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Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance at Whitman and former chief economist at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to speak
Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance in the Whitman School of Management, will deliver a lecture, “Finance in a Dodd-Frank World,” on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Harris recently served as chief economist at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The lecture…
SU in the News: Wednesday, October 26
Research by Arts and Sciences’ Suzanne Baldwin and Joseph Kula on jarosite and water on Mars featured in science media
Whitman Dean Melvin T. Stith is inaugural inductee to PhD Project Hall of Fame
Melvin T. Stith G’73 ,’77, dean of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, is an inaugural inductee into the newly established PhD Project Hall of Fame. The PhD Project is an award-winning program that aims to increase diversity…
Invisible Children to present the documentary ‘Tony’ about 25-year Central African conflict
Invisible Children, a media-based nonprofit dedicated to ending Africa’s longest-running war, will screen its latest documentary, ‘Tony,’ on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in Watson Theater. Following the 50-minute documentary, Grace, a native of Uganda and an ambassador for…
Arents Awards honor four distinguished alumni Nov. 12 as part of Orange Central
Four distinguished Syracuse University alumni representing excellence in the areas of law, sustainability innovation, social and environmental activism, and public service will be honored with George Arents Awards during the University’s 2011 Orange Central celebration. At the Arents Award luncheon…
Imagining America announces board developments, strategic directions
A new chair, vice chair and three new members have been elected to the National Advisory Board of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA). The board is responsible for ensuring that IA realizes its potential to animate…
Center on Human Policy to celebrate 40th anniversary with research and advocacy conference, Nov. 11-12
The Center on Human Policy will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a two-day research and advocacy conference on Nov. 11-12 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, coinciding with Syracuse University’s Orange Central weekend. Alumni, friends, advocates and supporters from around the…
National security expert Sean O’Keefe G’78 and CBS News journalist Jeff Glor ‘97 to take part in one-on-one conversation as part of Orange Central
In a special one-on-one interview event, national security expert and former NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe G’78 will speak with CBS News journalist Jeff Glor ’97 about O’Keefe’s unique experiences in both the public and private sectors. O’Keefe is CEO of EADS…
New spring course offers drumming as cross-cultural community building
Beginning Nov. 9, students can register for a new spring course, EDU 200, “Rhythm and Roots: Building Cross-Cultural Community through Drumming.” Instructed by renowned music educator Nisha Purushotham, this one-credit course uses African diaspora drumming to create community across difference,…
Disney’s Hyperion Books vice president Mindy Stockfield ’93 to visit SU
The Alumni Speaker Series will welcome Mindy Stockfield ’93 to campus on Friday, Oct. 28. Stockfield is the vice president of marketing and digital media for Disney’s Hyperion Books. She will speak about how she has used her advertising degree from…