Musicology in the World
27 Lost Works by Erik Satie Recorded on New Album (7/1/2025)
Pianist Alexandre Tharaud releases a landmark recording featuring 27 never-before-heard pieces reconstructed from forgotten manuscripts. Read more.
Study Day Report: Choral Singing and the Transnational (7/2/2025)
A day of singing interspersed with papers and presentations on transnationalism and migration took place at the Scottish Music Centre in Glasgow. Read more.
At Amherst Early Music, Students Revived Reutter’s Dafne (7/3/2025)
Georg Reutter’s Dafne fit perfectly with Amherst Early Music’s 2025 Baroque Academy theme of “Music of the German Lands.” Read more.
How Kneecap Went from Rising Hip-Hop Group to Global Lightning Rod (7/3/2025)
Fatima Al-Kassab offers an explainer on the influential and controversial rap group. Read more.
Library of Congress Acquires Sondheim Archive (7/4/2025)
The archive contains more than 5,000 documents, including manuscripts, drafts of music and lyrics, and notebooks. Read more.
Conference Report: Celebrity under the Spotlight (7/5/2025)
A report on “Celebrity under the Spotlight: An International Conference on Singers and Actors,” held at the Theatrical Voice Research Centre, University of Surrey. Read more.
Discovery of Rare Medieval Music Brings Back Sounds of Monks (7/7/2025)
For the first time in nearly five centuries, Buckland Abbey in Devon will resonate with monastic music, thanks to research into a 15th-century manuscript and a collaboration between the National Trust and the University of Exeter. Read more.
Stradivari Violin Looted in Nazi-era Berlin Believed to Be Found in Japan (7/8/2025)
Experts claim there are strong similarities between the 1709 “Mendelssohn” Stradivari and a violin exhibited in Tokyo in 2018. Read more.
Philadelphia Orchestra Honors Marian Anderson (7/8/2025)
The Philadelphia Orchestra has honored Anderson’s legacy by naming its home for her. Read more.
21 Reasons the HIP Kids Flock to Medellín (7/12/2025)
Academia de Música Antigua de Medellín is one of a few schools in Latin America that teaches historical performance. Read more.
Listening to Nonhumans: What Music Can Teach about Humanity’s Relationships with Nature and the Divine (7/14/2025)
Jeffers Engelhardt shares his research at The Conversation. Read more.
Why Is a 12th-Century Nun the Hottest Name in Experimental Music? (7/15/2025)
Hildegard von Bingen has inspired everyone from Grimes to David Lynch. Musicians including Julia Holter explain the hold she has on them. Read more.
Oi! la la: Meet the New Wave of French Punks Making Noise (7/15/2025)
Higher Ed News
How One College Library Plans to Cut Through the AI Hype (6/25/2025)
Stony Brook University’s library is spearheading efforts to help students and faculty learn how to use AI in an ethical, responsible way. Read more.
Under Trump, Colleges Wonder How to Do Without Federal Money. These Campuses Already Know. (6/27/2025)
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education.
MSM Launches Fully Online Undergraduate Degree for Performing Artists (7/2/2025)
Targeted at experienced professionals who began their careers before receiving a degree, the program will begin in January 2026. Read more.
AI Brings Pain and Promise to New Grad Job Market (7/7/2025)
Colleges are eyeing new tools to help alumni navigate a labor market saturated by AI-generated applications. Read more.
Colleges Use Podcasts to Reach Students (7/8/2025)
As podcasts have grown in popularity, higher education professionals are getting behind the mic to provide advice and support to current and potential students. Read more.
ACLS Advocacy Update (7/9/2025)
Learned Societies update from Camilo Villalpando. Read more.
A 4/4 Teaching Load Becomes Law at Most of Wisconsin’s Public Universities (7/9/2025)
Faculty members at most campuses across the University of Wisconsin system will soon have to teach at least eight courses per academic year. Read more.
Trump Signed the “Big Beautiful Bill.” What’s Next? (7/10/2025)
Read more at Inside Higher Ed.
Meeting Adult Learners When and Where They Are (7/10/2025)
The latest episode of Voices of Student Success explores Wichita State University’s adult bridge program to support the transition into higher education. Listen here.
Supreme Court Greenlights Education Department Layoffs (7/14/2025)
The decision is a significant victory for the Trump administration as it seeks to close the department to the greatest extent possible. Read more.
University Libraries—and Librarians—that Are Leading Change (7/15/2025)
Learn more about the efforts of librarians to protect valuable public data from erasure.
More Campus Leaders Face Congress (7/16/2025)
Leaders of CUNY, Georgetown and, UC Berkeley testified at the latest campus antisemitism hearing. Read more.
Tekla Babyak Appointed AMS Director-at-Large (7/11/2025)
Read more at the AMS website.
2025 Travel & Research Grant Awardees (7/11/2025)
Read more at the AMS website.
