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African American Studies to Commemorate 50th Year of Chinua Achebe’s ‘Arrow of God’
The Department of African American Studies (AAS) in the College of Arts and Sciences will host a symposium in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Chinua Achebe’s landmark book “Arrow of God.” The event, which is free and open to…
Latin American Ambassadors Will Participate in Panel on Unaccompanied Children Immigration Crisis
On Monday, Sept. 29, the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School will host a panel discussion titled “Confronting the Unaccompanied Children Immigration Crisis: Perspectives from Central America, Mexico and the United States.” The event will take place…
Victor Rios to Speak on Youth Control Complex Sept. 24
The School of Education will host the first installment of the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Victor Rios, associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present “Punitive…
Career Services Hosts ’Cuse Career Week Beginning Sept. 24
Syracuse University Career Services, within the Division of Student Affairs, hosts the annual ’Cuse Career Week beginning Wednesday, Sept. 24, with the Local Internship Fair and continuing throughout the week with the Career and Grad School Fair @ the Dome,…
Maxwell Awarded $1 Million for Programs Connecting Academics, Policy Makers
The Carnegie Corp. of New York has named the Maxwell School as one of five institutional recipients of $1 million, two-year grants through its initiative “Rigor and Relevance: Bridging the Academic-Policy Gap.”
SyracuseCoE’s 14th Annual Symposium Explores Innovations in Advanced Building Systems
Innovations that improve buildings will be the focus of SyracuseCoE’s 2014 Annual Symposium. The event will feature presentations addressing advances that improve energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality and resilience to intense storms and other disturbances. Three tracks of sessions will…
Syracuse Celebrates Banned Books Week with Community Read-Outs Sept. 25-26
Members of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences are honoring Banned Books Week (Sept. 21-27) with two community read-outs, featuring books by and about African American authors. The read-outs are part of a major initiative called “Black and Banned.”…
914Works to Present Maria Marrero Costume Design Retrospective
Costume designer Maria Marrero, a professor of theater design and technology in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Drama, will present “Character & Collaboration,” a retrospective of her career in theatrical costume design, Sept. 25-Oct. 14…
Empty Bowls Fundraiser to be Held Sept. 26
An Empty Bowls fundraiser to benefit the Interreligious Food Consortium (IFC) will be held on Friday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. For a $20 donation, patrons may choose from…
Physicists Mark Trodden, Kameshwar Wali to Speak Oct. 2-3
Syracuse Symposium continues its fall theme of “Perspective” with a popular lecture by Mark Trodden and a seminar by Kameshwar Wali, physics professors with ties to the College of Arts and Sciences. Trodden is the Fay R. and Eugene L….