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Nominations sought for Syracuse University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Heroes Awards

Monday, November 15, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. 2011 Celebration Committee is seeking nominations for the Unsung Heroes Awards, which will be presented during the evening celebration in the Carrier Dome on Jan. 23, 2011. The theme for this year’s celebration…

Kirt Wilson chosen as keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, November 15, 2010, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Kirt Wilson, associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State and an African American scholar, will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Heirs of a King: Remembering and Continuing the…

Near Westside Initiative elects seven new members to board of directors

Monday, November 15, 2010, By News Staff

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) recently elected Tanya Eastman, Karla Green, Elizabeth Nolan, Maria Revelles, Isaac Rothwell, Benjamin Sio and Peter Thompson to its board of directors. “From its inception, the NWSI has had a board of directors comprised of…

Carnegie Mellon’s Jamie Callan to present on search engine support

Thursday, November 11, 2010, By News Staff

Jamie Callan, professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University’s Language Technologies Institute and School of Information Systems and Management, will present “Search Engine Support for Software Applications.” His presentation is part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series at the…

QuERI builds dialogue and awareness around LGBTQ issues in education with Lubin House events Nov. 12

Wednesday, November 10, 2010, By Jennifer Russo

The Queering Education Research Institute (QuERI), an independent think-tank and research initiative affiliated with the Syracuse University School of Education’s Cultural Foundations of Education Department, will host two events at SU’s Joseph I. Lubin House in New York City on Nov. 12 to promote awareness of LGBTQ issues in education and expand the mission of QuERI.

School of Education’s professor Taylor receives Peace Studies and Media honors

Wednesday, November 10, 2010, By Jennifer Russo

Steven Taylor, professor of cultural foundations of education and centennial professor of disability studies in the School of Education has been selected to receive the 2010 Peace Studies and Media award by the Central New York Peace Studies Consortium.

EBV program adds Louisiana State University; SBA awards $2.6 million to Whitman School for new entrepreneurship programs for women veterans, guard and reserve families

Wednesday, November 10, 2010, By Ray Toenniessen

The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, the national headquarters for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program, has announced the expansion of the EBV to E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University (LSU).

TRAC: ICE seeks to deport the wrong people

Tuesday, November 9, 2010, By News Staff

According to a new analysis of government data by Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Immigration Court judges are rejecting a large and growing number of cases where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has sought to deport people from…

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Pulse presents: United States Air Force band Airmen of Note

Monday, November 8, 2010, By News Staff

The premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Air Force, the Airmen of Note was created in 1950 to carry on the tradition of Maj. Glenn Miller’s Army Air Corps dance band.

Campus & Community

Attention science and mathematics majors at SU: Learn how to earn your master’s degree at the iSchool in one year

Friday, November 5, 2010, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies will host an informational table about its new eScience Fasttrack program in the lobby of the Life Sciences Building.