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ELI Students Share Insights on Being an International Student
When international students travel to the United States to learn English, the language barrier is just one of their challenges. Cultural differences like being overwhelmed in the grocery store, being embarrassed about not tipping a server (there is no tipping…
SU Rowing, Graduate Program in Museum Studies Collaborate on New Display Celebrating History of Rowing at Syracuse
The graduate program in museum studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design and Syracuse University Rowing have collaborated on a new display at the historic James A. Ten Eyck Memorial Boathouse that celebrates the athletic…
Remembrance Week, Commemorative Activities Will Honor the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. Syracuse University and the University’s Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars have planned events and activities—from exhibitions to panel discussions to a…
Faculty/Staff Registration Open for ‘Why Sleep is So Important’ Webinar
Quality, restful sleep—and getting enough of it at the right times—is essential to one’s health and well-being. However, surveys conducted by the National Sleep Foundation reveal that 60 percent of American adults report having sleep problems a few nights a…
‘still/here’ Screening and Q&A with Award-Winning Experimental Filmmaker Christopher Harris
Light Work’s Urban Video Project announces the exhibition “Christopher Harris: Extended Forecast” by the award-winning filmmaker. This will be on view at Light Work UVP’s outdoor projection site on the north facade of the Everson Museum of Art at 401…
Syracuse Marks National Arts and Humanities Month: University Celebrates ‘Importance of Culture’ with Spate of Events, Activities
October is National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM), and Syracuse University is marking the occasion with an array of events and activities. Vivian May, director of the Humanities Center, says most of the University’s NAHM-related programming originates in the College…
Syracuse University Revises Sexual Harassment Policy Following New Guidelines Issued by New York State
New York State issued new guidelines for sexual harassment policies and procedures for all employers in the state. The new guidelines, issued last week, go into effect today. As such, Syracuse University has made the necessary modifications to its Sexual…
University Honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day
On Monday, Oct. 8, Syracuse University will host a Universitywide celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The University community is invited to celebrate and recognize the history, contributions and survival of indigenous peoples. In partnership with the SUNY College of Environmental…
‘Illuminating 2018’ Receives Continuing Tow Center Journalism Project Funding
The political communication data analysis research of two School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members has again been selected for Tow Center for Digital Journalism recognition at Columbia University and funding support from the Knight Foundation. The work of Professor…
Being the Stories We Tell: Syracuse Symposium Organizers Use Fall Events to Probe Individual, Collective Power of Storytelling
Syracuse Symposium—a program of the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S)—continues its yearlong look at “Stories” with a spate of October events. The lineup includes the exhibition “Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer”; a lecture by geographer Nicolas…