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Syracuse University Experts Available to Discuss 15th Anniversary of 9/11

Monday, September 5, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

Syracuse University Faculty members are available for expert commentary on numerous issues surrounding the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Members of the media should contact Ellen James Mbuqe at 315.443.1897 or ejmbuqe@syr.edu for any questions. William Banks, Professor of Law…

Arts & Culture

Earth Sciences Chair Pursues Sideline as Guitarist

Monday, August 15, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Donald Siegel, professor in the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is by any measure a successful scientist. He is the Jessie Page Heroy Professor and a Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence. He is chair…

Campus & Community

University Mourns Loss of Author, War Correspondent Michael Herr ’61

Wednesday, July 13, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences is mourning the loss of one of its most inimitable voices. Michael Herr ’61, author of the Vietnam War classic “Dispatches” (Vintage Books, 1977), died on June 23 at a hospital near his home…

Arts & Culture

Recent Rhetoric Doctoral Grads Earn Prestigious Writing Awards

Thursday, July 7, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

In 1997, Syracuse University launched the country’s first doctoral program in rhetoric and composition located in an independent academic unit focused on writing. The Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (CCR) doctoral program took its place in the Writing Program (recently renamed…

Health & Society

Q&A: One-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Marriage Equality

Monday, June 27, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

June 26 marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed the right to marry to LGBT couples throughout the United States. Aaron Hoy is a doctoral candidate in sociology in…

Media, Law & Policy

Bill Brings CCJI One Step Closer to Having Emmett Till Act Extended

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Scott McDowell

This week both houses of the U.S. Congress introduced a bill to reauthorize the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act, which expires in 2017, in a bipartisan effort to continue the work begun by the Department of Justice (DOJ)…

Arts & Culture

Two VPA Graduate Students Selected for 5th Moscow International Biennale for Young Art

Wednesday, April 20, 2016, By Erica Blust

Ozan Atalan and Jeremy Santiago-Horseman were among 87 young artists and artistic duos selected from more than 2,000 applications from more than 80 countries.

Media, Law & Policy

Madeleine Albright Delivers Tanner Lecture, Speaks to Maxwell Classes

Thursday, April 14, 2016, By Jessica Smith

Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001) and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, visited the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs on April 5 to deliver the Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility. While…

Arts & Culture

Sanjit ‘Bunker’ Roy, Meagan Fallone to Visit Central New York April 21-22

Thursday, April 14, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong “Networks” theme with a rare University appearance by social entrepreneurs Sanjit “Bunker” Roy and Meagan Fallone, on Thursday and Friday, April 21-22. Roy is founder and director of the internationally acclaimed Barefoot College in India—the…

Campus & Community

Tips for Better Writing: How to Get Started on that Research Paper

Wednesday, April 6, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Need to get started on that end of semester research paper? Make sure you understand the assignment, try an outline and carefully select your sources, among other tips for doing your best work, according to consultants with the Writing Center.