A hierarchy of oversight for the iconic arts venue has essentially collapsed.
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This public-private performing arts center relies on some $85 million in donations every year. Will its sudden politicization jeopardize that big source of funding?
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Associate Professor and Director of Arts Management, American University
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Associate professor, Washington University in St. Louis
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Assistant Professor of History, Department of Humanities, MacEwan University
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Associate professor, First Year College, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Mass Communication, State University of New York Oswego
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Research Fellow, Data Science Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Political Science, Marquette University
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Professor and Chair of History of Art, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor, Creative Writing and Literary Studies, Victoria University