by John M. Eger December 7, 2025 Creativity is easy to praise and hard to recognize, though chief executives say they want to hire creative people. Unfortunately, traditional recruiting filters […]
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JOHN M. EGER (Cultural Correspondent)
Emeritus Director of the Creative Economy Initiative at SDSU, previously held the Van Deerlin Endowed Chair of Communications and Public Policy and taught in Journalism, Media Studies, and the Honors Program. A former adviser in the White House and FCC, he played a key role in reshaping U.S. telecommunications and later served as Senior VP at CBS, helping open China to commercial television.
OPINION: SAN DIEGO IS FAST BECOMING AN ARTS COMMUNITY
by John M. Eger December 7, 2025 Earlier this year, the City of San Diego adopted its first comprehensive cultural plan, Creative City, to guide investments in arts, culture, and creativity and […]
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OPINION: If Mayors Ruled the World, it Would be a Better Place for All of Us
by John M. Eger December 4, 2025 If mayors ruled the world today, cities could lead us toward tomorrow’s future — a future where governance is pragmatic, economies are creative […]
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OPINION: The Myth of the College Degree in the Age of Creativity
by John M. Eger November 20, 2025 Think about it. One of the first questions every college student gets asked by relatives, neighbors, or even strangers is: “So, what’s your major?” If […]
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OPINION: The Vanguard Culture Model is Vital: Why Artists and Arts Organizations Across America Must Work Together
by John M. Eger October 27, 2025 Most people enjoy the arts—whether it’s music, theater, dance, or film; painting, sculpture, or photography; poetry, design, or digital media. Yet few of […]
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OPINION: The Protests Are Growing: America’s Artists Are Rising to Defend Democracy
by John M. Eger October 22, 2025 On November 21, another telling movement will reach a new crescendo. From painters to playwrights, a new coalition of creators is challenging the authoritarian tide—and […]
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OPINION: The Real Cost of America’s Democratic Decline: Our Creativity
by John M. Eger October 14, 2025 The Prebys Foundation recently provided $31 million in grants to 61 local art and culture organizations. If America is serious about defending democracy, it must defend […]
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OPINION: Libraries and Free Thought: Why Access Matters Now More Than Ever
by John M. Eger September 27, 2025 At a time when democratic institutions face deep scrutiny and truth itself is contested, libraries remain one of the few trusted, nonpartisan spaces […]
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OPINION: Capitalism: Creativity as the Engine of the Future
by John M. Eger The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how quickly paradigms can shift when necessity demands it. Remote work, vaccine innovation, and digital collaboration accelerated in ways previously thought impossible. […]
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THE BUZZ: Globally, the creative sector is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world.
by John M. Eger August 27, 2025 Globally, the creative sector is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. This growth is not just measured in economic statistics—it is […]
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OPINION: Beyond STEAM: Preparing Students for a Future Already Here
by John M. Eger August 17, 2025 Generation STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math), a new 501(c)(3) organization, will launch a life sciences program in September called FutureReady. The program […]
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OPINION: The Power of Art, Culture, and Youth: Building a More Creative and Connected World
Art isn’t just about painting or performing—it’s about seeing the world differently, telling stories that matter, and building bridges between people. Culture gives us a shared language of values and […]
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OPINION: Our Greatest Hope for Creativity, Innovation, and a Better Future
by John M. Eger August 11, 2025 Young people are inheriting a fractured world. They face the compounding burdens of systemic racism, climate change, pandemics, economic instability, white supremacy, poverty, […]
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COMMENTARY: Tech Executives are Sending Their Kids to Art School.
By John M. Eger July 27, 2025 In a recent piece for The Wall Street Journal, writer Callum Borchers observed that “careers in the humanities, arts, or skilled trades might be […]
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COMMENTARY: “Think Different”—The Call to Be Creative
By John M. Eger July 27, 2025 Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple, once said: “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, […]
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