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Arts & Culture

Sharif Anael-Bey to Speak for Sankofa Lecture Series

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Briana Rinaldo

The Office of Program Development and the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) are hosting author Sharif Anael-Bey ’95 for the Sankofa Lecture Series. His presentation—“Black History Month Relevant?”—is Monday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons,…

Campus & Community

AAS Professor Renate ‘Rennie’ Simson Remembered for Her Many Contributions

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When Renate “Rennie” Simson joined the Syracuse University faculty in 1979 as a full-time instructor, African American studies (AAS) was just being established as a department in the College of Arts and Sciences. It had existed at the University for…

Arts & Culture

Caribbean Cinematic Festival to Highlight Richness of Caribbean Culture

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By News Staff

This year’s Caribbean Cinematic Festival will take place Thursday, Feb. 23, through Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Community Folk Art Center, 805 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse. The festival will highlight the richness of Caribbean culture through a series of events,…

Amy Criss

Associate Professor of Psychology
Arts & Culture

Syracuse to Host Media Studies and Popular Culture in Contemporary Japan Conference

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By News Staff

The Media Studies and Popular Culture in Contemporary Japan Conference will convene on Saturday, February 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hall of Languages, Room 500. The event brings together leading scholars from the U.S. and Japan…

Sandra Hewett

Beverly Petterson Bishop Professor of Neuroscience, Executive Director of Neuroscience Studies and Director of Neuroscience Graduate Concentration

Mark Nerenhausen

Professor of Practice and Founding Director Janklow Arts Leadership Program
Campus & Community

Recent Grad Hits the Road for Cross-Country Bike Ride for Parkinson’s Awareness

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Matt Barbaccia ’16 has a long road ahead of him. Just about 4,000 miles to be exact. Beginning Feb. 27, Barbaccia will head out on his bike, loaded with gear, from Jacksonville, Florida, to Santa Rosa, California. The Rochester, New…

Media, Law & Policy

SU Panel of Experts to Discuss President Trump’s Immigration Executive Order

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Martin Walls

Action by President Donald J. Trump on immigration policy has been swift. Just a week after his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order (EO) temporarily halting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. It was immediately met with popular protests, scholarly analysis,…

WSYR

Associate Professor Margaret Thompson Discusses the Best and Worst Presidents

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science, was interviewed by WSYR-TV for the story “Historians rank best and worst presidents.”