Yale School of Music has a new assistant dean. That ought to be good for academic and playing standards, right?
No, says, Yale, she here for feelgood purposes.
We’re excited to announce the appointment of Adriana Zabala as the School’s inaugural Assistant Dean of Collaborative Arts. In this new role, Zabala will help foster interdisciplinary partnerships, wellness, and community engagement within YSM and throughout the broader Yale campus.
“My hope is to significantly contribute to our Yale School of Music students’ continued evolution as innovative musical artists, thinkers, and scholars who engage with our own community and the wider world with curiosity and joy,” she says as she looks ahead.
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