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Refugee High School Students to Participate in ‘We Are Syracuse’ Event at School of Education March 1

Tuesday, February 28, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

The third annual “We Are Syracuse” event will be hosted on Wednesday, March 1, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m in the Sharon Jacquet Education Commons, Huntington Hall, on the Syracuse University Campus. Refugee students from Nottingham High School will come…

STEM

iPrize, CompeteCNY Make $140,000 Available for Student Pitch Competition

Monday, February 27, 2017, By J.D. Ross

Entrepreneurial students on campus will have the opportunity to test their pitch skills for prize money in a new competition supported in part by the Raymond Von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship at the School of Information Studies (iSchool)….

Arts & Culture

George Saunders’ First Novel, ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ Debuts at No. 1 on New York Times Bestseller List

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

For an author, you are truly in an enviable position when fans and book critics alike anxiously await your next creation. So it is for College of Arts and Sciences’ English professor George Saunders. Especially now, with the publication of…

Campus & Community

‘Orange in the City’ Events Planned for ACC Week

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By John Boccacino

As the Syracuse University men’s basketball team heads to Brooklyn for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament, March 7-11, the SU Alumni Association is hosting a variety of exciting programming off the court. These “Orange in the City” events—from professional…

Campus & Community

fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program Opens Application for Peer Mentors

Friday, February 17, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Each year, the fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program in the Office of Multicultural Affairs welcomes a new cohort of first-year and transfer students as fullCIRCLE mentees, connecting the students to peer mentors who serve as consistent support and positive role models. The…

Arts & Culture

Cherríe Moraga to Serve as Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor Feb. 20-March 3

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Cherríe Moraga—a prominent figure in Chicana, feminist, queer and indigenous activism, art and scholarship—is participating in a two-week residency at the University. Moraga is this year’s Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities. In this capacity, she will…

Campus & Community

Memorial Service for Huston Smith to be Held on Sunday

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Syracuse University will host a memorial service Sunday, Feb. 19, for the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith. Smith, former Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, taught at Syracuse from 1973-84 and died Dec. 30 at…

Campus & Community

CFAC February JMAD: Tanksley

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By News Staff

This month, our Journey through Music of the African Diaspora continues with Tanksley! Join us Feb. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Folk Art Center, 805 East Geneses Street, Syracuse, for a night of great music! Tanksley is a…

Campus & Community

GSO Wins Bid to Hold National Association of Graduate-Professional Students Conference at SU

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Members of the Syracuse University Graduate Student Organization (SU GSO) vigorously advocate on matters of critical importance for their peers on a national level through their work in the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS). Their important work—and advocacy skills—paid…

Media, Law & Policy

School of Education, Newhouse Co-Host NYC Lecture by Expert on Media Literacy Feb. 15

Monday, February 13, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

British media educator David Buckingham will speak on critical thinking in the digital media age in The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Series at 91 Horatio in New York City Wednesday, February 15. Buckingham, an Emeritus Professor at Loughborough…

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