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On any given day, School of Music, Theatre & Dance students, faculty, and alumni are performing and directing, designing and producing. They are winning awards and distinguishing themselves in competitions. They are releasing new recordings and publications. They are engaging in innovative research, scholarship, and collaborations. Read about the latest SMTD happenings and get to know members of the SMTD community.

Cultivating the Leaders of Tomorrow: The EXCEL Lab as a Gateway to Community Impact

Jay Pension to Join Departments of Entrepreneurship & Leadership and Theatre & Drama

SMTD’s EXCEL Lab Joins the Center for Entrepreneurship in Celebrating U-M’s 2023 Top Entrepreneurship Ranking

Q&A with Dr. Antonio Cuyler

EXCEL launches virtual symposium, Disruption. Action. Change.

EXCEL Among Programs that Helped U-M Secure Top Rankings by Princeton Review

EXCEL Among U-M’s Transformative Entrepreneurial Offerings

2020 EXCEL Prize Awarded to the Latin American Music Initiative

U-M Arts Initiative Seeks Project Proposals, Stakeholder Input *Updated Deadline 3/23*

UMS Announces the 2019-20 Cohort of 21St Century Artist Interns

The Chamber Music Sandbox
