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Ten Tons of Love Collecting Gently Used Items
Looking to get rid of some clothing or household items that are still in good shape? The Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Services is collecting donations for its Ten Tons of Love initiative. The items are collected by the office…
University Community Invited to Participate in the Race Card Project
The Race Card Project was created by National Public Radio special correspondent Michele Norris as a way to foster dialogue.
Symposium on Indigenous Perspectives to Take Place Thursday, Friday
Syracuse Symposium™ 2014: Perspective will close with a collaborative symposium, “Indigenous Perspectives on Museums and Cultural Centers” on Thursday, Dec. 4, and Friday, Dec. 5, to discuss how to effectively communicate an indigenous perspective on the history of museums as…
Time for Reflection on Ferguson Events Offered Monday and Tuesday
The Diversity and Inclusion Planning Workgroup will offer two opportunities this week for students, staff and faculty to reflect on the recent events in Ferguson, Mo. The sessions will be held on Monday, Dec. 1, at 9 p.m. and Tuesday,…
Democratizing Knowledge Collective Receives Mellon Grant
“Just Academic Spaces” is the theme of a three-year, $500,000 project, organized and presented by the Democratizing Knowledge (DK) Collective in the College of Arts and Sciences and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Co-directed by professors Linda Carty…
Students Establish Art Bench to Connect Communities
On the edge of campus, the Syracuse University campus and the east University neighborhood meet up at Comstock and Euclid avenues. Bikers, drivers and pedestrians move quickly through this bustling intersection every day. Now they have a reason to linger.
University of Copenhagen Scholars to Lecture on Rhetorical Citizenship
Christian Kock and Lisa Villadsen, scholars from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, will visit Syracuse University as guests of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. They will present a joint…
Humanities Data Mining Subject of ‘Issues in Digital Scholarship’ Talk
Peter Leonard, librarian for digital humanities research at Yale, will give a talk titled “Making Sense: Data-Mining Large Collections of Digitized Cultural Material,” on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library. Leonard’s…
‘Elect Her’ Preparing Women for Leadership and Political Office
In student leadership roles and in political office across the country, more women are needed to represent. An upcoming conference is giving University students the opportunity to find their voice and build confidence to pursue an elected leadership position.
Barry Scheck Explores Impact of DNA Evidence in Nov. 11 University Lecture
Renowned attorney and DNA expert Barry Scheck, co-founder of the Innocence Project, will be the next guest of the University Lectures series on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Hendricks Chapel. Scheck’s lecture, “The Innocence Project: DNA and the Wrongly Convicted,” will…