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Arts & Culture

Actor, author Taye Diggs to receive Distinguished Alumnus Award from SU Alumni Club of Southern California

Friday, August 24, 2012, By News Staff

Award-winning actor and author Taye Diggs ’93, a drama alumnus of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), is being honored by the Syracuse University Alumni Club of Southern California (SUACSC) on Oct. 20. Diggs was chosen by…

Setnor alumni, local students to present collaborative compositions at Hendricks Chapel June 8

Monday, June 4, 2012, By News Staff

Two compositions written by alumni of the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, in collaboration with local public school students and their teachers, will be performed in Hendricks…

Arts & Culture

VPA alumni nominated for 2012 Tony Awards

Friday, May 11, 2012, By News Staff

In an announcement Tuesday in New York, several alumni from the College of Visual and Performing Arts were nominated for 2012 Tony Awards. The list of nominations includes Frank Langella ’59 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading…

Syracuse University study finds autumn advantage for invasive plants in eastern United States

Wednesday, April 25, 2012, By News Staff

Much like the fabled tortoise and the hare, the competition between native and invasive plants growing in deciduous forests in the Eastern United States is all about how the plants cross the finish line in autumn. A new study by…

Heading to Boston? Alumni Relations announces pre-game events

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s Office of Alumni Relations invites alumni and fans to a pre-game event at West End Johnnie’s, located one block from the TD Garden (138 Portland St., Boston) beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 22, and also on Saturday,…

Design alumnus Paul Leibowitz ’84 establishes award for visual communication and digital design

Tuesday, March 20, 2012, By Erica Blust

Communications design students in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) now have a chance to compete for a new honor in the program: the Paul Leibowitz Award for Visual Communication and Digital Design. Leibowitz, a 1984 design…

Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist to present Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture will feature syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts Jr., of The Miami Herald, who won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Pitts will present “The Beloved Community” at 7 p.m….

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell professors, alumnus win Musgrave Prize for outstanding paper

Monday, January 23, 2012, By News Staff

Two Maxwell professors and their former graduate student have won the Richard Musgrave Prize, presented annually to the authors of the most outstanding paper published in the National Tax Journal. Professors William Duncombe and John M. Yinger, along with alumnus…

The NewsHouse: Columnist voices opinion on U.S. condition

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, By News Staff

Journalist Bob Herbert advocated for building up the country’s infrastructure, both literal and figurative, in Tuesday’s University Lecture.

Alumnus’s $100,000 gift to BBI will support next generation of disability leaders

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, By News Staff

In support of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, Howard D. Olinsky, L’85, a disability law attorney representing clients across the country, has announced a commitment of $100,000 to BBI, one of the institute’s most generous private donations….