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Former Student-Athletes Supported in Return to Academic Life

Friday, April 18, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

John Wallace had always had a general knowledge about the life of Harriet Tubman. But it was a course he took on his return to Syracuse University to finish his degree that made him see something much deeper about the courageous woman who led several hundred slaves to freedom.

Gov. Lincoln Chafee to Deliver Upcoming Tanner Lecture

Friday, April 18, 2014, By News Staff

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee will deliver the Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility at the Maxwell School on Thursday, April 24, speaking on “Civility and Citizenship: Reinventing the Great Society.” The lecture will begin at 6 p.m….

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Sundance-Acclaimed Documentary ‘American Promise’ Screening Tuesday

Tuesday, April 15, 2014, By News Staff

The National Association of Black Journalists Syracuse University will be screening the Sundance-acclaimed documentary “American Promise.” It will be held April 15 at 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium. “American Promise” spans 13 years as Joe Brewster and Michèle…

Professors Test Boundaries of ‘New Physics’ with Discovery of Four-Quark Hadron

Monday, April 14, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in The College of Arts and Sciences have helped confirm the existence of exotic hadrons—a type of matter that cannot be classified within the traditional quark model. Their finding is the subject of a forthcoming article, prepared by the…

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Diversity Training with Lee Mun Wah Open to Campus Community

Monday, April 14, 2014, By News Staff

As a highlight of this year’s Asian Pacific Heritage Month programming, students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a day-long training that focuses on increasing diversity skill sets, community building and cultivating trusting relationships on April 23. The Office…

Karin Ruhlandt Named Interim Dean-Designate of The College of Arts and Sciences

Monday, April 14, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina today named Karin Ruhlandt interim dean-designate of The College of Arts and Sciences. Ruhlandt has served as chair of the Department of Chemistry since 2009 when she was also named a…

Inauguration Day Press Kit: Previous Chancellors of Syracuse University

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By News Staff

Previous Chancellors of Syracuse University This document is also available by clicking here. Nancy Cantor 2004-2013 Nancy Cantor was inaugurated the first female chancellor of Syracuse University. Under her leadership, the University launched Scholarship in Action—a vision that challenges higher…

‘IMAGES? Precisely!’ Stages Grand Finale of Three-Year Run

Tuesday, April 1, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Nearly three years ago, Mark Linder launched “IMAGES? Precisely!” in his role as Chancellor’s Fellow at the Syracuse University Humanities Center. This three-year event series in the transdisciplinary humanities has featured numerous influential scholars and artists whose work contemplates the…

Carnegie Library Reading Room Restoration Project

Friday, March 21, 2014, By News Staff

The following is a list of individuals who, in some way, made the project possible and successful: Donors Carl & Marcy Armani The Brodsky Family Garth & Mary-Helen Foster William F. Gaske Karen & Chuck Goodman Russell A. King Bruce…

Conference Marking 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Movement Takes Place This Weekend

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

“Looking Back, Moving Forward: 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Civil Rights Movement 1964-2014,” a conference spearheaded by the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law, will be held Friday, March 21, through Sunday, March 23, on the…