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Campus & Community

Walktober Kicks Off Sept. 19

Thursday, September 15, 2016, By News Staff

Healthy Monday, the Syracuse University Wellness Initiative, Food Services and Department of Recreation Services invite you to the fourth annual Walktober. Walktober is a monthlong initiative and competition that encourages individuals and teams to use the month of October to…

Arts & Culture

Urban Video Project Presents Year-Long Program ‘Interzones’

Wednesday, September 14, 2016, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work have announced “Interzones,” a year-long program at UVP and partner organizations that will feature the work of established and emerging artists who explore exploring liminal states, haunted places and the space…

Veterans

Syracuse University Sees Significant Jump on U.S. News ‘Best Colleges for Veterans’ List

Tuesday, September 13, 2016, By News Staff

Nearly 70 years ago, Syracuse University enthusiastically opened its doors to roughly 10,000 veterans, many of whom had just returned home from serving during World War II. Today Syracuse University is a leader in attracting, welcoming and empowering veterans and…

Media, Law & Policy

Q&A with New Maxwell Dean David Van Slyke

Monday, September 12, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

As a member of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs community for 12 years, David M. Van Slyke knows well and appreciates the school, its people and their rigorous commitment to scholarship. His new role as dean now allows him to gain an even deeper understanding.

Arts & Culture

La Casita to Host ‘¡Familia!’ and Latino Baseball Exhibits, Panel Discussion

Friday, September 9, 2016, By Rob Enslin

La Casita Cultural Center, a program of the College of Arts and Sciences, kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) with back-to-back events devoted to Latinos in baseball and to a themed community collective called “¡Familia!,” taking place in…

Arts & Culture

‘Swamplandia’ Author Russell Launches fall Raymond Carver Reading Series

Friday, September 9, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Karen Russell, winner of the 2012 National Magazine Award for Fiction and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her novel “Swamplandia” (Knopf Doubleday, 2011) kicks off the Fall 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Sept. 14, in Gifford Auditorium. A…

Media, Law & Policy

Human Rights Film Festival Announces Lineup

Thursday, September 8, 2016, By News Staff

Now in its 14th year, the festival is part of Syracuse Symposium 2016: PLACE.

Media, Law & Policy

Ambassador James B. Cunningham to Speak on ‘Afghanistan, Violent Islamic Extremism and America’

Thursday, September 8, 2016, By News Staff

James B. Cunningham ’74, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Israel and the UN, will discuss “Afghanistan, Violent Islamic Extremism and America” at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Cunningham, currently a senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s South…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Stage Announces Writing Competition for Middle School Students

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, By News Staff

Central New York middle school students will have an opportunity to participate in a nationwide playwriting competition as Syracuse Stage serves as a regional host for Word to the World—Young Playwrights for Change. Entering its fourth year, Young Playwrights for…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Launches Diversity and Inclusion Website

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

New portal among the many recommendations made by the Chancellor’s Workgroup on Diversity and Inclusion