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‘Moving Forward’: 10-Minute Performances on the Quad April 13
“Two minds are better than one,” the saying goes. For many of us, collaboration with colleagues helps us creatively reframe our thinking and better achieve our goals. Likewise, humanities scholars benefit from cross-pollinating their ideas. Working with colleagues within and…
Reconstructing the Lives and Genealogies of Enslaved People: Maxwell, iSchool Faculty Partner on Searchable Database on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
Beginning as early as the 15th century, the lives of more than 12.5 million men, women and children of African descent were forever altered as they were forced into the trans-Atlantic slave trade, uprooted from their homes and brought against…
International Festival Celebrates Global Campus Community
The Center for International Services and Student Association will host the annual International Festival on Sunday, April 2, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center. Now in its third year, the festival will feature 10…
Margaret ‘Peg’ Hermann, the Moynihan Institute’s Longtime Leader, Retires
The late U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said, “If I were 26 again, I would be out in the world working with others on problems that no one country can solve on its own.” His words encapsulate the mission…
Maxwell Professor Thomas Perreault Receives Fulbright Specialist Award
Thomas Perreault, professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been named a Fulbright Specialist, an honor that connects faculty in the U.S. with institutions worldwide. For six weeks this summer, Perreault…
Goal Getter: When Tahirah Abdul-Qadir ’26 Sets a Goal, She Achieves It
When Syracuse native and first-year student Tahirah Abdul-Qadir ’26 set a goal to complete the Congressional Award program, she went for the highest achievable level possible: the Congressional Gold Medal. The requirements are rigorous: 400 hours of voluntary public service;…
Thornton Wilder American Classic ‘Our Town’ Up Next at Syracuse Stage
Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Robert Hupp and Managing Director Jill Anderson announced the next production in their 2022/2023 season, and it’s one for the ages. Thornton Wilder’s cherished and frequently produced play “Our Town” runs Wednesday, March 29, through Sunday,…
2023 Humanities Center Faculty Fellows Focus on Critical Societal Concerns
The Syracuse University Humanities Center supports innovative faculty and graduate student researchers exploring a number of pressing social issues. Each spring, the center offers up to four highly competitive faculty fellowships—three from the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), including one…
The Breedlove Readers Book Club Gears Up for Spring 2023 Series
Applications are now open for the spring 2023 edition of The Breedlove Readers, a book club that encourages middle and high school girls throughout Central New York to celebrate Black girl stories through reading, writing and creating. The club is…
2022-23 Syracuse Symposium Addresses Timely Topics With Diverse Slate of Programming
Reparations for slavery. Environmental justice. Reproductive justice. Students, faculty, staff and the general public are invited to engage with these urgent topics and more throughout the spring semester thanks to the Syracuse University Humanities Center’s Syracuse Symposium. The lineup of…