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Kathleen Kennedy Townsend delivers inaugural Borgognoni Lecture Oct. 15

Thursday, September 13, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend—eldest daughter of late U.S. Senator Robert Kennedy and author of “Failing America’s Faithful: How Today’s Churches Are Mixing God With Politics and Losing Their Way” (Warner Books, 2007)—is visiting Syracuse University. Townsend will deliver the inaugural Joseph…

Arts & Culture

VPA Advisory Council members establish post-M.F.A. engagement fellowship; inaugural fellow named

Thursday, September 13, 2012, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced the establishment of the Ginsburg-Klaus Post-M.F.A. Engagement Fellowship. The academic, yearlong fellowship, which includes a residency in San Pedro, Calif., is funded through a gift by VPA alumna Marylyn Ginsburg-Klaus…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Wednesday, September 12

Wednesday, September 12, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE A water-pipe repair technique developed at Syracuse University is noted in an Associated Press article about the attempt to repair the Delaware Aqueduct, which carries water to New York City. Media coverage of the upcoming…

Health & Society

School of Education’s Dean Biklen speaks at Conference of State Parties for Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities

Wednesday, September 12, 2012, By Jennifer Russo

School of Education Dean Douglas Biklen was invited to speak at the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities Fifth Conference of State Parties at the UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 12. Biklen spoke…

Media, Law & Policy

INSCT welcomes national security leaders for Sept. 14-15 conference

Wednesday, September 12, 2012, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

For the first time, Syracuse University will welcome the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Standing Committee on Law and National Security, which conducts studies, sponsors programs and conferences and coordinates working groups on law and national security-related issues. The two-day seminar,…

Health & Society

BBI study reveals people with disabilities are sidelined in American politics

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, By News Staff

People with disabilities remain largely sidelined in American politics, according to a new study published in Social Science Quarterly.

Constitution Day speaker reveals history of civil rights activism behind Marshall Street name

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Marshall Street on the SU Hill is most commonly known for its trendy shops and restaurants. But the origins of Marshall Street date back to a leading 20th-century lawyer, Louis Marshall, who grew up in Syracuse, was a trustee of…

SUArt Galleries opens 2012-13 lecture series

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, By Syracuse University Art Museum

Jerome Witkin, professor in the Department of Art in Syracuse University, will open the 2012-13 Syracuse University Art (SUArt) Galleries lecture series on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 5 p.m. in the SUArt Galleries in the Shaffer Art Building. “Witkin on…

Themes of dissent, displacement addressed in Ray Smith symposia kick-off event Sept. 14

Tuesday, September 11, 2012, By Rob Enslin

In keeping with the foci of this year’s Ray Smith symposia, Syracuse University is hosting a special kick-off event devoted to dissent and displacement. Titled “Feeling on the Outside,” the event is Friday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. in Hendricks…

Veterans

Veterans’ Resource Center sponsors seminar series

Monday, September 10, 2012, By News Staff

Veterans’ Resource Center presents a series of fall seminars focusing on key issues relating to veterans. Topics include transitioning from military to student life, suicide awareness and prevention, developing veteran-friendly programs in schools and techniques for supporting the academic and…