This edition: David Rudovsky, Bright Sheng, and Patricia Wright
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Original tape date: October 26, 2023. First aired: December 18, 2023.On this episode of CUNY Laureates, we profile another three MacArthur Fellows from the City University of New York. First, David Rudovsky fights to expand civil rights through strategic litigation aimed at those who make the decisions in government. Bright Sheng fuses Chinese folk music with Western classical traditions to create unique musical forms and become one of the most prolific composers of our time. And, we learn how Patricia Wright went from being a research scientist to being one of the world’s leading conservationists, with a focus on humankind’s distant cousin, the lemur.
Guest List
David Rudovsky Civil Rights Lawyer
Bright Sheng Composer, Conductor and Pianist
Dr. Patricia Wright Primatologist and Conservationist, Primatologist and Conservationist
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