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Former NY State Lieutenant Governor to Deliver Tanner Lecture at Maxwell School

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, By News Staff

Richard Ravitch, former lieutenant governor of New York, will deliver the next Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility on Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.  His talk is titled “Public Responsibility and the Federal-State Disconnect.” Ravitch is a…

‘The Image of the Black in Western Art: The Final Stages’ Subject of Sept. 25 Lecture

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

David Bindman, professor emeritus of art history at University College London and a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center, will present a lecture titled “The Image of the Black in Western Art: The Final Stages” on Thursday, Sept. 25,…

STEM

Mueller’s Border Gateway Protocol Internet Research Funded by NSF

Friday, September 19, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Research on vulnerabilities in the Internet’s Border Gateway Protocol in a study planned by School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Milton Mueller and postdoctoral researcher Brenden Kuerbis has received a National Science Foundation-funded award. The $338,664 grant is supporting the…

Campus & Community

Volunteers Needed for International Conversation Groups

Friday, September 12, 2014, By News Staff

The English Language Institute at Syracuse University is seeking native American English speakers to volunteer for 45 minutes per week to lead a conversation group for international students. The purpose of the group is to give the students an opportunity…

Isaac Julien’s ‘Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)’ to Open UVP’s Year

Wednesday, September 3, 2014, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work have announced the opening of their 2014-15 programming year with “Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)” (2007) by world-renowned visual artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien, from Sept. 11-Oct. 25. This exhibition…

University Announces Appointments to Expand International Advancement and Support the Board of Trustees

Friday, August 29, 2014, By Kevin C. Quinn

Richard L. Thompson, Chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees, and Chancellor Kent Syverud today announced several appointments that will expand the University’s international advancement and development efforts and further support the Board of Trustees: Elizabeth Breul O’Rourke, Senior Vice…

Online ‘Leadership and Culture’ Program Now Open for International Students

Friday, August 15, 2014, By Diane Stirling

Adjusting to college can be daunting for many students. Making that transition as an international student in a new country, facing a different culture, can extend the acclimation period and may result in a less successful transition. Tips and tools…

Health & Society

Michael Schwartz Receives Fulbright to Study Health Care Access for Deaf Persons in Northern Ireland

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Michael Schwartz, associate professor of law and director of the Disability Rights Clinic in the College of Law, has been named a recipient of a research scholarship through the U.S.-U.K Fulbright Awards Program. He will spend the spring 2015 semester…

Campus & Community

University Hosts International Meeting of 18th-Century Scholars

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University will host the annual meeting of the Northeast American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (NEASECS) Sept. 25-27. This year’s conference is devoted to “Commemoration, Memory, and Posterity” and includes a rich array of panel discussions, paper presentation and exhibitions…

Campus & Community

Lerner Center Partners With St. Joe’s Hospital For New Monday Mile Loop

Thursday, August 7, 2014, By Keith Kobland

The Lerner Center at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School aims to help improve the health of Central New Yorkers one step at a time. Lerner Center Partners With St. Joe’s Hospital For New Monday Mile Loop from Syracuse University News on…