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Ka�鶹��ý�ramuu Kush is busy.

In addition to an active career as an actor, writer, and director (), Kush has had a long, successful career in teaching. After spending a decade as a faculty member at Howard University, Kush recently made the move back to New York�鶹��ý�where his career in show-business began�鶹��ý�to become an Associate Professor at the Sands College of Performing Arts.

How does Kush juggle it all? In his words, teaching the craft is energizing in-and-of-itself

�鶹��ý�To see the students every day for class is just a lift,�鶹��ý� says Kush. �鶹��ý�No matter what�鶹��ý�s going on in the world or in my life�鶹��ý�when I see them and I know we have some work to do, or films to watch, it�鶹��ý�s always a lift.�鶹��ý�

Kush joined the Sands College of Performing Arts Faculty in Fall 2022, and has hit the ground running. He�鶹��ý�s primarily teaching courses in the Acting for Film, Television, Voiceover, and Commercials BFA program, leveraging his considerable experience as a multi-hyphenate artist to impart both grounding theory and practical, actionable lessons to his students. Like many other instructors at Pace�鶹��ý�s College of Performing Arts�鶹��ý�and at Pace in general�鶹��ý�Kush being a working professional in the very field that he is teaching adds an extra level of insight to the classroom setting.

�鶹��ý�The students keep me fresh and buoyant and charged-up, so that when I go into the industry, I�鶹��ý�m reminded of my purpose, why I�鶹��ý�m doing it.�鶹��ý�

Kush, furthermore, believes that his professional and teaching careers go hand-in-hand�鶹��ý�that they symbiotically build off one another, and provide extra motivation for him to be the most focused and purposeful artist possible.

�鶹��ý�The students keep me fresh and buoyant and charged-up, so that when I go into the industry, I�鶹��ý�m reminded of my purpose, why I�鶹��ý�m doing it,�鶹��ý� notes Kush. �鶹��ý�You have a number of eyes on you, and you�鶹��ý�re making impression on young minds who will be carrying whatever it is you impart or show in terms of your work.�鶹��ý�

In addition to teaching the craft, Kush also believes it is his duty to offer practical wisdom he found lacking when he was a student�鶹��ý�spending time teaching his students about how to approach a career in the arts from a business perspective�鶹��ý�to know their worth as an artist, to manage their money, to translate their skills into multiple income streams. Kush hopes that these lessons will eventually form the foundation of a course�鶹��ý�one he believes is both under-emphasized in traditional performing arts schooling, yet absolutely necessary.

�鶹��ý�We have this stereotype of the starving artist. Who said the artist had to starve?�鶹��ý�

Although he�鶹��ý�s only been at Pace for a short while, Kush�鶹��ý�s outlook on both teaching and the profession�鶹��ý�one that blends big picture thinking with meticulous attention to detail�鶹��ý�is a unique combination that has already, and will certainly continue, to inspire performing arts students for years to come.

�鶹��ý�Life is too abundant and fruitful to not be benefiting, especially as an artist�鶹��ý�and as an artist, you�鶹��ý�re responsible for a lot of that abundance and fruitfulness because you bring vicarious experiences to the masses�鶹��ý�the plumber, the doctor, the banker, the elementary school teacher. They can see their experiences, their problems, and challenges reflected through you."