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Arts & Culture

Women’s Choir to Present ‘A Journey to the British Isles’

Thursday, April 9, 2015, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Women’s Choir will present the concert “A Journey to the British Isles” on Thursday, April 16, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the…

Campus & Community

Chandler-Olcott, Schell Named Meredith Professors for 2015-16

Thursday, April 9, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

In addition, seven non-tenured faculty members will be given Meredith Teaching Recognition Awards. Lawrence Mason will be named the 2015 United Methodist Scholar-Teacher of the Year.

Arts & Culture

CNY Humanities Corridor Programs Continue Collaboration with New York Council for the Humanities

Tuesday, April 7, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

This spring, the Central New York Humanities Corridor continues its collaborations with the New York Council for the Humanities through two initiatives aimed at engaging the community with humanities scholarship: the Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowships and a Community Partnership…

Campus & Community

Shaw Center Literacy Initiative, University Literacy Corps to host Book It! for Firstbook Fundraiser

Monday, April 6, 2015, By News Staff

Elementary school students in the Syracuse City School District will get newly purchased books as a result of proceeds from the Literacy Corps’ fundraiser, Book It! for First Book. The fundraiser is being held by Corps Council, Literacy Corps’ leadership…

Spelman College Names Syracuse University Alumna as Next President

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

Syracuse University alumna Mary Schmidt Campbell was selected as the 10th president of Spelman College in Atlanta, according to an announcement by the college’s board of trustees March 28. Campbell G’73, G’80, G’82, who is dean emerita of the Tisch…

Arts & Culture

Finding the Right Words with the Writing Center

Monday, March 30, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Maybe the words aren’t flowing. Or you’re grappling with the organization for a complex assignment or even just debating a correct subject-verb agreement. There’s a place—and a dedicated, skilled group of people—that can help. Find out more in this first piece in a new series: Tips for Better Writing.

Arts & Culture

University Honors Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo with Global Symposium April 2-3

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The life and legacy of one of the University’s most illustrious professors is the focus of a two-day symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence in the Department of…

Veterans

Research Training Program for Veterans Accepting Applications

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By Michele Barrett

To improve access to undergraduate research experiences in the area of trauma for groups typically underrepresented in this research, including veterans, a collaborative venture between the Falk College, SUNY Oswego and SUNY Upstate Medical University is now recruiting students for…

Media, Law & Policy

Panel on Whistleblowing and Journalism to Be Held April 1

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Over the past several years, the American media have sharply increased their coverage of scandals that have been brought to light by whistleblowers, including NSA spying, banking fraud, contaminated food and nuclear safety risks. The stakes for the public—and to…

STEM

Lessons from the Fishbowl

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Amy Manley

Just before Spring Break, two dozen eighth- and ninth-grade students filed into a biology lab in the Life Sciences Complex, where they were greeted by tanks of petite, striped fish. Their assignment? To study the animals up close. The students…