Search Results for: ,OFE

New research highlights Internet’s ability to build social capital and counter political alienationNovember 04, 2002Nicci Brownnicbrown@syr.edu New research by political and media experts at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs…

Middle East expert Shibley Telhami to deliver next installment of University LecturesOctober 31, 2002Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Editors’ Note: Dr. Telhami will be available for interviews prior to his lecture. Please call SU News Services to schedule an appointment. Information about the…

Swiss architect Franz Oswald to present 2002 Werner Seligmann lecture at Syracuse UniversityOctober 30, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Franz Oswald, chair of architecture and urban design at ETH in Zurich, will present the 2002 Werner Seligmann Lecture at 7 p.m. Nov. 6…

Caring for an older, diverse populationOctober 30, 2002Margaret Costello Spillettmcostell@syr.edu American society is becoming older and more culturally diverse. One in five Americans will be 65 or older by 2030, which is four times greater than the proportion of elderly…

American culture in seven weeks at MaxwellOctober 29, 2002Cynthia J. Moritzcjmoritz@syr.edu A group of Indian government executives has spent the past seven weeks learning a lot about international public policy and a little about American universities and culture. They returned…

Conference aims to help faculty deal with racism, issues of diversity in the classroomOctober 28, 2002Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu At first, it seems like innocent conversation. A professor, in discussing a book that speaks of the experience of African Americans, turns…

Noted classics scholar to present Moses I. Finley Memorial Lecture at Syracuse UniversityOctober 25, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu David Konstan, the John Rowe Workman Professor of Classics and the Humanistic Tradition at Brown University, will present “The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks”…

Renowned flutist Jeanne Baxtresser to present workshop and recital at Syracuse UniversityOctober 25, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Editor’s Note: A black and white photo Jeanne Baxtresser is available. Free parking for the event is available in Irving Garage. Internationally renowned flutist, teacher…

Syracuse University physicists partner with the MOST to bring the science of the Universe to the massesOctober 25, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu An interdisciplinary team of physicists, designers and students from Syracuse University are partners with the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of…

2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright to be featured at Syracuse University’s 18th Annual MLK CelebrationOctober 25, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Suzan-Lori Parks, who won a 2002 Pulitzer Prize for her critically-acclaimed Broadway play “Top Dog/Under Dog” will be the featured speaker at Syracuse…