John Giordano is on sabbbatical this academic year.  He will be working on his doctorate  and also presenting at several conferences.

Roundtable: "Structures and Restrictions: Academic Units, Civic Engagement, and the Shape of the University"
Imagining America
College Art Association
Los Angeles, Oct. 2-4, 2008

"The Center for Art and Community Partnerships and MassArt’s Historic Engagement with Social Change"
Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
Los Angeles, Nov. 6-8, 2008

"Art as a Social Practice in the Education of Artists at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design: 1873-2008"
College Art Association
Los Angeles Feb. 25-28, 2009