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Guess is all about the schoolin'!

The fashion brand has recently gifted New York University $2.5 million to set up the Guess Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Fashion and Fashion Business.

The prestigious position will fluctuate between experts who have worked in the fashion industry, and scholars well versed in fashion business and history.

While the first recipient has yet to be announced, they will begin teaching at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study this coming fall.

Oh those lucky students!! We're all for a more informed fashion industry…whoever has the knowledge has the power!

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Former NYU professor Jose Angel Santana may still have his integrity, but he DOESN'T have a job anymore!

While pursuing his graduate film degree at New York University, James Franco received a "D" in his "Directing the Actor II" class for missing 12 out of 14 classes…and soon thereafter his harsh-grading professor was

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Given his schedule, we're surprised that he found time for this at all!

Although James Franco had been quietly dating actress Ahna O'Reilly since 2006, he revealed recently that due to his multiple studies and projects, and the amount of time he spends traveling between New York and Massachusetts, the pair ultimately chose to split up!

He explains:

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He graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts all the way back in 1994, and he's STILL bleeding violet…or at least he's dating violet. Ha!

Sources says that Alec Baldwin is dating 2007 NYU grad Hilaria Thomas, who is currently the Yoga Vida studio director in NYC.

The two were spotted with each other at Carnegie Hall's 120th anniversary after-party at the Plaza back in May.

Here's what a source had to say about them:

"He's really into her. He's taking her to the Tonys."

And here's what Hilaria had to say about the dating claims:

"I'm not going to answer these questions."

And on a lighter note, here's what Alec's rep said when asked about it:

"He's actually been dating Russell Brand down in South Florida."

Hmm…we DID see that pic of Russell and Alec! Cute couple if you ask us!

Do U think Alec Baldwin is expressing his NYU pride by dating Hilaria Thomas? Or is he ACTUALLY dating Russell Brand behind Katy's back? LOLz.

[Image via WENN.]

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What a big day it must have been for him!

Check out this shot of James Franco in full cap and gown during the graduation ceremony for New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, at which he was in a graduate program for filmmaking (above)!

Congratulations, sir!

We're sure that you're a seasoned pro at this sort of thing by this point, but it's still an amazing accomplishment!

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Tags: congratulations, filmmaking, graduate school, new york university, nyu, tisch school of the arts, twitpic, twitter

The world has lost another talented filmmaker at a tragically young age.

Letters To Juliet/13 Going On 30 director Gary Winick has passed away at 49 years old, after a long battle with brain cancer.

Winick contributed to the film community for his directing & producing efforts, and for launching InDigEnt, an independent film company which was recognized for showing that "digital video production had the capacity to unlock new capacities within short- and low-budget shoots."

He also spent seven years teaching at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Thanks for being such a positive contributor/mentor/innovator in the film community, Gary!

Our thoughts go out Winick's family, friends, former students, and peers during this difficult time.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: 13 going on 30, brain cancer, film community, gary winick, indigent, letters to juliet, new york university, tisch school of the arts

We wonder if we'll be happy OR unhappy with what we find out.

The U.S. Dept of Agriculture announced today that starting Jan 1 2012, meats will require nutrition labels.

The labels will tell you everything you always wanted to know about meat (but were afraid to ask). They'll include information on calories and fat cals, total fat and saturated fat, protein, sodium, and vitamins.

Here's what New York University professor of nutrition Marion Nestle had to say about the new labels:

"This will be very helpful to people who are bewildered by what's in meat, but people will be quite shocked at the calories and fat."

Here's what Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack had to say about the labels:

"There's a growing concern about the growing problem of obesity. So I think it is appropriate for us to provide as much concrete information to consumers as we possibly can, without overwhelming them, so they can make good solid decisions about how many calories they're consuming and how much activity they need."

As long as you continue to eat meat in moderation, and stay away from overly fatty cuts, we're thinking there's no reason to get TOO nervous to learn the truth but maybe just a little nervous.

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