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‘The Submission’ author Amy Waldman to speak March 22

Monday, March 12, 2012, By Erica Blust

Amy Waldman, author of the acclaimed novel “The Submission” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011), which tells the story of a competition to design a memorial for the victims of a terrorist attack and of the American Muslim who wins it,…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, March 8

Thursday, March 8, 2012, By News Staff

White House blog reports on the IVMF “Business Case for Hiring a Veteran” study

Award-winning screenwriter, producer, playwright Aaron Sorkin ’83 to deliver 2012 Commencement address

Thursday, March 8, 2012, By News Staff

Aaron Sorkin ’83, award-winning screenwriter for films such as “A Few Good Men,” “The American President,” “The Social Network” and “Moneyball,” as well as TV shows including “Sports Night,” “The West Wing,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” and HBO’s…

Colombian guitar sensation Ricardo Cobo to perform March 20

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By Erica Blust

Recognized as “one of the world’s leading virtuosi of the new classic guitar generation,” Colombian guitar sensation Ricardo Cobo will make a rare appearance in Syracuse when he performs on Tuesday, March 20, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and…

Campus & Community

Student Association provides free bus shuttles for spring break

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, By News Staff

 The Syracuse University Student Association will be providing a free shuttle bus from the Regional Transportation Center (RTC) and Hancock International Airport for students leaving campus on Mar. 8, 9, and 10 and returning to campus on Mar. 18. The…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, March 5

Monday, March 5, 2012, By News Staff

Newhouse School’s Roy Gutterman quoted in Washington Post on launch of Honest Appalachia website for rural whistleblowers

VPA’s John Thompson to exhibit original art of ‘The Flying Bed’ at SU Florence

Monday, March 5, 2012, By Erica Blust

John Thompson, a professor of illustration in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will exhibit original art from the picture book “The Flying Bed” (The Blue Sky Press, 2007) at SU Abroad’s center in Florence, Italy, March…

‘Life Gets Better Together’ conference takes stand against LGBTQ-based bullying

Friday, March 2, 2012, By News Staff

The ‘Life Gets Better Together’ conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth advocacy will take place on Saturday, March 24, on the Syracuse University campus in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Designed to empower participants…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School honors The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer with Toner Prize

Friday, March 2, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The award, named for late New York Times national political correspondent Robin Toner ’76 recognizes excellence in political reporting Jane Mayer, staff writer with The New Yorker, is this year’s winner of the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting,…

WeJay Radio beta trial under way; TEDx debut in March

Friday, March 2, 2012, By Diane Stirling

An emerging form of “social radio” pioneered by School of Information Studies Professor Lee McKnight and the iSchool’s Wireless Grids Innovation Testbed (WiGiT) is being showcased this spring in its first public forums. Called “WeJay,” the beta product is the…