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Arts & Culture

‘Moving Forward’: 10-Minute Performances on the Quad April 13

Monday, April 10, 2023, By Diana Napolitano

“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…

Campus & Community

Uniting the Community in the Pursuit of Environmental Justice

Monday, April 3, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

How can everyday people make sense of climate change’s effect on the planet and human life? Through creative outlets like storytelling, interpretation and art, the humanities can demonstrate how environmental concerns are intertwined with social, economic and cultural issues. Addressing…

STEM

New Sustainability Leadership Program Aims to Create Visionary and Ethical Leaders

Tuesday, March 28, 2023, By Lyndy McLaughlin

Climate change and environmental degradation are among the greatest challenges facing our planet. Humanity has solutions in hand to address the impacts of climate change, yet we are not making the necessary adjustments quickly enough. Sustainability leaders can help address…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents ‘Dance Nation’

Friday, March 24, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

The Department of Drama continues the 2022/2023 season with the 2017 Susan Blackburn Prize-winning play “Dance Nation” by Clare Barron. Directed by Katherine McGerr and choreographed by Felipe Panamá, the play takes audiences on an emotional and powerful journey of…

Arts & Culture

Thornton Wilder American Classic ‘Our Town’ Up Next at Syracuse Stage

Saturday, February 25, 2023, By Joanna Penalva

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,…

Media, Law & Policy

Forever Orange Hometown Hero Robert L. Gang Jr. ’39, L’42 Passes Away at Age 104

Friday, February 24, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Robert “Bob” L. Gang Jr. ’39, L’42 never let aging get in the way of living. When he was 78, he and his friend cut down 60 trees to build a log cabin. At age 80, he hiked 16 miles…

Campus & Community

Falk Graduate Student Arcènia Notilija Vilanculo Helps Create Food Forests on Syracuse’s South Side

Friday, February 17, 2023, By Matt Michael

This past October, Falk College food studies graduate student Arcènia Notilija Vilanculo G’24 and food studies professor Anne Bellows were part of a group from the Syracuse Urban Food Forest Project that planted trees along Onondaga Creek in the City…

Campus & Community

2022-23 Syracuse Symposium Addresses Timely Topics With Diverse Slate of Programming

Wednesday, January 25, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

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…

Arts & Culture

5 Faculty Awarded New York State Council on the Arts Grants

Wednesday, December 21, 2022, By Diane Stirling

Five Syracuse University faculty members have won highly competitive awards from the New York State Council on the Arts—a record in the number of awards in a single year for Syracuse University in its 20 years of participation with the…

Campus & Community

Longtime Higher Education Leader Appointed Senior Vice President and University Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Tuesday, December 13, 2022, By News Staff

Mary George Opperman, a longtime higher education professional with a deep background in human resources, diversity and inclusion, policy development, compliance and project management, has been appointed the next senior vice president and University secretary to the Board of Trustees….