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Arts & Culture

Andrew Mellon Foundation commits $1 million for Phase II of CNY Humanities Corridor

Monday, August 29, 2011, By News Staff

The Central New York Humanities Corridor—an interdisciplinary partnership among Syracuse University, Cornell University and the University of Rochester focused on enhancing scholarship in the humanities—has received a second award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in the amount of $1…

Health & Society

BBI provides emergency preparedness guidance for people with disabilities in advance of Hurricane Irene

Friday, August 26, 2011, By News Staff

Applying lessons from emergency planning and response after Hurricane Katrina, in which the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University was involved, BBI is providing resources for the protection and safety of people with disabilities who live in the path…

University will mark 9/11 anniversary through series of activities

Friday, August 26, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Service, exhibition, service project, panel discussions

Arts & Culture

Fall exhibition at SU Library: ‘Just One Word: Plastics’

Thursday, August 25, 2011, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The opening and reception for Syracuse University Library’s fall exhibition, “Just One Word: Plastics” will be held in the Special Collections Research Center Gallery, sixth floor, Bird Library on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5-7 p.m. The exhibit will run from…

Arts & Culture

SyrFilmFest second annual scriptwriting workshop planned

Monday, August 22, 2011, By KC Duggan

The Syracuse International Film Festival (SIFF) has announced its second annual scriptwriting workshop. It will be hosted by Syracuse University alumnus Rob Edwards, writer of “Treasure Planet” and Academy Award-nominated “The Princess and the Frog.” Dani Menkin, writer and director…

Arts & Culture

SU appoints 2011-12 Humanities Center Dissertation Fellows

Monday, August 22, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Humanities Center has announced recipients of its 2011-12 HC Dissertation Fellowships. Nell Champoux G’12 and Soumitree Gupta G’12—doctoral students in religion and in women’s and gender studies/English, respectively—are receiving one-year awards, carrying stipends and benefits. The fellowship…

Campus & Community

SU’s James Watts named Tolley Professor in Humanities

Monday, August 22, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences has appointed James W. Watts as the William P. Tolley Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities. An expert in literature and religion of the Hebrew Bible, Watts serves as professor and chair of the…

SU appoints 2011-12 Humanities Center Dissertation Fellows

Friday, August 19, 2011, By Rob Enslin

Doctoral students Nell Champoux and Soumitree Gupta named 2011-12 Humanities Center Dissertation Fellows.

Arts & Culture

New initiative from VPA, the Araca Group fosters emerging theater artists’ entrepreneurial spirit

Tuesday, August 9, 2011, By Erica Blust

Up-and-coming theater artists anxiously awaiting their big break in the industry now have a new way to enhance their professional development. The Araca Project, a new initiative of the Department of Drama in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing…

Health & Society

Taishoff Center to host first leadership conference for college students with disabilities

Tuesday, August 2, 2011, By News Staff

The Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University continues to promote leadership opportunities for students with disabilities with its first national conference, “DisAbled & Proud: A Call to Lead,” to be held Aug. 5-7 on the SU campus….