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Inaugural ‘Positions of Dissent’ lecture by Helen Horowitz is Sept. 20

Thursday, September 20, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Helen Horowitz, Sydenham Clark Parsons Professor of History Emerita at Smith College, will give the inaugural lecture in the Syracuse University Library’s Ray Smith Symposium, “Positions of Dissent,” on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly…

Black and Banned: Community-wide Read-Out planned Oct. 2

Wednesday, September 19, 2012, By News Staff

Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Toni Morrison and Alice Walker and internationally renowned author and humanitarian Maya Angelou share a common bond—their books have been banned, challenged or rejected in public schools and libraries across the United States.

SU honors memory of historian James Powell with daylong colloquium Sept. 28

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this fall is “Memory-Media-Archive,” continues with a daylong colloquium in memory of James M. Powell, professor emeritus of medieval history at Syracuse University. The program, “Religious Tolerance-Religious Violence-Medieval Memories,” is Friday, Sept. 28, from 9:30 a.m.-6…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Monday, September 17

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Syracuse University is featured in an NBC Today Show”College Challenge” segment on school spirit and social media. The University’s spot in the competition is also noted in WHEC (Rochester), WKTV (Utica), CNY Central and Syracuse.com…

Correspondent discusses ‘Obama’s War on Terror’ Oct. 10

Monday, September 17, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Daniel Klaidman—a special correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast who reports on terrorism and national security—will discuss “Obama’s War on Terror” on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 4:15 p.m. in the Miron Special Events Room (303) on the plaza level…

CANCELED’Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding’ Nov. 1

Friday, September 14, 2012, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Jeffrey S. Peachey, a book conservator, tool maker and historian of the book, will present an illustrated lecture entitled “Reconstructing Diderot: Eighteenth Century French Bookbinding” on Thursday, Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird…

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend delivers inaugural Borgognoni Lecture Oct. 15

Thursday, September 13, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend—eldest daughter of late U.S. Senator Robert Kennedy and author of “Failing America’s Faithful: How Today’s Churches Are Mixing God With Politics and Losing Their Way” (Warner Books, 2007)—is visiting Syracuse University. Townsend will deliver the inaugural Joseph…

Tere Paniagua ’82 appointed as executive director of cultural engagement for Syracuse Hispanic community

Thursday, September 13, 2012, By News Staff

The College of Arts and Sciences has appointed Tere Paniagua ’82 as the executive director of cultural engagement for the Syracuse Hispanic community. Paniagua will be responsible for developing and maintaining cultural connections between the University and Syracuse’s Hispanic community…

Arts & Culture

VPA Advisory Council members establish post-M.F.A. engagement fellowship; inaugural fellow named

Thursday, September 13, 2012, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced the establishment of the Ginsburg-Klaus Post-M.F.A. Engagement Fellowship. The academic, yearlong fellowship, which includes a residency in San Pedro, Calif., is funded through a gift by VPA alumna Marylyn Ginsburg-Klaus…

Campus & Community

Meet SU Press editors

Wednesday, September 12, 2012, By News Staff

Did you know that Syracuse University Press staff members hold office hours in Bird Library?