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Arts & Culture

Laura Marsolek ’13, G’17 Is University’s First Luce Scholar

Tuesday, March 20, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

An alumna of the College of Arts and Sciences and former participant in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, Marsolek is one of 18 Luce Scholars chosen from a pool of 162 candidates nominated by 73 colleges and universities across the United States.

Campus & Community

Shadow Day Marks 20 Years of Inspiring Seymour Students

Monday, March 19, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

Shadow Day will mark its 20th anniversary at the University on Friday, March 23, when 94 fifth-grade students from the Syracuse City School District’s Seymour Dual Language Academy visit campus for the day. The event, formerly coordinated by University College,…

Campus & Community

Invest Syracuse Update: Graham Fitness Center Opens Today on Mount Olympus

Monday, March 19, 2018, By Joyce LaLonde

Living on Mount Olympus just got a whole lot more active. That’s because—thanks to a partnership between the divisions of Business, Finance and Administrative Services and Enrollment and the Student Experience—the Graham Fitness Center opened today on Mount Olympus. Auxiliary…

Campus & Community

‘Mindfulness and Social Justice’ Will Be Topic of Interfaith Dialogue Dinner

Monday, March 19, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

The last of the University’s 2017-18 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,” will take place on Thursday, March 22. The dialogue, on “Mindfulness and Social Justice,” will be…

Campus & Community

Dialogue Planned on Bringing Together Asian, Asian American Students

Friday, March 16, 2018, By News Staff

The Asian/Asian-American studies program in the Maxwell School will host a dialogue on building an inclusive community and bringing together Asian international and Asian American students. The discussion will take place Thursday, March 22, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Peter…

Health & Society

Disability Studies Trailblazer Susan Schweik in Residence March 19-30

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Humanities Center will host a visit by renowned disability studies scholar Susan Schweik. Known for her innovative work at the intersection of disability studies, literature, feminist theory and civil rights history, Schweik is the 2018 Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor…

Arts & Culture

New Films, Old Classics Will Fill CNY Film Festival Weekend

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By News Staff

CNY Film Festival 2018 is partnering with the College of Visual and Performing Arts film program, the CNY Humanities Corridor (from an award by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) and the Le Moyne College Film Program to present a weekend…

Arts & Culture

Renamed King + King Architecture Library Celebrates Grand Re-Opening on March 29

Thursday, March 15, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The School of Architecture and the Syracuse University Libraries will co-host the dedication of the newly renovated and renamed King + King Architecture Library. The event will take place on the third floor of Slocum Hall on Thursday, March 29,…

Media, Law & Policy

Research Profile: Professor Examines State of Bail, Pretrial Detention, Reform Measures

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Nine out of 10 people who are awaiting resolution of their felony criminal case in jail are being detained because they can’t afford the pre-trial bail, according to national statistics. What does that say about the U.S. criminal justice system?…

Media, Law & Policy

Life in the Fast Lane

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Last fall, Bob Sorokanich ’08 tweeted Tesla celebrity CEO Elon Musk, asking to test-drive his company’s new Model 3. Sorokanich, who is Road & Track’s deputy online editor, may have been half-joking, but ten minutes later, Sorokanich got a call from one…