INTERACTIVE: National Music Museum selected to host Shakespeare exhibit

Update 3/4/15: Added interactive map of where Shakepeare’s First Folio will travel.  A 1623 edition of the first collection of William Shakespeare’s plays is going on display at the National Music Museum at the University of Dakota in 2016. The exact dates of the exhibit’s opening will be announced in April. During the month that […]

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NCAA, USD review Division I policies

University of South Dakota representatives attended National Collegiate Athletic Association sessions in Washington, D.C. Jan. 15-18 concerning the Division I championship model, sexual assault prevention, academic misconduct, drug testing, concussion safety and further scholarship options. “The University has a lot of optimism about the future of the student athletes and how successful they are both […]

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Diversity Center to host discussion Tuesday about Ferguson, U.S. race relations

Campuses across the country are becoming hotspots for protests against police brutality and racial violence in recent weeks. University of South Dakota students may not be protesting in front of Old Main, but administrators on campus are attempting to encourage conversation about race relations in the United States. The Center for Diversity and Community, which […]

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National Music Museum ‘at the tipping point of recognition’ after Google visit

Through Google’s Cultural Institute website, the National Music Museum at the University of South Dakota became the first institution in the state to be part of a project dedicated to providing free access to art to people around the globe in the comfort of their homes. The museum welcomed Google to officially launch its virtual gallery […]

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Google Cultural Institute partners with National Music Museum

Boasting a collection of more than 15,000 historical instruments and other musical artifacts, the National Music Museum will go viral as Internet giant Google makes a visit to the museum at the University of South Dakota Friday. As part of its Cultural Institute project, Google will video the museum’s extensive exhibits with its street view technology and add […]

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Starr alignment: USD football alum featured on HBO reality TV show

This summer, the University of South Dakota’s recent graduate Tyler Starr had his time to show the world his true self, both on and off the football field. HBO’s reality series “Hard Knocks” featured the Falcons’ training camp and fall preseason preview, featuring Starr in the first episode. Starr, his wife, Megan Wheeler, and son, […]

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