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As demands for knowledge grow, Middle Eastern Studies program takes offFebruary 06, 2004Cynthia J. Moritzcjmoritz@syr.edu Mehrzad Boroujerdi, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is a native of Iran and an expert in…

On Parents Weekend’s 50th, Parents Office turns 30November 03, 2003 Fifty years ago, Syracuse University began its formal tradition of students’ parents visiting campus for a fall weekend to meet the people and places new in their student’s lives. During…

SPIRE chairs to compare notes on progressOctober 30, 2003Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu An open discussion among the chairs of the four SPIRE committees will be held on Nov. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kilian Room, Room 500 of the Hall of…

Drama Department and Syracuse Stage take Shakespeare to kidsSeptember 23, 2003Matthew R. Snydermrsnyder@syr.edu Six students from Syracuse University’s drama department will be re-enacting William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for 22 schools in a four-county area of Central New York…

Shared Reading Program brings first-year students togetherAugust 25, 2003Sara Millersemortim@syr.edu As members of the Class of 2007 take their first steps on campus, one piece of homework will already be complete. The Shared Reading Program is the University’s new series…

SPIRE Committee proposes Center for Design InnovationMarch 04, 2003Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu The Academic Plan defines design as “a fundamental human activity encompassing the creation of products, buildings, and visual and sensory environments.” The plan recognizes that SU can become a world…

Griffin and Sabine creator Nick Bantock to speak at SU March 5February 28, 2003Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Critics have dubbed the “Griffin and Sabine” trilogy as picture books for adults. More than 3 million copies of the wildly popular tale of forlorn…

‘The Crucible’ to open Feb. 19 at Syracuse StageFebruary 17, 2003 Timothy Douglas returns to Syracuse to direct Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” which will run at Syracuse Stage from Feb. 19-March 22. Douglas is well known to Syracuse audiences for…

Discussion series on racism draws strong response from campus communityJanuary 27, 2003Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu In his book “Dismantling Racism: The Continuing Challenge to White America” (Augsburg Press, 1991), Joseph Barndt writes of how racism permeates not only individual attitudes, but…

Syracuse University’s School of Education hosts’Sacred Cows!’ discussion of standardized testingJanuary 23, 2003Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Focus On, a publication from the Education Research Service Foundation, asked: “Standards accountability for schools and students, high-stakes tests-are they part of a movement that…