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‘Citizen writer’ Terry Tempest Williams will close out 2011-12 University Lectures season
Conservationist, free speech advocate and author Terry Tempest Williams will be the final guest of the University Lectures 2011-12 season on Thursday, March 29. Williams will speak on “The Writer as Witness” during a conversation with Don Mitchell, Distinguished Professor…
#CMGRchat tops Twitter’s worldwide trending topics
An online gathering for community managers and others interested in social media practice that is hosted by two Syracuse University-affiliated social media professionals achieved worldwide “trending” status on Twitter this week. The chat ranked second, just below the topic of…
SU in the News: Thursday, March 22
Forbes quotes iSchool’s R. David Lankes on the new iPad design and features
Maxwell School appoints new associate dean for external affairs
Lawrence R. Weinberg has been named associate dean for external affairs at the Maxwell School, effective immediately. Reporting to Dean James Steinberg in this newly created position, he will have overall responsibility for strategic planning and implementation in development; alumni…
Poetry inspired by dance, next installment of Spring 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series
SU alumnus Jay Rogoff will read from ‘The Art of Gravity’ Poet and dance critic Jay Rogoff will read from his latest work, “The Art of Gravity” (LSU Press, 2011) for the next installment of the Spring 2012 Raymond Carver…
Bahraini journalist Lamees Dhaif honored with Tully Free Speech Award
Lamees Dhaif, an independent Bahraini journalist and human rights activist, will come to Syracuse University April 2 as the recipient of the 2012 Tully Award for Free Speech. The award, presented annually by the Tully Center for Free Speech in…
Maxwell to host panel on sovereignty for Puerto Rico
Ángel Collado-Schwarz, author of “Decolonization Models for America’s Last Colony: Puerto Rico” (Syracuse University Press, 2012), will participate in a panel discussion focusing on the question of sovereignty for Puerto Rico and on the arguments set forth in Collado-Schwarz’s book….
SU celebrates 142nd birthday on March 24, National Orange Day
Syracuse University and SU alumni clubs around the nation will be celebrating on Saturday, March 24—National Orange Day. This year is the 142nd anniversary of SU’s founding on March 24, 1870. “National Orange Day is a wonderful tradition that brings…
Civil and environmental engineering seminar with Charles Driscoll
Friday, March 23, 2 p.m.,369 Link Hall
Inaugural symposium April 10 explores issues facing women in sports & events industry
The Syracuse University Chapter of Women in Sports and Events (WISE) will present “A Word to the WISE: Leveling the Playing Field,” the first annual symposium that will examine the obstacles and issues that students entering the professional world will have to face, along with the skills and lessons necessary to
overcome them and maximize their college experiences.