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Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series welcomes award-winning poet Ira Sadoff

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By News Staff

The Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with award-winning poet Ira Sadoff, hailed by critics as a “master of language, concentration, vision, irony.” Sadoff will read from his works beginning at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Gifford Auditorium….

SU to hold day of remembrance Oct. 10 for Bassel Shahade

Wednesday, September 26, 2012, By Erica Blust

Syracuse University will host a day of remembrance for slain Syrian film student Bassel Shahade on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Shahade, a Fulbright Scholar and native of Damascus, Syria, was killed in Homs, Syria, on May 28 while working as a…

New Design Gallery exhibition examines history of hand tools, woodworking

Monday, September 24, 2012, By Erica Blust

In recent years, the connection between process and product has slowly separated, creating a rift between the two.

Voter registration information for students

Thursday, September 20, 2012, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

With Election Day approaching on Nov. 6, Syracuse University is involved in a national, nonpartisan effort to engage students in voter registration, education and participation. Voting is both a right and a responsibility. If you are not yet registered to…

Ray Smith Symposium explores issues of displacement with ‘Moving Borders’

Wednesday, September 19, 2012, By Rob Enslin

“Displacement” is the focus of one of this year’s Ray Smith Symposia, sponsored by The College of Arts and Sciences. Titled “Moving Borders: The Culture and Politics of Displacement in and from Latin America and the Caribbean,” the symposium kicks…

SU honors memory of historian James Powell with daylong colloquium Sept. 28

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this fall is “Memory-Media-Archive,” continues with a daylong colloquium in memory of James M. Powell, professor emeritus of medieval history at Syracuse University. The program, “Religious Tolerance-Religious Violence-Medieval Memories,” is Friday, Sept. 28, from 9:30 a.m.-6…

Correspondent discusses ‘Obama’s War on Terror’ Oct. 10

Monday, September 17, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Daniel Klaidman—a special correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast who reports on terrorism and national security—will discuss “Obama’s War on Terror” on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 4:15 p.m. in the Miron Special Events Room (303) on the plaza level…

Campus & Community

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee seeks nominations for 2013 Unsung Hero Awards

Friday, September 14, 2012, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. 2013 Celebration committee is seeking nominations for the Unsung Hero Awards, which will be presented during the evening celebration in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. The awards are presented annually…

Campaign for Syracuse University surpasses $1 billion fundraising goal more than three months early

Thursday, September 13, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University today announced that it has surpassed its goal for the most ambitious fundraising effort in the institution’s history. Through the generosity of more than 60,000 individual donors, including trustees, alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, and supporters, the Campaign has raised a total of $1,008,612,731 as of Aug. 31.

Health & Society

BBI study reveals people with disabilities are sidelined in American politics

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, By News Staff

People with disabilities remain largely sidelined in American politics, according to a new study published in Social Science Quarterly.