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Letter from Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly

Tuesday, October 4, 2016, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As part of Syracuse University’s commitment to educate students to be prepared to live and work in a globalized world, and in response to a recommendation of the Academic Strategic Plan Working Group on Enhancing…

Arts & Culture

North Indian Musicians, Visual Historian Part of Syracuse Symposium Lineup Oct. 4-14

Monday, October 3, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its theme of “Place” with a robust series of events in early October. Upcoming events feature a workshop and concert by North Indian musicians, on Tuesday, Oct. 4; a workshop and lecture by place-conscious educator Robert Brooke,…

Arts & Culture

Religion Professor Explores Ancient Christian Practice During Fellowship

Friday, September 30, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Virginia Burrus connected with the sites and objects of early Christianity during 10 months as a fellow at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem as a member of the Poetics of Christian Performance research group.

Arts & Culture

The Perfect Existence: Pedro Cuperman, Scholar, Point of Contact Founder, Dies at 80

Thursday, September 29, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Hector Torres ’84 and Anne Marie Prucha ’87 owe their marriage to Pedro Cuperman, the eminent Argentine scholar who died in Buenos Aires on July 12 at age 80. It all began on the first day of class in the…

Arts & Culture

CNY Humanities Corridor, Mellon Foundation Mark 10 Years Together

Wednesday, September 28, 2016, By Rob Enslin

The Central New York Humanities Corridor marked the 10th anniversary of its partnership with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with a special celebration in New York City. On Wednesday, Sept. 21, more than 50 friends and alumni of Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Staff Member Helps Families in Wake of Natural Disasters as FEMA Reservist

Tuesday, September 27, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

When disastrous flooding hit Louisiana in August, most people around the nation could only watch the events of the devastation unfold on the news. Daniel Welker was glad to be called to action to help those in need.

Arts & Culture

Carver Series Mourns Loss of SU Alumna, Announces Additional Author

Monday, September 26, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

The Sept. 28 Raymond Carver Reading Series appearance of noted poet/journalist Ilyse Kusnetz G’92 has been canceled. Kusnetz, an alumna of Syracuse’s M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, died Sept. 13, succumbing to cancer. Kusnetz was the Sue Luzadder Chair in…

Campus & Community

J.R. Martinez Named as Keynote Speaker at 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Monday, September 26, 2016, By Keith Kobland

Best-selling author, actor, U.S. Army veteran and motivational speaker J.R. Martinez will provide the keynote address at the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

Campus & Community

Counseling Center Announces Fall Group Schedule, Including New Students of Color Group

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, By Natalie Rudakevych

The Counseling Center is offering a number of group therapy options for students this semester. Group therapy is a unique and effective way for students to form connections, practice communication and experience healthy relationship patterns.  Groups are offered Monday through…

Health & Society

Maxwell Fulbright Professor to Study Elder Care in Post-War Bosnia

Tuesday, September 20, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Azra Hromadžić lived under siege for three years in the former Yugoslavia. After the war, Hromadžić earned a scholarship to a U.S. college and began her life in academics.