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Arts & Culture

Haitian Author, Artist Frankétienne to Visit Campus March 25-26

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Frankétienne, one of Haiti’s greatest living writers and artists, will visit Syracuse University, March 25-26. The author of more than 40 books in Haitian and French, he is a Nobel Prize candidate, a commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France,…

Campus & Community

Nine Things to Know for When the New York Mets Come to the Dome

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By News Staff

The Syracuse Mets are excited to bring fans more information on how they can watch the New York Mets take the Dome field in what will be the team’s final spring training workout before they kick off the 2019 season….

Arts & Culture

John L. Johnson Lecture to Explore ‘Chicago and the Black Arts Movement,’ Today

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Thabiti Lewis, an English professor at Washington State University in Vancouver, will deliver the fourth annual John L. Johnson Lecture in Syracuse’s Department of African American Studies (AAS). Lewis will address “Chicago and the Black Arts Movement” from 5-7:15 p.m….

Campus & Community

University Celebrates Trans Week of Liberation, Welcomes Geena Rocero for Keynote

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By News Staff

Trans Week of Liberation (TWoL) is an annual awareness shift from November’s Trans Day of Remembrance, which honors the lives lost to acts of violence, to March’s weeklong liberation celebration. The TWoL Commemorative Keynote is Thursday, March 28, at 7:30…

Arts & Culture

20th Annual PRISM Concert Scheduled for March 27

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By News Staff

The 20th Annual PRISM Concert will take place on Wednesday, March 27, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium in Crouse College. PRISM concerts aim to surround their audiences with both light and sound by having different…

Campus & Community

Test of Orange Alert to be Conducted Thursday, March 21

Wednesday, March 20, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University will conduct a test of the Orange Alert Campus Crisis Alert Notification System on Thursday, March 21, at 9 a.m. It will be a full test of the personal e-mail, text message, cell voice and campus phone components…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell School Ranks No. 1 for Public Affairs in 2020

Tuesday, March 19, 2019, By Jessica Smith

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is once again ranked #1 in the nation for graduate education in public affairs, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report reputational survey. This year, the Maxwell School shares the #1…

Media, Law & Policy

Oscar-Nominated Director, Minions Co-Creator Chris Renaud ’89 to Deliver 2019 VPA Convocation Address

Tuesday, March 19, 2019, By Erica Blust

Chris Renaud ’89, the Oscar-nominated director behind such box office hits as “Despicable Me,” “Despicable Me 2,” “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” and “The Secret Life of Pets,” will deliver the 2019 convocation address to bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates of…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Legacies Organ Conference to Be Held March 29-31

Tuesday, March 19, 2019, By News Staff

The Rose, Jules R., and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and Hendricks Chapel will co-host the Syracuse Legacies Organ Conference March 29-31. The festival and symposium honor the contributions of three…

Health & Society

Odds of Perfect Bracket Are 1 in 9.2 Quintillion, so Why Do We Play?

Monday, March 18, 2019, By Keith Kobland

The odds are, quite frankly, astronomical. If you are sitting down today to fill out your NCAA bracket, know this: the odds of getting it 100 percent correct are 1 in 9.2 quintillion (a number string 19 digits long). But…