Greg Dimitriadis is interested in new ways of thinking about
urban education and the policies which serve urban youth. More
specifically, he is interested in the potential value and
importance of non-traditional educational curricula (e.g., popular
culture), programs (e.g., arts-based initiatives), and institutions
(e.g., community centers) in the lives of disenfranchised young
people. His most recent work has dealt with the contemporary
complexities of qualitative inquiry, including its history and
philosophical and theoretical underpinnings, as well as the ways
“theory” generated outside of the field of education
can be brought to bear on the questions and concerns facing
educational researchers and practitioners today.
Greg Dimitriadis is current President of Musicians United for
Superior Education, Inc. (MUSE, Inc.). A non-profit organization,
MUSE, Inc. provides performance-based arts instruction for hundreds
of children in community centers and schools throughout
Buffalo.
In addition, he is a former member of the Board of Trustees of
the Elmwood Village Charter School. A new charter school, EVCS
emphasizes small class size, arts integration, and social
responsibility. The school site is a long-empty, but newly
renovated, building in downtown Buffalo which formally housed New
York Telephone.
