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Review: Disney Hall breathes back to life, courtesy of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

The Los Angeles Times 29 Jun 2021

Phil but the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, its regular halls at UCLA and in Glendale still dark ... Phil in a weighty program at the Hollywood Bowl, then with Los Angeles Opera’s plague-heavy “Oedipus Rex” in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion ... Now gay Black composer Julius Eastman finally gets his due ... Phil and N.Y. Phil.

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Newsletter: Essential Arts: How Roberto Gil de Montes captures our unsettled state

The Los Angeles Times 26 Jun 2021

Julius Eastman had a stunning rise as a composer, but was dead by the age of 50 after contending with mental health issues and homelessness. Eastman was Black and gay (openly so) and his work never avoided challenging themes ... Phil and the New York Phil ... Phil has released its 2021-22 lineup, and it includes a Gen-X festival organized by Thomas Adès.

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Letters to the editor: GOP; Eastman; Eastman; Boulder Reservoir

Daily Camera 05 May 2021

Phil Rice ... Phil Rice ... Eastman ... So this Eastman guy is suing CU for its reaction to his false statements during a rally where he clearly stated falsehoods concerning election fraud ... Eastman then, apparently realizing that he would be fired, simply quit to avoid the embarrassment ... In my opinion, CU has done the right thing in dismissing Eastman ... Eastman.

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John Eastman lays groundwork to sue CU Boulder for stripping him of duties after appearance ...

Lamar Ledger 29 Apr 2021

The notice of claim filed by Eastman — who spoke at President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., rally that preceded the Jan ... “Professor Eastman was not suspended ... First, CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano issued a statement in August condemning Eastman’s piece about Harris.

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John Eastman lays groundwork to sue CU Boulder for stripping him of duties after appearance at Jan. 6 Trump rally

Denver Post 29 Apr 2021

First, CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano issued a statement in August condemning an essay Eastman wrote in Newsweek questioning whether then-candidate Kamala Harris was eligible to serve as vice president because her parents were born outside the United States ... Eastman spoke at the Trump rally that preceded the storming of the U.S.

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CU Boulder: No retaliation against John Eastman

Daily Camera 09 Feb 2021

Eastman (University of Colorado Boulder / Courtesy photo) ... Eastman spoke at former President Donald Trump’s Jan ... Eastman’s comments were condemned by Chancellor Phil DiStefano and criticized by Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization Director Daniel Jacobson, both of whom were cited in FIRE’s letter of CU Boulder.

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CU emails show how politics, lawsuit fears factored into Eastman response

Colorado Daily 05 Feb 2021

Eastman’s comments sparked backlash from the CU Boulder community, including condemnation from Chancellor Phil DiStefano and a petition signed by hundreds of students, faculty and staff calling for Eastman’s dismissal ... “The freedom of speech issue is such a fine line, and Eastman ...

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FIRE calls on CU Boulder to restore visiting Professor John Eastman’s duties

Colorado Daily 03 Feb 2021

Eastman (University of Colorado Boulder / Courtesy photo). College free speech and liberty organization FIRE is calling on the University of Colorado Boulder to restore the teaching, speaking and representation duties of visiting Professor John Eastman ... Eastman spoke at a Jan ... Moore also cited low enrollment in his email to Eastman, according to FIRE.

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University bans ex-teacher from outreach after Trump speech

San Francisco Chronicle 22 Jan 2021

(AP) — Former California university professor John Eastman has been banned from performing outreach or speaking at the University of Colorado Boulder after giving a speech for former President Donald Trump shortly before the Jan ... The statement said Eastman’s actions would “likely be disruptive.” ... Chancellor Phil DiStefano said on Jan.

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CU Boulder revokes John Eastman’s speaking, outreach duties

Daily Camera 22 Jan 2021

University of Colorado Boulder visiting Professor John Eastman will no longer perform outreach or speak as a representative of the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization, according to campus officials, but he can continue to perform scholarship at the university ... Eastman (University of Colorado Boulder / Courtesy photo).

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CU Boulder strips John Eastman of public duties following professor’s speech at Trump rally that ...

Lamar Ledger 22 Jan 2021

Eastman may continue to “perform scholarship,” including “research and related activities,” Sorensen said ... Chancellor Phil DiStefano earlier this month called out Eastman for spreading “repugnant” conspiracy theories about voter fraud at the Trump rally in Washington, D.C., that preceded the storming of the U.S.

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CU Boulder strips John Eastman of public duties following professor’s speech at Trump rally that preceded Capitol riot

Denver Post 22 Jan 2021

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From the Community Editorial Board: First Amendment and CU

Daily Camera 16 Jan 2021

University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano condemns John Eastman’s election fraud comments, but refuses to fire him from his visiting conservative scholar post, citing the First Amendment ... Eastman ... Eastman participated in (ironically, a great law school question) ... Kennedy and Distefano’s argument that Eastman’s Jan 6.

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Eastman retires from Chapman as CU Boulder faculty seek his dismissal

Colorado Daily 14 Jan 2021

Eastman (University of Colorado Boulder / Courtesy photo) ... Eastman’s claims have earned him condemnation from the University of Colorado Boulder and Chapman communities, with CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano describing the claims as “conspiracy theories” and “repugnant,” but stating he would not fire Eastman.

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CU Boulder cancels courses taught by conservative scholar John Eastman, citing single-digit enrollment

Denver Post 14 Jan 2021

Eastman’s two spring semester classes were canceled Monday, said Andrew Sorensen, a CU Boulder spokesperson ... A day after the mob, CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano released a statement saying Eastman embarrassed the university, but that he would not fire the professor because of his right to free speech.