The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded New College of Florida a $750,000 grant for building collaboration between local colleges and the region’s arts organizations.
The Mellon Foundation is one of the world’s most renowned philanthropies and is a leader in supporting higher education in the United States. Cristle Collins Judd, senior program officer at Mellon, will visit Sarasota to speak on why Mellon found New College’s proposal to be compelling and essential in today’s society.
Before joining the Mellon Foundation in 2015, Judd served for nine years as dean for academic affairs, chief academic officer, and professor of music at Bowdoin College. Prior to her appointment at Bowdoin, Judd was a member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania and also served as director of graduate studies in music. Before joining the Penn faculty, Judd taught at universities in the U.K. and Australia.
“The Arts, Liberal Arts and the Civil Society”
Cristle Collins Judd
Senior Program Officer, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
New College of Florida
College Hall, Music Room
351 College Drive, Sarasota, Fla., 34243
Admission is free but seating is limited. Reserve tickets by calling 487-4888.
A reception will follow the talk.
New College of Florida is a national leader in the arts and sciences and is the State of Florida’s designated honors college for the liberal arts. Consistently ranked among the top public liberal arts colleges in America by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and The Princeton Review, New College attracts highly motivated, academically talented students from 40 states and 15 foreign countries. A higher proportion of New College students receive Fulbright awards than graduates from virtually all other colleges and universities.
