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CFPCA to honor distinguished alumni at 40th Annual Arts Achievement Awards

Theatre students seek financial support to study and perform abroad

Rahul Mitra named WSU Spirit of Community finalist

S. Epatha Merkerson to Lead 60th-Anniversary Staging of A Raisin in the Sun & More in Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2019 Season

Wayne State Art Collection to receive $10K grant from National Endowment for the Arts

Warriors win big in DIA Student Design Summit

Mike Kelley and David Ireland: Acts and Sites

J9 Media Solutions wins PRSA East Central District’s Diamond Award of Merit 

Janine Krasicky Sadaj is an alumna of CFPCA with a degree in public relations.

Check out CFPCA's latest Expressions publication!

Wayne State University Department of Music presents its 52nd Annual Salute to Greater Detroit Concert

WSU research group receives NSF award for collaborative research on the interdependency of drinking water and health systems

RECAP: Gateway Performance Complex Groundbreaking

Announcing $5 Walkup Tickets for Wayne State University Students

Communication Faculty Featured in Hour Detroit

Journalism Alumnus and Wife Commission Bust of Madame Curie for WSU’s Polish Room

"Dance: A Seaside Romp on Rockaway Beach"

Alicia Nails named 2018 NABJ Journalism Educator of the Year

Congratulations to our CFPCA alumni and 2018 Kresge Artist Fellows!

Department of Communication: Ben Corona, '15 Film Directing Toni Cunningham, '09 Screenwriting Department of Music: Alex Way, '16 Music Ahya Simone, '14 Harp Performance

Vocal Performance Major, Brianna Wetherington, awarded the David DiChiera Scholarship Award

Wayne State University Department of Music Students Compete for Prestigious David DiChiera Endowed Scholarship

Russell Miller, Associate Chair and Professor of Jazz, debuts his new arrangement of the Hymn to Wayne

Najor and Young receive President's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Wayne State University Art Collection to Participate in Collections Assessment for Preservation Program

WSU board approves $65 million performance complex for Midtown Detroit

WHO Guideline on “Communicating Risk in Public Health Emergencies”

MAGGIE ALLESEE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES ITS 2018-2019 SEASON

Check out CFPCA's latest Expressions publication!

Dean Seeger Wins Prestigious Gerald M. Phillips Award from the National Communication Association

Wayne State University Department of Music presents its 51st Annual Salute to Greater Detroit Concert

Professor of Dance and Distinguished Faculty Fellow Dr. Doug Risner featured in Huffington Post’s Tights, Tutus and ‘Relentless’ Teasing: Inside Ballet’s Bullying Epidemic

CFPCA Board of Visitor Sue Nine to receive the Special Lifetime Achievement award for 2017

Dean Seeger Wins Prestigious Gerald M. Phillips Award from the National Communication Association

CFPCA alumnus Jeffrey Tambor was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star! #creativewarriors

Ford Motor Company Fund awards $50,000 for David DiChiera Scholarship in Vocal Performance and Related Music Programs at Wayne State’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts

Minnesota Orchestra Names Wayne State Department of Music Alumnus Jason Tanksley to Serve as Rosemary and David Good Fellow

The Billy Joel Professor: Associate Professor of Music History, Dr. Joshua Duchan, debuts his new book, “Billy Joel: America's Piano Man”

Congratulations CFPCA and University Television for their EMMY winning collaboration on the promotional video Be Inspired!

Department of Communication Chair Announcement

CFPCA Athletics Deans' Award Winner

Jack Lessenberry Journalism Area Head Receives SPJ Detroit Lifetime Achievement Award!

Have you selected a residence hall? Check out The Thompson -- specialized housing exclusively for CFPCA undergraduate students! 

Congratulations Communication and Theatre/Dance Faculty Members Doug Risner, Karen Prall and Katheryn Maguire!

CFPCA alumna making strides at Ford Motor Company

CFPCA Alumna Alex Way and her band on WDIV's “Music Mondays” segment for Live In the D!

Kresge names WSU long-time Harp Instructor and Music Education Instructor, Patricia Terry-Ross, 2017 Eminent Artist! ​​​​​​​

Open Fall 2017 for Residency: The Thompson Home!

Barbara Tarbuck, a stage and screen actress and Wayne State alumna dies at 74

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