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New York State Senator Rachel May Honors Syracuse University for Its 150th Anniversary
Syracuse University received a special acknowledgement recently from New York State government in honor of the University’s 150th anniversary. State Senator Rachel May recognized the University in a message on the floor of the New York State Senate on March…
Forever Orange: A Conversation with Rick Burton and Scott Pitoniak
To mark Syracuse University’s 150th birthday, SU Press recently spoke with Rick Burton and Scott Pitoniak, authors of “Forever Orange: The Story of Syracuse University.” Read the interview here.
From Ghana, With Duffle Bag
It’s not every day a student arrives on campus with their whole life tucked away into a single military duffle bag, but for Kelvin Nyamalor, a student veteran at Syracuse University, that was exactly how he arrived. “I came here during the…
Thursday Morning Roundtable Welcomes Mayor Ben Walsh
On Thursday, Feb. 20, Thursday Morning Roundtable, a weekly civic education program run out of the Office of Community Engagement, welcomed Mayor Ben Walsh of the City of Syracuse. Mayor Walsh spoke about his work as mayor and his plans…
Fifth Annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Series Features U.S. Olympic Training Center Dietitian
Rob Skinner, senior sports dietitian at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the featured speaker of the Falk College’s Fifth Annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Series. His lecture, “From the Military to the Olympics: Nutrition…
Jelani Cobb on Race, Politics and the News
Jelani Cobb spoke about the current state of journalism, among other topics, Tuesday night (Feb. 12) in Hendricks Chapel. Cobb is a staff writer for The New Yorker, an NPR commentator and the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at…
Helping Preserve the Works of an Important Early Black Feminist Educator, Activist and Author
As an outspoken advocate of abolition and women’s rights, Frederick Douglass gladly accepted an invitation to the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. It was events like this, and being part of the “Underground Railroad,”…
Hendricks Chapel Celebrates Black History Month with Concert, Guest Speakers
Black History Month will be celebrated through song at Hendricks Chapel’s weekly program, Music and Message, on Sunday, Feb. 9. Guest speakers at the Black History Month commemoration will include Syeisha Byrd, director of engagement programs at Hendricks Chapel, and…
2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Welcomes Ebenezer Baptist Church’s Senior Pastor
The 2020 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration was held Sunday night in the Dome, featuring a keynote address by the Rev. Raphael Warnock. Warnock is the senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the spiritual home of…
Light Work Presents 2020 Transmedia Photography Annual
Light Work announced the 2020 Transmedia Photography Annual exhibition of photographs by seniors from the art photography program in the Department of Transmedia in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The exhibition runs through Saturday, March 7, at Light…