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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…

Health & Society

Falk College’s Sport and Human Development Institute Hosts Sport and Social Responsibility Symposium March 3

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Michele Barrett

To illustrate social responsibility as an important community tool that can address critical social issues and human needs locally and globally, Falk College’s Sport and Human Development Institute will host its Inaugural Sport Development Symposium Friday, March 3, at 1…

Campus & Community

Campus Workshop to Explore Attitudes and Effects of Implicit Bias

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Carol Boll

A workshop titled “Recognizing and Understanding Implicit Bias” will be conducted for interested Syracuse University faculty and staff on Monday, March 6, from 1-3 p.m. in the Gray Ceremonial Courtroom at the College of Law. Sponsored by the University’s Office…

Campus & Community

AAS Professor Renate ‘Rennie’ Simson Remembered for Her Many Contributions

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When Renate “Rennie” Simson joined the Syracuse University faculty in 1979 as a full-time instructor, African American studies (AAS) was just being established as a department in the College of Arts and Sciences. It had existed at the University for…

Arts & Culture

Caribbean Cinematic Festival to Highlight Richness of Caribbean Culture

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By News Staff

This year’s Caribbean Cinematic Festival will take place Thursday, Feb. 23, through Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Community Folk Art Center, 805 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse. The festival will highlight the richness of Caribbean culture through a series of events,…

Campus & Community

Sorority to Hold Auditions for Mr. Burgundy and Grey Pageant

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By News Staff

Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Zeta Epsilon Chapter, is holding auditions for a gentleman’s pageant, Mr. Burgundy and Grey, to be held in April. The auditions will be held Saturday, Feb. 25, from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Feb….

US News and World Report

Professor Rafael Fernández de Castro on NAFTA

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Rafael Fernández de Castro, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs, was quoted in a U.S.News and World Report story “On NAFTA and Mexico, Trump Faces a Balancing Act.” Rafael Fernandez de Castro, a professor at Syracuse University who served…

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Professor of Practice and Founding Director Janklow Arts Leadership Program
Campus & Community

Recent Grad Hits the Road for Cross-Country Bike Ride for Parkinson’s Awareness

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Matt Barbaccia ’16 has a long road ahead of him. Just about 4,000 miles to be exact. Beginning Feb. 27, Barbaccia will head out on his bike, loaded with gear, from Jacksonville, Florida, to Santa Rosa, California. The Rochester, New…