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Moving Young Minds

Moving Young Minds

A growing body of research shows that music and movement build children’s minds in important ways. Two UM School of Music faculty members are harnessing…

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Prospective Students

The one question every potential student should ask is: What can this department offer me? Our faculty and programs are of high quality and diverse, but the true measure of our success lies in our current students and alumni. One hundred percent of our students the past three years have received significant to full funding. Our students have attended and presented at conferences nationwide, and have even published their work in scholarly journals. Of last year’s graduating class, 75% applied to doctoral programs, and of those, 100% were accepted into top-rated institutions, including Indiana University, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We couldn’t be more proud of them!