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Shauna Prewitt, Advocate for Rape Law Reform, to Speak Feb. 11

Friday, February 7, 2014, By News Staff

The Syracuse Law and Civic Engagement Forum (SLACE) and National Women’s Law Student Association (NWLSA) will co-host an event featuring Shauna Prewitt on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 4 p.m. in Room 175 of the law school. Prewitt is a rape…

Media, Law & Policy

Humphrey Fellows from 26 Nations to Attend Leadership Workshop at Maxwell

Friday, February 7, 2014, By News Staff

From Feb. 10-14, the Maxwell School will welcome 38 Humphrey Fellows from 26 nations and 15 host universities across the United States for a special Leadership and Governance During Times of Crisis Enhancement Workshop. This is the second year that…

Campus & Community

SU Rising: Call to Action to Stop Violence Against Women Is Feb. 14

Friday, February 7, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

On Friday, Feb. 14, Syracuse University will continue to organize against the crisis of violence against women, both globally and locally. For the second consecutive year, SU Rising will join with playwright and activist Eve Ensler’s “One Billion Rising” international…

Arts & Culture

SU’s Mandarins to Host Quarterfinals of International Championship of A Cappella

Friday, February 7, 2014, By News Staff

The Mandarins, the University’s premier all-female a cappella group, will play host at one of the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinals for the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). The competition will be on Saturday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in…

Arts & Culture

Philosophy Department to Welcome World-Renowned Philosopher

Friday, February 7, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Alvin Goldman, Board of Governors Professor at Rutgers University, will deliver the second annual William P. Alston Lecture at  The College of Arts and Sciences. The free lecture, titled “Naturalizing Metaphysics with the Help of Cognitive Science,” is open to…

Arts & Culture

Art Historian Reaps National Awards

Thursday, February 6, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A professor in The College of Arts and Sciences has been recognized by the College Art Association (CAA) and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. Sascha Scott, a specialist in 19th- and 20th-century American and American Indian art, has been…

STEM

Physicist’s Work with Quarks May Resolve Unanswered Questions about Universe

Thursday, February 6, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in The College of Arts and Sciences has helped determine that colliding quarks and electrons “know” the difference between left and right.

Arts & Culture

Poet Corey Zeller Is Next Writer in Carver Series

Wednesday, February 5, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

Poet Corey Zeller is the next writer in the spring 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open…

Arts & Culture

Humanities Center Offers Spring Symposia

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Humanities Center will bring several renowned scholars to campus this semester to explore a wide range of contemporary issues. “This year’s HC Spring Symposia bring people and ideas into dialog with one another, not only across the humanist disciplines…

Campus & Community

University Celebrates Black History Month

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By News Staff

In honor of Black History Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs is hosting a series of events in February. A highlight of this year’s month-long celebration is the commemorative speaker Brittney Cooper, assistant professor…