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Michael Kaiser

My Next Board Meeting

Jesse Rosen | Posted 07.08.2014 | Impact
Jesse Rosen

I'm looking forward to it -- unlike Michael Kaiser, who just told us how relieved he is to never see his board again in "My Last Board Meeting." Like...

Cybersecurity Is Everyone's Business

Larry Magid | Posted 01.23.2014 | Technology
Larry Magid

It's like public health. If you don't get a flu shot, you're putting me at risk because -- if you get sick -- you might pass it on to others. Security flaws, too, can be infectious.

The Problem With 'New Models'

Adam Huttler | Posted 02.17.2013 | Arts
Adam Huttler

Simply slashing budgets cannot save us from fiscal ruin. But it's disappointing that Michael Kaiser continues to dismiss the possibility that salvation may be more complex or require more radical innovation than simply doing more of the same, better.

The Latino Fight To Be Included In The Kennedy Center Honors

The Daily Beast | Sandra McElwaine | Posted 11.29.2012 | Latino Voices

Hyped as the “highlight of the Washington cultural year,” the Kennedy Center Honors is the city’s fanciest night out, the capital’s red carpet...

Latino Groups to Kennedy Center: Say You’re Sorry

Posted 09.29.2012 | Latino Voices

UPDATE: Saturday, Sept. 29 1:35 p.m. EST -- Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser apologized in writing to Felix Sanchez for using foul language dur...

Nordic Is Cool

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.06.2012 | Home

WASHINGTON — Nordic artists, including a percussionist who carves instruments from Norwegian glacier ice, will take over the Kennedy Center next...

Michael Kaiser and the Role of Critics -- Nature Versus Nurture?

Robert Bettmann | Posted 01.30.2012 | DC
Robert Bettmann

Isn't it true that great art reflects the ideals and inspirations of people today? What's wrong with a knee-jerk reaction to art? What's wrong with popularity?

More Funding for the Arts, Please

John M. Eger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
John M. Eger

Today, the arts are being cut to one of the lowest points in history. It may seem ludicrous to say it, but we really need to be spending more on art education. Much more.

Public Diplomacy: "Out" for the U.S., "In" Overseas?

John Brown | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
John Brown

China and India's public diplomacy activities have grown extensively in our new century, even as the United States is seemingly abandoning the foreign policy tool.

WATCH: THEATRE: Filming Sondheim's Follies

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
George Heymont

In the brief period when I lived in Providence, Rhode Island, I was able to catch performances of several shows during their pre-Broadway Boston tryou...

In Times of Crisis: Saving Art

Jennifer Edwards | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Jennifer Edwards

In order to understand where art is headed in this new e-economy, we must remember where art has been and see the possible trajectories for the future...

Needed: A Federal Arts Policy

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Michael Kaiser

Most people do not know that no fewer than nine government agencies provide support to arts in this nation.