Full video recordings of the Oct. 8 “Common Ground for Peace” morning and afternoon panel discussions at Syracuse University featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama are now available for viewing online at oneworld.syr.edu/webcast/index.html.
The Dalai Lama was joined at the symposia by the events’ moderator, NBC News national and international correspondent Ann Curry, SU Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor, a bevy of distinguished panelists and several multicultural music performers.
The morning event, “The Rise of Democracy in the Middle East,” included the Dalai Lama; Nobel Peace Laureate and Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi; Nobel Peace Laureate and former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei; director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University’s School of Public Service Irshad Manji; energy and national security specialist and former Director of Central Intelligence R. James Woolsey; and former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young.
Participants in the afternoon event, “Shifting the Global Consciousness,” were the Dalai Lama; human rights advocate Martin Luther King III; Ebadi; ElBaradei; Academy Award winning composer, UN Ambassador and philanthropist A.R. Rahman; and Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi.
When you put the Syracuse City School District (SCSD), Syracuse University and CNY Works together, one word comes to mind: future. A partnership between the three has sparked learning and opportunity across the five city high schools. Through the Syracuse…
A panel discussion, “Undeterred: Syracuse University’s Unique Connection to Affirmative Action and Our Next Steps,” will be featured as part of The D.E.I.A. Symposium, hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Tuesday, Oct. 3. The discussion will be held…
Syracuse Abroad is now accepting applications for 2024 summer and short-term courses abroad—and it’s never too early to start planning for a summer abroad! Summer programs, ranging from two to nine weeks abroad, can help students prepare for or try…
A selection of football films from the University Archives in Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is now available online at https://digitalcollections.syr.edu/syracuse-university-football-films-collection. The Libraries’ Digital Stewardship team, in collaboration with the SCRC, coordinated digitization of 430 films dating…
Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Dean Michael Speaks and Kathleen (Kati) Foley as representatives to the Board of Trustees. Speaks, dean of the School of Architecture, has been named the academic dean representative to the board, and Foley, project director…
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