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Distinguished African American political scholar Walters to deliver 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs LectureJanuary 29, 2007Carol K. Masiclatclkim@syr.edu Syracuse University will host African American leadership scholar Ronald Walters of the University of Maryland as he…

Teach For America founder to speak about the state of public education Jan. 31January 23, 2007Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu On Wednesday, Jan. 31, Wendy Kopp, president and founder of Teach For America, as well as the keynote speaker at the 1992 Syracuse…

John R. Bolton, former U.S. representative to the U.N., to speak at MaxwellJanuary 22, 2007Jill Leonhardtjlleonha@maxwell.syr.edu Ambassador John Bolton will discuss “U.N. Reform and U.S. Priorities” during a talk at the Maxwell School on Friday, Feb. 2, at 10:15 a.m….

Newhouse to host Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Syracuse-area native Feb. 6January 16, 2007Wendy S. Loughlinwsloughl@syr.edu New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau will speak on “The Press and National Security” Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. His…

SU staff, students needed to help with 11th annual Thornden Park Chili Bowl Festival Feb. 11January 16, 2007Jaime Winne Alvarez jlwinne@syr.edu Staff and student volunteers are needed to assist the Thornden Park Association with its 11th annual Chili Bowl Festival…

New studies identify causes of mercury pollution hotspotsJanuary 09, 2007Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Syracuse University Professor Charles Driscoll and colleagues from the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF) and Clarkson University have released the results of two new studies that identify five…

School of Ed alumnus named Gallaudet interim president December 13, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Syracuse University alumnus Robert Davila G’72 has been named interim president of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. Davila, 74, a nationally known deaf leader, returned from retirement to…

SU’s South Side Innovation Center awarded National Grid Main Street Revitalization GrantDecember 13, 2006Amy Schmitzaemehrin@syr.edu The Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE) Program in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has received a $50,000 Main Street Revitalization Grant from…

SU’s Ping Zhang named a top information systems researcher in CAIS studyDecember 08, 2006Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu Ping Zhang, an associate professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies, was named a top information systems researcher in a study published…

University’s study abroad program reflects larger international education trendsNovember 29, 2006Daeya Malboeufdmking04@syr.edu According to Open Doors 2006, an annual report released by the Institute of International Education (IIE), American students continued to study abroad in record numbers, reaching 205,983 students…