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Modern Mythology: Fifty Years Later, JFK Still Resonates
It was sunny that day in June of 1957 when John F. Kennedy came to Syracuse University. He was the junior senator from Massachusetts, but he was already eying the presidency, and already testing the rhetoric—a call to public service, an appeal to young people—that would later mark his administration.
SU Chemist Gets ‘Best Idea Grant’
Top-notch ideas drive today’s knowledge-based world. James Hougland has one, and he has been awarded a “Best Idea Grant (BIG)” from the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) to support his research. Hougland, an assistant professor of chemistry in The College…
Protect Yourself Online
As part of SU’s celebration of National Cyber Security Awareness Month we encourage faculty, staff and students to join ITS in working together to protect not only SU’s resources, but our personal data, devices and online identities. Smart management by…
Parking Restrictions in Place Sunday Due to Band Competition
On Sunday, Oct. 27, the Carrier Dome will be hosting the NYS High School Field Band Championship which beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at 11 p.m. Parking will be restricted in all Quad lots, Archbold and Carnegie. During the…
Common Differences
Professor Chandra Talpade Mohanty was a graduate student at the University of Illinois in 1983 when she and her colleague, Ann Russo, developed the idea for an international women’s conference on feminist perspectives from the Global South and North. It marked the start of her scholarly life in social justice.
Common Prayer for Peace Appeals to Global Community
A message of hope has begun its journey across the globe. How many eyes see it and how many mouths speak it likely will never be known. But its purpose is clear: to instill a sense of resolve from sorrowful…
Poet Baker to Speak at Oct. 16 Raymond Carver Series Event
The poet David Baker is the next speaker in this semester’s Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open…
When Accidents Happen
Professor Christopher DeCorse had made the trip from Bunce Island in Sierra Leone to nearby Papel Island over the span of many years as part of his research work. But one day last June, the journey’s end turned into a harrowing experience.
LGBT Resource Center Presents Coming Out Month
Syracuse University’s LGBT Resource Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, continues its tradition of celebrating the month of October as “Coming Out Month,” in honor of the national “Coming Out Day” on Oct. 11. This month-long anniversary, designed to…
Shack-A-Thon to Benefit Habitat for Humanity
Students will better understand the state of poverty housing in this country and abroad during the SU/ESF Habitat for Humanity chapter’s Shack-A-Thon event this week. Shack-A-Thon draws student organizations, along with sororities and fraternities, to construct and sponsor a shack…