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Federal Agencies Issue Caution on Use of E-Readers in the Classroom

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

In our rush to embrace iPads, Kindles, and other revolutionary electronic book readers, it’s easy to forget that these devices can seem anything but revolutionary to those who can’t see well enough to discern what’s on their screens. But, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education haven’t forgotten the exclusions ...

Graphic Communications Scholarship Fund Lends A Hand to 25 Deserving Students

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Above: A stage full of graphic scholars at the Hearst Tower on June 24. Below: scholarship fund trustees and officers, from left: Bill Dirzulaitis, Nick Patrissi, Steve Kennedy, Jack Powers, David Luke, Mark Darlow, Jerry Mandelbaum, and Richard Krasner. (not in photo: Diane Chavan, John Aaron, Linda Nahum, Jack Kott, ...

NYU Presents 2010 Prism Award to David J. Shea, Bowne & Co.; John Tenwinkel, Outstanding Graduate, Also Is Honored

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Above: David J. Shea (left), chairman and CEO, Bowne & Co., accepts the 2010 Prism Award from Carl J. Crosetto, former president of Bowne and present member of its board of directors. Below: John Tenwinkel (center), recipient of the 2010 Prism Alumni Award, with Bonnie Blake, director of NYU’s M.A. ...

Cunningham, Jackson Accept “Gold Key” Awards

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Michael R. Cunningham and Florence Jackson have joined the long list of those recognized for exceptional service to education with one of the industry’s most prestigious honors. At a ceremony in New York City last week, Cunningham and Jackson became the 112th and 113th recipients of the Gamma Gold Key ...

Cutting-Edge Cutter Comes to City Tech

Monday, May 24th, 2010

City Tech ADGA faculty members Roy Nelson (left) and Steve Caputo (dark suit) with students Vanessa Kwan, Juan Moreno, Taka Nishimura, Darren Fuller, Ruben Borges, and Diana Sanchez at their new POLAR 115 X cutter. Though it’s often taken for granted, paper cutting is a crucial step in the successful production ...

Student Publishers, Writers Are Honored by TAGA

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Congratulations to the young publishing team at Toronto’s Ryerson University for winning the Helmut Kipphan Student Publication Cup in a competition sponsored by the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA). This yearly honor salutes the best student-produced journal on research and technology for the graphic arts. Most of the production ...

Here’s Your Frosh Beanie—and an iPad to Go with It

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

It may appear to be an April Fool post, but it isn’t: starting in the fall, a college will give free Apple laptops and iPads to its freshmen. Here’s how Seton Hill University of Greensburg, PA, is pitching the idea to its student body: “Beginning in the fall of 2010, all first ...