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Syracuse Celebrates Banned Books Week with Community Read-Outs Sept. 25-26

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Members of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences are honoring Banned Books Week (Sept. 21-27) with two community read-outs, featuring books by and about African American authors. The read-outs are part of a major initiative called “Black and Banned.”…

What Does The Project Entail?

Monday, September 22, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School at Syracuse University celebrates the opening of the Newhouse Studio and Innovation Center, part of an $18 million renovation of Newhouse 2. The new space will provide the school with a cutting-edge media facility that gives students…

Q&A: Eric Beattie, Director of Campus Planning, Design and Construction

Friday, September 19, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

A lot has changed around campus since students left in May. We checked in with Eric Beattie, director of Campus Planning, Design and Construction, on what the biggest changes were. Q. What were the major projects this summer? A. In…

South African Poet, Activist Diana Ferrus to Lecture Sept. 29

Friday, September 19, 2014, By News Staff

The Democratizing Knowledge (DK) Project at Syracuse University will host Diana Ferrus, internationally renowned poet and storyteller, who will deliver a performance lecture entitled “From Broken Bones to Healing Hearts: My Journey with Sarah Baartman” at Peter Graham Scholarly Commons…

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Azerbaijan and Current Developments in the Caspian Region

Wednesday, September 17, 2014, By News Staff

Nasimi Aghayev, the consul general of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, will give a lecture entitled “Azerbaijan and Current Developments in the Caspian Region.” The lecture will be on Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. The…

Professor Has ‘Final Word’ on Forensic Linguistics

Wednesday, September 17, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Tej Bhatia is not exactly the cloak-and-dagger type, but, if pressed to explain himself, the affable, slightly built professor, with a mop of brown hair and thick mustache, is proof that appearances are deceiving. Which is probably a good thing,…

Constitution Day Celebration Features Lecture by Author, Journalist Joan Biskupic

Tuesday, September 16, 2014, By Keith Kobland

As part of events and activities scheduled around Constitution Day at Syracuse University, noted author and journalist Joan Biskupic will be lecture on the Supreme Court nomination process. Biskupic has written biographies on Justices Sandra Day O’Connor, Antonin Scalia and,…

Fiction Writer Anthony Marra Opens Carver Reading Series

Tuesday, September 16, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

The fiction writer Anthony Marra kicks off Syracuse University’s Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, September 17, at Gifford Auditorium in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., followed by…

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…

African American, Latino Alumni Gather for Coming Back Together 2014

Thursday, September 11, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

Coming Back Together 2014, Syracuse University’s African American and Latino alumni reunion, will take place on campus Sept. 18-21. The theme is Celebrate, Inspire, Empower! Celebrar, Inspirar, Empoderar! This is the 11th CBT Reunion—the events take place every three years.