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Initial MOOC Offering Results in Positive Participation Outcomes
The first open online course offered at Syracuse University has concluded with positive outcomes for its host, the School of Information Studies (iSchool), and for its hundreds of student participants. In addition, the excitement generated by the February trial is…
SU Honored for Campus-Community Engagement
The numbers speak volumes: more than 11,000 Syracuse University students engaged in 500,000 hours of service in collaboration with schools, neighborhoods and nonprofit organizations.
Photographer Jim Richardson Discusses Light Pollution in Next University Lecture
As a photographer for National Geographic magazine, Jim Richardson has captured images from some of the most unique places on the globe—from the tops of volcanic peaks to below the surface of swamps and wetlands. He is equally known for…
Arthur Storch, Syracuse Stage Founding Producing Artistic Director, Former Chair of SU Department of Drama, Dies at 87
“Live theater offers not only that magical communion that happens when we are surrounded by other people, the audience, sharing moments with live actors on stage, but the expectation that what we are witnessing may truly touch us, open doors…
Marianne Williamson, Renowned Spiritual Teacher and Thought Leader, Dialogues with SU Community on March 21
Marianne Williamson, a six-time New York Times bestselling author, international lecturer and one of the world’s most respected spiritual teachers, will engage the SU community in a powerful discussion. Williamson is joining Soulful Sit-Downs, the weekly student-run discussion series about…
SU Rising: Call to Action to Stop Violence Against Women Is Feb. 14
On Thursday, Feb. 14, two events at Syracuse University will address the endemic problem of violence against women, both globally and locally.
Can It! Food Drive Will Benefit CNY Food Bank
Donations collected in Schine and at Feb. 23 Georgetown Game Fans will not only get an opportunity to watch a thrilling men’s basketball game between the Syracuse Orange and the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Carrier Dome….
Author Chris Stedman Will Share Quest to Bridge Gap Between Religious and Atheists
Chris Stedman, assistant Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, will share his experience as an Evangelical Christian turned Atheist—one who is searching for ways to engage religious diversity—with the Syracuse University community on Tuesday, Feb. 5. “Faithiest: How an Athiest Found…
Sheldon Stone Named Distinguished Professor
Sheldon Stone, professor in the Department of Physics was recently appointed Distinguished Professor by Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina. Distinguished Professor is one of the University’s highest honors for faculty whose exemplary leadership in teaching and research has advanced the University’s scholarly mission.
Glorious Storytelling in August Wilson’s Politically Potent, Humorous ‘Two Trains Running’
In “Two Trains Running,” an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee’s diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, “Two Trains Running” is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson’s 20th-Century Cycle plays.