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Campus & Community

Football Trailblazer Bernie Custis Passes Away

Monday, February 27, 2017, By SU Athletics

(From Cuse.com) HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA – Syracuse University football letterwinner Bernie Custis passed away yesterday, according to the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the team for which he made his pro football debut in 1951. Custis, widely considered to…

Campus & Community

Democratizing Knowledge Awarded Campus Dialogue Grant

Monday, February 27, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The Democratizing Knowledge (DK) Project is organizing a series of campus dialogues, thanks to a grant from an independent national initiative called Bringing Theory to Practice (BTtoP). Tentatively titled “Creating New Publics: Understanding the Power of Place,” the series is…

Scott Manning Stevens

Associate Professor and Director of Native American Studies and Associate Professor of English Department

David Yaffe

Assistant Professor of Humanities
Business & Economy

Student Shares Why Syracuse University Was Her First Choice

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Aishwarya Nag Choudhury

The reputation of Syracuse University, as well as the reputation of the economics department, was the deciding factor for Andrea Fleming to choose Syracuse. Fleming is a senior double majoring in economics and international relations with a concentration in European…

The Jurist

Professor David Crane on South Africa’s Attempt to Withdraw from the ICC

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

David Crane, professor of practice in the College of Law, was quoted by the Jurist in the story “South Africa court denies government’s bid to withdraw from ICC.”

Media, Law & Policy

Mike Tirico ’88 Returns to Newhouse, Talks Journalism, Sports, First Amendment

Friday, February 24, 2017, By News Staff

“That was fun last night,” sportscaster Mike Tirico ’88 said as he greeted students Thursday morning, referring to Syracuse men’s basketball’s win over Duke the previous night. “That’s why sports matters.” Tirico visited the Newhouse School’s Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium to…

Campus & Community

University Presents Record-Breaking Amount to United Way from Employee Fundraising Campaign

Friday, February 24, 2017, By News Staff

During halftime at Wednesday night’s men’s basketball game, Syracuse University presented the United Way with a record-breaking dollar amount—$240,000—raised through its annual employee fundraising campaign. Just prior to the check presentation, United Way President Frank Lazarski was also recognized by…

Campus & Community

Field Trip Planned to Auburn’s Harriet Tubman Home

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Department of African American Studies’ (AAS) annual field trip, “The Underground Railroad in Central New York,” will take 38 AAS and other University community members to the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, New York. The tour will be Friday,…

Arts & Culture

George Saunders’ First Novel, ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ Debuts at No. 1 on New York Times Bestseller List

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

For an author, you are truly in an enviable position when fans and book critics alike anxiously await your next creation. So it is for College of Arts and Sciences’ English professor George Saunders. Especially now, with the publication of…