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Urban Video Project Presents Sanford Biggers’ ‘Shuffle’ and ‘Shake’
Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work are pleased will present “Shuffle”(2009) and “Shake” (2011) by celebrated multimedia artist Sanford Biggers from Nov. 6-Dec. 27. This screening marks the second major exhibition in Urban Video Project’s year-long curatorial…
NPR Host and Author Michele Norris to Keynote 30th Annual MLK Celebration
Michele Norris, National Public Radio host and special correspondent and creator of the Race Card Project (which involves people constructing six-word essays about race, which they then write on postcards), will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 30th annual…
HathiTrust Research Center Seeks Proposals for Collaborative Projects
The HathiTrust Research Center is seeking proposals for Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) projects that utilize the HathiTrust Digital Library and Research Center computational tools to address scholarly research questions. Examples of such collaborations include, but are not limited to: running…
Middle Eastern Studies Program Names New Director
Karin Ruhlandt, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and James Steinberg, dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, have announced that Assistant Professor of Political Science Yüksel Sezgin has been named director of the Middle Eastern…
Professor Explores Critical Response to Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’
Critical response to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” within the political and economic milieu of the Thatcher/Reagan era, is the subject of a scholarly article by a professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Amanda…
University Selected to Host 2016 Biennial Public Address Conference
The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts has been selected to host the prestigious Biennial Public Address Conference (BPAC) in 2016. Founded in 1988, BPAC is a premier symposium featuring the…
Bruce Smith Wins Residency in Rome
Bruce Smith visited Rome about 20 years ago. Now he can spend seven weeks in the Eternal City, known for its abundant ancient buildings and artifacts; exquisite art; and dramatic history. Smith, a critically acclaimed poet and professor of English…
Family Weekend 2014 Brings Families to SU Campus this Friday through Sunday
Parents and family members of Syracuse University students will be joining the campus community this weekend, from Oct. 31-Nov. 1, for Family Weekend 2014. This year, more than 3,500 people and 1,300 families will be attending, representing more than 37…
Disability Rights Activist Judith E. Heumann to visit University on Tuesday
Judith E. Heumann, the special advisor for international disability rights at the U.S. Department of State, will visit Syracuse University on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Heumann will participate in a discussion titled “Inclusion of People with Disabilities Around the Globe Through…
Poet Daisy Fried to Share Work in Carver Reading Series
Award-winning poet Daisy Fried will participate in the Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45- 4:30 p.m., followed by the reading, which begins at 5:30 p.m….