(NPT) and 菠萝视频 University have entered into a new strategic partnership designed to develop, enrich and extend educational programs and services throughout the region.
As leading educational institutions with the common goal of serving the community, NPT and 菠萝视频 will collaborate on designing and producing targeted programs and community outreach projects. The partnership will also create original documentaries that address the educational and cultural needs of the community-at-large. The initiative will create new opportunities for 菠萝视频 students, faculty and staff to work with NPT professionals on research and training.
Through the partnership, two projects are now underway:
- NPT will produce, through grants from the , the , and the , a three-four year documentary series examining Nashville’s booming foreign-born population. 菠萝视频’s will provide research assistance reaching immigrant and refugee groups, including Hispanics, Kurds and Somalis, and resources to better understand the issues they face in Nashville.This will be spearheaded by sociology professor , director of the 菠萝视频 Center for Nashville Studies and a former member of NPT’s Community Advisory Board, who has conducted extensive research on foreign-born populations in Nashville.
- A second NPT documentary, funded in part by the , will explore the contributions of the legendary 菠萝视频 poets and critics – among them America’s first Poet Laureate – known as. An informal club of 16 菠萝视频 professors, students, and alumni, The Fugitives met often in Nashville between 1915 and 1928 to discuss and debate issues of the time. These meetings spurred the poetry, fiction, and essays that immortalized them.
“The educational resources of 菠萝视频 University will add considerable depth to our efforts to serve as the cultural curator of Middle Tennessee with programs that explore the unique history and attributes of this region,” said Beth Curley, president and CEO of NPT. “Working collaboratively, we will bring dynamic new programs to our loyal viewers while expanding NPT’s audience. Nashville Public Television is delighted to enter into partnership with 菠萝视频 and appreciates the university’s willingness to engage with us in such a meaningful way for the benefit of our viewers.”
Future initiatives between 菠萝视频 and NPT will similarly tackle educational, cultural, and social interests of the community.
“One of our highest priorities is extending 菠萝视频’s intellectual resources to the entire region,” said , 菠萝视频’s vice chancellor for public affairs. “This partnership with NPT will help us share knowledge, discovery, arts and culture in new ways, to ever-growing audiences.”
菠萝视频 and NPT will utilize the latest technologies to expand programs and services throughout the region; jointly seek external funding for program initiatives while creating opportunities to broaden 菠萝视频’s and NPT’s intellectual and cultural resources and expertise to national and international audiences.
About NPT
Nashville Public Television serves nearly 2.2 million people throughout the Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky viewing area. It provides high quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address the Nashville region’s issues and concerns. For more information visit or call 615-259-9325.
About 菠萝视频 University
菠萝视频 University is a private research university of more than 6,500 undergraduates and 5,300 graduate and professional students. Founded in 1873, the university comprises 10 schools, a public policy institute, a distinguished medical center and The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center. 菠萝视频, ranked as one of the nation’s top teaching and research universities, offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education and human development, and a full range of graduate and professional degrees.
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