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Syracuse Hosts U.S. Hispanic Literary Recovery Conference Oct. 9-11

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University is observing National Hispanic American Heritage Month with a major conference on U.S. Hispanic literary culture.

University Community Engages in Q&A on Fast Forward Syracuse

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

University community members had an opportunity to hear more about Fast Forward Syracuse and engage with Chancellor Kent Syverud and 15 committee members in the first of the initiative’s Town Hall meetings Monday at Hendricks Chapel. Chancellor Syverud set the…

Campus & Community

Dean Bea Gonzalez to Chair 2014 United Way Campaign

Thursday, September 25, 2014, By News Staff

Dean Bea Gonzalez of University College will serve as chair of the 2014 Syracuse University United Way campaign, “Participate with Pride.” The dean will lead a cross-campus committee of more than 15 area chairpersons and a network of volunteers who…

Message to Posse Program Participants and Friends

Monday, September 22, 2014, By News Staff

In a message sent today to participants of the Posse Program, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Maurice Harris and Ryan Williams, associate vice president for enrollment management and director of scholarships and student aid, said they are examining recent proposed changes…

Campus Community Encouraged to Save the Date for Student-University Forum

Friday, September 19, 2014, By Keith Kobland

As announced in early September by Chancellor Syverud, the University is hosting a forum on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel to foster a campus discussion about diversity, inclusion and respect. The forum planning committee, made up…

Philosopher to Deliver Anbar Lectures at Syracuse University, Temple Adath Yeshurun

Thursday, September 18, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Thomas Hurka, the Chancellor Henry N.R. Jackman Distinguished Professor of Philosophical Studies at the University of Toronto, will deliver the seventh annual Anbar Family Lecture at Syracuse University and Temple Adath Yeshurun. Hurka’s Syracuse lecture, “More Seriously Wrong,” is Monday,…

University Community Mourns Passing of Professor Emerita Sari Knopp Biklen

Thursday, September 18, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Sari Knopp Biklen, professor emerita of cultural foundations of education and women’s studies, passed away on Sept. 16. “I know that I speak for all of her colleagues in expressing deep sadness over Sari’s passing,” says Eric F. Spina, Syracuse…

Stanford’s Alexander Nemerov to speak on Faulkner and Bourke-White

Monday, September 15, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Alexander Nemerov, the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Stanford University, will present the lecture “Lightness: In the Air with William Faulkner and Margaret Bourke-White” on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in the…

AT&T CNY Civic App Challenge Launched

Thursday, September 11, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Technology giant AT&T, along with Syracuse University, CenterState CEO, SUNY-Oswego, Girls in Tech and Hack Upstate, today announced the AT&T Central New York Civic App Challenge, a two-month “virtual hackathon” in which developers are encouraged to “Solve Local” by building…

STEM

Advancing Convergence and Innovation in Cancer Research

Monday, September 8, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

The College of Engineering and Computer Science’s Biomedical and Chemical Engineering department will host “Advancing Convergence and Innovation in Cancer Research,” as part of the Graduate Student Seminar Series on Friday, Sept. 19, in Link Hall, Room 105 from 1-2…