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Arts & Culture

Evolving in the Changing Landscape of Scholarly Publishing

Friday, October 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University Press has a storied history of 70 years—and Director Alice Randel Pfeiffer expects a vibrant future with plans for a new series in geography and the development of a digital publishing center. The scholarly press celebrated its 70th…

Arts & Culture

SU Boasts Two National Book Award Finalists This Year

Friday, October 18, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Two writers teaching in The College of Arts and Sciences—George Saunders and Rachel Kushner—have been nominated for this year’s most prestigious prize in American fiction, the National Book Award.

Arts & Culture

Common Differences

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Chandra Talpade Mohanty was a graduate student at the University of Illinois in 1983 when she and her colleague, Ann Russo, developed the idea for an international women’s conference on feminist perspectives from the Global South and North. It marked the start of her scholarly life in social justice.

Arts & Culture

A Delicate Web of Remembrance

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

In Slocum Hall atrium, a temporary installation of stunning intricacy and visual impact remembers the fate of 35 Syracuse University students a generation ago.

Arts & Culture

Dympna Callaghan Awarded Bogliasco Fellowship

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By News Staff

Dympna Callaghan, the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters and interim director of the Syracuse University Humanities Center, administered by The College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded one of the coveted fellowships offered annually by the Bogliasco…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Celebrates 10 Years

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs hosts its 10th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The ceremony honors WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have successfully…

STEM

iSchool Receives $7 Million Gift from Alumna’s Estate

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies has received a landmark gift of $7 million from the estate of Estelle Wilhelm ’38 (Arts and Sciences), G’39 (iSchool).

Retired Professor H. Daniel Smith Dies

Wednesday, October 16, 2013, By News Staff

H. Daniel Smith (1928-2013), a professor of Hinduism and Asian religions in The College of Arts and Sciences from 1958-1993, died of complications from esophageal cancer on Oct. 1 in Syracuse. Along with the impact he had on SU’s religion…

Campus & Community

Flu Shots Available for Employees

Wednesday, October 16, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Human Resources is pleased to announce that Syracuse University will once again provide free flu shots to University employees. Flu shot clinics specifically for faculty and staff will be held on campus in the coming weeks. For…

A Journal of Imagining America

Wednesday, October 16, 2013, By Jamie Haft

The first issue of Public: A Journal of Imagining America, foregrounding the arts, humanities, and design in public life, launched October 5 with a double-issue focusing on the linked fates and futures of universities and their surrounding communities.