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Diane Ravitch to Give University Lecture April 1; Advance Registration Requested
Education advocate Diane Ravitch will speak on “The Death and Life of the Great American School System” on Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel as part of the University Lectures series. This lecture is expected to attract…
Law Student Elected Governor of ABA Student Division
Christopher Jennison, a first-year College of Law student from Silver Spring, Md., was elected governor of the American Bar Association Law Student Division’s Second Circuit for a one-year term beginning in March. In this capacity, he represents more than 13,000…
New Living SU Website Connects Students to Campus Life
The Division of Student Affairs has recently launched a new and improved website to better help students connect to the programs, services, opportunities and events supported by the 20-plus offices within the organization. LivingSU.syr.edu is the pulse of campus life…
Connective Corridor, Centscere, Community Foundation Launch Micro-Giving Project
Can social media and social entrepreneurship help leverage small change to make a big difference? Centscere, an SU student start-up, is putting this theory into action.
University Lectures Hosts New Yorker Cartoonist Roz Chast March 5
New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast will bring an evening of humor to Syracuse University on Wednesday, March 5, as she offers her unique and witty perspective on the happenings of everyday life in the next University Lecture. Chast will speak…
Connective Corridor Information Sessions Planned This Week
Two information sessions on Phase Two/Three and Civic Strip construction along the Connective Corridor are planned for this week. Information sessions will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 9 a.m. at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St. (fourth floor),…
Teacher, Activist Brian Jones to Give Ganders Distinguished Lecture Feb. 28
The School of Education will welcome Brian Jones, New York City teacher and activist, for the Harry S. and Elva K. Ganders Distinguished Lecture on Friday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m. in Kittredge Auditorium at Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. Jones’…
New Director of Native American Studies Program Named
The Native American Studies Program in The College of Arts and Sciences has a new director. Formerly a visiting faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, Scott Manning Stevens will lead the college’s rapidly growing interdisciplinary program in Native…
Mideast Peace Talks, Syrian Refugees and SU Connection
The Feb. 20 session of TMR will feature Charles Benjamin, president of the Near East Foundation, who will discuss the Mideast Peace Talks, Syrian refugees and the connection these issues have with Syracuse University. Benjamin has more than 20 years…
University Lectures’ Spring Semester Kicks Off Feb. 25 with Chris Hayes
MSNBC host Chris Hayes will speak about the crisis of authority in American life in the first University Lectures event of the spring 2014 season on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Hayes is the first guest…