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Media, Law & Policy

How Fake News is Damaging Democracy

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

An assistant professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, Jeff Hemsley and his PhD students actively research the viral spread of fake news or other categorizations of viral information. In the wake of the mass shooting in…

Arts & Culture

SYRFILMFEST 2017 Opens Oct. 19 with Film by Renowned Israeli Director Bat-Adam

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The 14th annual Syracuse International Film Festival (SYRFILMFEST) will open Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Palace Theater with a new film from Israel, “The Road to Where,” and a Skype session with the film’s writer/director, renowned Israeli filmmaker Michal Bat-Adam….

Health & Society

SOULscape Student Weekend Retreat Application Opens

Thursday, September 28, 2017, By Joyce LaLonde

SOULscape, a weekend retreat that supports students in finding meaning and purpose, is accepting applications until Oct. 2 at 11:59 p.m. Based on the popular campus conversations series Soulful Sit-Downs, SOULscape welcomes students from across the University to come together…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Director Domenic Iacono to Step Down in June

Tuesday, September 26, 2017, By News Staff

Domenic Iacono, longtime director of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, announced that he will step down from his position at the University as of June 30, 2018. Iacono arrived at Syracuse University in 1977 as the registrar of the Syracuse…

Arts & Culture

Finding Common Ground

Friday, September 22, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The University is home to faculty-mentored, interdisciplinary research in the humanities.

Arts & Culture

McCartney Madness—Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, By News Staff

Students from the Setnor School of Music have been working tirelessly to present McCartney Madness, a student-run music festival celebrating the work of Sir Paul McCartney. The event will take place this Saturday, Sept. 23, from 1:30-6:30 p.m. on the…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Tuesday, September 19, 2017, By News Staff

Being held Sept. 28-30, the festival is part of Syracuse Symposium 2017-18: Belonging and is presented by the Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Campus & Community

Call for Volunteers for Family Weekend 2017

Monday, September 18, 2017, By News Staff

The Parents Office is asking for volunteers to help with Syracuse University Family Weekend 2017. Family Weekend is October 13-15 and volunteers are needed to help: • Welcome families and visitors • Distribute souvenirs and answer questions in the Hospitality…

Campus & Community

Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Begins Today with Parade, Opening Ceremony

Friday, September 15, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, in collaboration with campus partners, will host Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) starting today. The 12th annual program features a variety of events that highlight different aspects of Latino/Hispanic culture including lectures, music performances, festivals, art…

Health & Society

The Road to Intellectual Freedom

Thursday, September 14, 2017, By Amy Manley

Renowned classical scholar and author, Michele Valerie Ronnick will present “14 Black Classicists: The Politics of American Learning” on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 5:30 p.m. in Bird Library’s Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114).  The lecture is part of the 2017…