The Department of Music offers a 64-credit major in music leading to the BS degree. The undergraduate program offers a general program of study with emphasis on theory, musicianship, history, and performance within a liberal arts college curriculum. A minor in music (12 credits), and an enhanced minor in music (18 credits) are also offered, requiring any undergraduate music courses, except MSH 114, MSH 115, and MSH 245. Visit the Department.
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CNN’s Rose Arce: The One Story Journalist and Teacher Elaine Rivera Never Told Was Her Own
December 7, 2013 1:00 am Faculty, Journalism, Communication, and Theatre Dept, School of Arts and HumanitiesWhen my friend Elaine Rivera died, it felt almost like the end of a fireworks show, when the smoke hangs in the air and crowds walk slowly home. The fun was over in a flash. Elaine was the life of the party, the girl who urged you to stay for just one more drink, a journalist who could splash life into a good story. She was also, as it turned out, an alcoholic whose drinking was so severe it corroded her liver until it just stopped working.
Read More »Lehman Welcomes Talented and Accomplished New Faculty for 2013 – 2014
November 9, 2013 1:00 am Faculty, President Fernández, Provost, Research, School of Arts and Humanities, School of Education, School of Natural and Social SciencesThis September, Lehman welcomed twenty new faculty members and nearly 3,000 new students—one of the College’s strongest incoming class in two decades.
Read More »Remembering Elaine Rivera: Lehman to Host Memorial Service on December 7
November 3, 2013 1:00 am Faculty, Journalism, Communication, and Theatre DeptElaine Rivera, a member of the faculty in the Journalism, Communication, and Theatre Department, passed away last weekend. She was 54. Rivera joined the faculty at Lehman College in 2009 as a substitute lecturer, bringing nearly thirty years of experience at top news organizations around the country, including Time magazine, the Washington Post, and WNYC Radio. One year after joining Lehman, she was promoted to the rank of Distinguished Lecturer.
Read More »Writing Sex Back Into the Narrative of War: A Reading and Discussion
November 1, 2013 1:00 am Faculty, Library, Political Science Dept, School of Natural and Social Sciences, Women's Studies ProgramIn her new book, “Sex and International Tribunals: The Erasure of Gender from the War Narrative,” Professor Chiseche Salome Mibenge, documents an undeniable fact: sex is a weapon of war.
Read More »Remembering Albert Bermel: Longtime Lehman Professor, Author, and Theatre Critic
October 10, 2013 10:33 am Faculty, Graduate Studies, Journalism, Communication, and Theatre Dept, Theatre ProgramAlbert Bermel, who chaired Lehman’s Speech and Theatre Department from 1988-1994 and was a celebrated author and theater critic, passed away on October 5, 2013. He was 85. When Bermel joined the Lehman faculty in 1970, he was a respected theatre critic for The New Leader and a published playwright, author, and translator of classical works for the modern theater.
Read More »Redefining a College Education: President Fernández’s Vision for Lehman’s Future
September 19, 2013 3:03 pm Admissions, Faculty, Institutional Advancement, Media Relations and Publications, President Fernández, ProvostPresident Ricardo R. Fernández outlined a bold vision for the future of higher education and the future of Lehman College during his keynote address at the College’s annual Convocation.
Read More »Visiting Irish Scholar to Give Talk on Future of Irish Language
November 29, 2012 4:52 pm CUNY Institute for Irish American Studies, FacultyNí Neachtain’s talk will focus on the role of the traditional Irish-speaking districts of Ireland in the future of language maintenance and revival.
Read More »Panel Discussion: Guatemala: Can There Be Peace With Justice After Genocide
November 26, 2012 10:27 am Center for Human Rights and Peace Studies, Faculty, ProvostThe Center for Human Rights and Peace Studies will host a special panel discussion on Guatemala, titled “Can There Be Peace With Justice After Genocide?”
Read More »Professor Herminio Martinez Selected as ‘Educator of the Year’
May 11, 2012 3:49 pm Bronx Institute, Faculty, Middle and High School Education Dept, School of EducationThe Bronx County Historical Society has selected Professor Herminio Martinez (Middle and High School Education) as its Educator of the Year.
Read More »Anthropology Professor Talks About Black Humor in Syrian Media
May 3, 2012 2:17 pm Anthropology Dept, Faculty, In the News, School of Natural and Social SciencesAssociate Professor Christa Salamandra (Anthropology) recently gave an interview to Dutch National TV-NOS News about satire in Syrian media.
Read More »Lehman Economics Professor Wins Feliks Gross Award
May 3, 2012 1:17 pm Economics and Business Dept, Faculty, School of Natural and Social SciencesLehman Economics Professor Dr. Mine Aysen Doyran was honored on May 2 at the CUNY Graduate Center with the prestigious Feliks Gross Endowment Award from the CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences for her research on economic development.
Read More »Sociology Professor Discusses Indian Surrogacy on Fox5 News
May 1, 2012 4:01 pm Faculty, In the News, School of Natural and Social Sciences, Sociology DeptProf. Susan Markens (Sociology) discusses the debate issues concerning surrogacy in India in this Fox5 News segment about the use of Indian surrogacy by American couples who are infertile.
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