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George Packer, critically acclaimed author and staff writer for The New Yorker, will present “An American Dilemma: Obama, Afghanistan and Vietnam” at 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16.

Majora Carter, green economic strategist, television and radio host and president of the Majora Carter Group, LLC, will kick off a spectacular 10th season of the University Lectures series on Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Janhuib Blans, public health and drug policy expert, director of the Bureau of Research, Training and Consultancy in the Netherlands, will present “Dutch Drug Policy: Examining the Public Health and Safety Impact of Harm Reduction and Decriminalization” Sept. 16.

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE Data from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is mentioned in a Law.com article about asylum seekers and legal representation; a CBS News (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas) story on deportation cases involving noncitizens with pending…

Whitman School Dean Melvin Stith featured in Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Applications are already being accepted for the spring 2011 semester program.

The iBand, a musical group made up of faculty, staff, and a student from the Syracuse University School of Information Studies, has made it into the fourth round of voting.

A new composting program is diverting several tons of food waste away from SU Food Services’ dumpsters each month and returning it back to its organic origins.

Syracuse University School of Information Studies Assistant Professor Megan Oakleaf wrote one of the 20 best library instruction articles of 2009, according to the American Library Association Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT). The committee reviewed more than 200 published articles on the topic before crafting its list.

The Goon Squad is a tradition at Syracuse University that dates back to the 1940s. The Goon Squad consists of volunteer upperclassmen who assist new students and their families as they move into residence halls and at other events throughout…