted on June 8, 2016 by lindaessig

My biggest summer project is the design of two courses as part of the new Curb MA in Creative Enterprise and Cultural Leadership. The first of these, “Leadership in the Cultural and Creative Industries,” is a short one-credit course that … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Day Thought

Posted on May 30, 2016 by lindaessig

This Memorial Day weekend, I’ve been thinking about some images from my youth – of the Vietnam war and, especially, watching the evening news with my parents and seeing coffins of soldiers killed in action being unloaded from a plane. … Continue reading →

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Hoke, Daisy, and an Equity Ethos

Posted on May 26, 2016 by lindaessig

[This essay is also posted on the Americans for the Arts blog, ARTSblog ] There’s a line in Alfred Uhry’s play Driving Miss Daisy that has stuck with me for the last 30 years. In response to a well-meaning, but misguided (and … Continue reading →

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Knowledge, Clubs, and Journals

Posted on May 18, 2016 by lindaessig

Three articles/blogs/news items about academic journal publishing hit my inbox in the 24 hours prior to a guest lecture for Seattle University on the topic of….academic journal publishing. The primary mission of academic journals is – or should be – the dissemination … Continue reading →

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Book proposal

Posted on May 7, 2016 by lindaessig

I’m working on a book proposal – let me know what you think. [Please see the revised proposal instead] An Ouroboros: Art, Money and Entrepreneurial Action will be a collection of original essays for an interested lay audience that bridges the … Continue reading →

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Showcase, Not Competition

Posted on April 16, 2016 by lindaessig

The Herberger Institute Office of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Programs, which I direct, just hosted its First Annual Herberger Institute Student Idea Showcase. It was a great event, with 18 students pitching ideas for everything from an app that reminds you … Continue reading →

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“The Dramaturgy of Public Policy”

Posted on April 6, 2016 by lindaessig

I’ve had the great good fortune to have had several interactions recently with the brilliant Roberto Bedoya, artist, arts administrator, public intellectual, and someone who has earned the title of “thought leader.” The first of these interactions was at the 3 … Continue reading →

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