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Community Folk Art Center Welcomes New Permanent Director

Friday, January 18, 2019, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has announced the appointment of Tanisha M. Jackson as executive director of the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) and professor of practice in the Department of African American Studies (AAS). Jackson comes to…

Campus & Community

Sisters, Part of Quadruplet Siblings, Acclimate to Life at Syracuse University

Thursday, January 17, 2019, By Kathleen Haley

When it came time to apply to colleges, the Kryss siblings each decided to try Syracuse University. All four of them. At the same time. The siblings make up a special rarity in families: quadruplets. As it turned out, two…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Names Five Martin Luther King Jr. ‘Unsung Heroes’

Thursday, January 17, 2019, By News Staff

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee has announced the 2019 Unsung Hero Award winners. The awards are bestowed annually on people who, in the spirit of King’s “beloved community,” have made a positive difference in the lives of others,…

Arts & Culture

Setnor School to Present Mozart’s Comic Opera ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ Jan. 25-26

Thursday, January 17, 2019, By Erica Blust

The Opera Theater in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present Mozart’s comic opera “The Marriage of Figaro” on Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud to Chair NCAA Committee on Sports Wagering

Thursday, January 17, 2019, By News Staff

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has announced that Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud will chair the Association’s Ad Hoc Committee on Sports Wagering. A Supreme Court ruling last May repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). PASPA effectively…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse University at Sundance

Thursday, January 17, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

When the Sundance Film Festival convenes in Park City, Utah later this month, Syracuse University will be well represented. For the fourth year, a group of 10 film students—five from the Newhouse School and five from the College of Visual…

Campus & Community

Remembrance Scholar Applications Now Open

Thursday, January 17, 2019, By News Staff

Are you a rising senior? If so, you are invited to learn more about the Remembrance Scholars Program. The Remembrance Scholarship is one of the highest honors a Syracuse University student can receive. Those selected are chosen on the basis…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse’s Perez Honored as Outstanding Journalism Educator by Crain’s NewsPro

Thursday, January 17, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Simon Perez, associate professor of broadcast and digital journalism (BDJ) at the Newhouse School, has been named an Outstanding Journalism Educator by Crain’s NewsPro. The honor was published in the January issue. The nomination noted Perez’s “ability to critique and…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Presents ‘A Stirring Song Sung Heroic’; Photography by William Earle Williams

Wednesday, January 16, 2019, By News Staff

The Syracuse University Art Galleries presents “A Stirring Song Sung Heroic, African Americans From Slavery To Freedom, 1619 To 1865,” now on view.  This critically acclaimed exhibition features over 80 contemporary photographic works by artist and curator William Earle Williams,…

Health & Society

School of Education Hosts International Cohort of Fulbright Distinguished Teachers

Tuesday, January 15, 2019, By News Staff

The School of Education joins two other national universities to host recipients of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers (Fulbright DAI), which brings international primary and secondary teachers to the U.S. for a semester-long professional development…