2018 is proving to be a watershed year for the humanities at Syracuse. Despite ongoing threats to federal arts and cultural funding, the Humanities Center is entering its second decade, awash in experience and excellence, while one of its signature programs, the Mellon-funded Central New York Humanities Corridor, is the new recipient of $6.5 million of permanent support. “Our research excellence in the humanities and humanistic social sciences has never been stronger,” says Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, noting a recent uptick in humanities research expenditures at the University.
As humanists mine new, alternate forms of support, they also push the boundaries of teaching and research. Projects aimed at unifying humanities inquiry, artistic practice and scientific research are no longer the exception, but the rule at Syracuse. “Creative Conversations” is the first in a four-part series about faculty research in the humanities—how it is advancing discovery at Syracuse and, in the process, rethinking the University’s strategic position.
From “yeet” to “social distancing,” new words and phrases constantly emerge and evolve in American English. But how do these neologisms—newly coined terms—gain acceptance and become part of mainstream dialect? We interviewed Christopher Green, associate professor of linguistics in the…
The University Art Museum has received a monumental gift of more than 80 traditional Indian patachitra scrolls, significantly expanding its collection of South Asian art and material culture. The scrolls were donated by Geraldine Forbes, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita at…
In a prestigious international honor, a project by three students from the School of Architecture has been selected for inclusion in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025, currently on view in London. The work, titled “Evolving an Urban Ecology,” was…
Bucking the trend of streaming music platforms and contrary to what one might expect of a member of his generation, musician Dan Cohen ’25 prefers listening to his favorite artists on compact disc (CD) and record players. His research and…
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has appointed Eleanor Holdridge as the new chair of the Department of Drama effective July 1. Holdridge comes to Syracuse University from the Catholic University of America, where she served as professor…
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