Adelphian Concert Choir Takes the Stage at Carnegie Hall

Adelphian Concert Choir performing at Carnegie Hall in 2026.

The members of the University of Puget Sound’s Adelphian Concert Choir are used to traveling for performances. For decades, the choir has climbed aboard a bus to tour all over the Pacific Northwest. This year was different. Instead of a tour bus, members of the choir boarded a plane bound for New York City’s world-famous Carnegie Hall.

University of Puget Sound to Host AI Symposium on Privacy

Thomas Hall

The University of Puget Sound will host the Puget Sound Symposium on AI & Privacy on April 16, 2026. This one-day event brings together an interdisciplinary cohort of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to confront the ethical and legal challenges posed by the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. The symposium is organized by the university’s AI & Human Values Initiative.

Beyond the Magic: How Disney’s Manufactured Ruins Shape Our World

Building in Disney's Animal Kingdowm with peeling paint.

Visitors to Disney's Animal Kingdom may be in awe of the park's immersive storytelling, with its crumbling architecture, overgrown ruins, and the sense of an ancient, distant world. But Professor of Communication Studies Derek Buescher sees a different story. His research shows how these manufactured ruins subtly teach tourists to view non-Western cultures as broken, outdated, and in need of fixing.