After Controversies and Troubles, John Maeda's Second Year at RISD is Time to Prove Himself

The mysterious resignation of Hope Alswang from her spot as director of the Rhode Island School of Design‘s Museum of Art has quickly been gathering steam outside of the Providence area. No new information has been revealed, with everyone who knows anything refusing to talk, but all the hubbub has resulted in this interesting piece the AP put together on RISD’s celebrity president John Maeda, discussing some of the hurdles he’s had to face as he enters his second year as the head of the school, including this recent business with Alswang’s departure.