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Two New Members Appointed to Universitywide Diversity and Inclusion Council

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By News Staff

Two new members have been named to Syracuse University’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion. New Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol and Graduate Student Organization External Vice President Sweta Roy were appointed to the council, which is the primary advisory committee…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Continues ‘Belonging’ Theme with Artist Wafaa Bilal Oct. 12-13

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong exploration of “Belonging” with a mini-residency by acclaimed Iraqi-American artist Wafaa Bilal. On Thursday, Oct. 12, Bilal will give a presentation titled “Performing Change: Diaspora and Belonging” from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114…

Campus & Community

Hasan Minhaj Performing for University Union, University Lectures Oct. 27

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

Minhaj is host of the documentary series “Stand Up Planet.” Financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and filmed in South Africa, India and the United States, the series highlights economic problems throughout the world through the lens of stand-up comedians.

Campus & Community

Career Connects Family History, Research Interests

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Looking back, Alexei Abrahams ’08 sees a clear line from his family history to his career as an economist studying the Israel-Palestine conflict. He grew up in Ontario and Nova Scotia, but he lived in South Africa from the time…

Campus & Community

WellsLink Hosts 14th Annual Transitions Ceremony

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs will host the 14th Annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 20, starting at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Campus community members are invited to attend the ceremony to honor the WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have…

Campus & Community

University College Wins Two UPCEA Awards

Friday, October 6, 2017, By Eileen Jevis

University College won two Mid-Atlantic Region UPCEA Awards for 2017. University and Professional Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) is the leading association for professional, continuing and online education. UP Online won the Faculty and Staff Development Award for innovative programming to…

Campus & Community

French Professor Hope H. Glidden Mourned by Colleagues

Thursday, October 5, 2017, By News Staff

Hope H. Glidden, professor of French and francophone studies in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Sunday, Sept. 17. She was born in New York City on Feb. 22, 1945. She…

Fortune Magazine

Facebook’s Fake News Problem Persists

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

In the wake of the massacre in Las Vegas, many are seeing fake news of the event being spread on Facebook and other social media sites. This is nothing new to the goliath company, having already been in hot water…

STEM

Syracuse Savors Role in 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics

Tuesday, October 3, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Physicists in College of Arts and Sciences instrumental in LIGO’s historic detections of gravitational waves

USA Today

Tony Romo’s Big Move: A Good Idea?

Friday, September 29, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

This offseason, former Dallas quarterback Tony Romo moved on from the field to take a job in the broadcast booth. His work has been met with praise from many across the sporting world but was this a smart move for…