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Arts & Culture

University Honors Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo with Global Symposium April 2-3

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The life and legacy of one of the University’s most illustrious professors is the focus of a two-day symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence in the Department of…

Campus & Community

Carol Tenopir to Speak on ‘Scholarly Reading in a Digital Age’

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Carol Tenopir will present “Scholarly Reading a Digital Age: The Library Role” on Thursday, April 2, at 4 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library. Tenopir is Chancellor’s Professor of Information Sciences at the School of Information…

Arts & Culture

Acclaimed Poet Ron Padgett Headlines Carver Series April 1

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a visit by acclaimed poet Ron Padgett. On Wednesday, April 1, he will participate in a Q&A session from 3:45-4:30 p.m. and then will give a…

Campus & Community

University to Add Pop-up Shop for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By News Staff

The Syracuse University community has a thriving entrepreneurship ecosystem. The Whitman School of Management is top ranked in entrepreneurship, there is an on-campus student incubator (Couri Hatchery) as well as an off-campus student incubator (Student Sandbox), there are entrepreneurship courses…

Campus & Community

Admitted Students to Spend the Night in Carrier Dome

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By News Staff

On Sunday, April 12, more than 500 high school students who have been accepted to Syracuse University for Fall 2015 will arrive on campus with their sleeping bags, toothbrushes and perhaps a bit of trepidation.

Arts & Culture

Filmmaker Dorit Naaman G’95 to Explore ‘Identity Politics’ April 8-9

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Spring Symposia series in the Humanities Center continues with a two-day program on identity politics. Israeli filmmaker Dorit Naaman G’95 will show and discuss her film “DIAdocuMEntARY: A Piece in My Puzzle” (2004) on Wednesday, April 8, at 7…

Veterans

Research Training Program for Veterans Accepting Applications

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Michele Barrett

To improve access to undergraduate research experiences in the area of trauma for groups typically underrepresented in this research, including veterans, a collaborative venture between the Falk College, SUNY Oswego and SUNY Upstate Medical University is now recruiting students for…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Breaking Digital: NGOs Debate’ April 2 in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By News Staff

As nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) proliferate around the world, many in the nonprofit community are examining what model of organization best serves the populations they support—the traditional “brick and mortar” model, the fully digital form or a hybrid of both. What…

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Cavel Whyte ’15

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By News Staff

Cavel Whyte hails from Kingston, Jamaica, and attended a high school in the Bronx that did not have any college counselors. So she took it upon herself to learn the college admissions process firsthand, then teach it to her peers. She…

Campus & Community

Why do Students Give? (Video)

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Students tell us why they are giving back to Syracuse University. Student Giving from Syracuse University News on Vimeo.