{"id":39589,"date":"2023-08-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/professor-assumes-leadership-of-the-association-for-theatre-in-higher-education\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T15:34:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T19:34:25","slug":"professor-assumes-leadership-of-the-association-for-theatre-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/news\/2023-08-09\/professor-assumes-leadership-association-theatre-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Assumes Leadership of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor of Theatre CarlosAlexis Cruz is the new president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.athe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association for Theatre in Higher Education<\/a> (ATHE), the national professional membership organization for college and university theatre departments and administrators, educators, graduate students, and theatre practitioners. Cruz assumed leadership of the organization earlier this month at the 2023 ATHE Conference in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz starts his term as president at a crucial moment in the field of theatre, as the industry and academic programs grapple with the long-term effects of the pandemic, the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, and the continued need to address issues of equity and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn every single space I currently occupy as leader\/artist\/teacher, the question that keeps popping up in my mind is, where is our field currently?\u201d Cruz said in his plenary speech at the conference in Austin. \u201cThe bottom line here is that old models and old structures are no longer viable and\/or sustainable, yet, this is in fact a moment of massive opportunity to establish strong next steps, hopefully this time centering the values that we have professed to be missing: equity, justice, compassion, accountability, transparency. Our organization should and must serve as a place in which we can advocate for education, training and the inherent need for the arts in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/06\/Theater2023-850.jpeg\" alt=\"Carlos Cruz speaking to the conference\" width=\"1194\" height=\"764\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1194px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1194\/764;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cruz is the director of the proposed Master of Fine Arts in Community Centered Practice in the College of Arts + Architecture and the founder and artistic director of the Nouveau Sud Circus Project. 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