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De Anza’s flourishing Photography Department

Connor Blum | March 10, 2023

The De Anza College Photography Department has proved to be a strong division with high enrollment and award-winning students. Creative Arts Department Dean Daniel Smith, one of the individuals who...

How De Anza’s Creative Arts Division survived the pandemic

Rory Conlon, Reporter | November 22, 2021

After teaching remotely for one and a half years, professor Janet Shaw’s ballet classes have moved back in-person. In class, her students usually file into the dance studio, pull on their pointe shoes...

De Anza College dean of creative arts hopes to inspire

Jordan Thomas, Staff Reporter | June 17, 2019

Daniel Smith, De Anza College’s new dean of creative arts, said he uses his experience to guide students into careers within the arts. “Ideally you make a living off what you enjoy doing and that’s...