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Trevor Noah’s ‘Born a Crime’ Now Available to All Students, Faculty and Staff

Tuesday, July 3, 2018, By Shannon Andre

As the shared reading program gets underway for all first-year and transfer students entering this fall, the campus community is invited to get involved too. Free copies of Trevor Noah’s memoir “Born A Crime” are now available at the Syracuse…

Arts & Culture

Tropic of Squalor: New Book by Peck Professor Mary Karr Highlights Irreverent Brand of Poetic Faith

Monday, July 2, 2018, By Rob Enslin

“Before I believed in God, I believed in poetry,” confesses Mary Karr, speaking by phone from the Upper East Side, where she is dress shopping for the funeral of her friend and fellow writer Philip Roth. “Even when I was…

Campus & Community

Summer Update #5

Monday, July 2, 2018, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As shared in our June 14 update, there is intensive ongoing work being done this summer related to diversity and inclusion by so many in our community. In this message, I call your attention to two ongoing…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Establishes/Appoints Associate Dean for Global Initiatives

Friday, June 29, 2018, By Kerri D. Howell

Gene Anderson, dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, announced the creation of a new leadership position, associate dean for global initiatives, appointing Eunkyu Lee, professor of marketing to the role effective July 1. The new position was created…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Announces 2018 Summer Workshops

Friday, June 29, 2018, By Cjala Surratt

The community lab at Light Work Gallery announces its 2018 schedule of summer photography workshops: Making Reproductions of Art on July 28 and Large Format Printing Workshop on August 8. Light Work Lab’s educational opportunities for adults, offered in their…

Campus & Community

Keith A. Alford Appointed Interim Chief Diversity Officer

Thursday, June 28, 2018, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Professor Keith A. Alford to the newly created post of interim chief diversity officer (CDO), effective July 1. Alford is an associate professor, chair of the Falk College’s School of Social Work and graduate program…

Media, Law & Policy

Teacher-scholar Brian Taylor Shows How Putin’s Mentality Shapes Russian Politics

Thursday, June 28, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The running joke among foreign analysts is that, despite Russia’s dismal FIFA ranking, it may emerge as the real winner of the World Cup. Between now and July 15, millions of fans will flock to various Russian cities, including Moscow,…

Campus & Community

Become a Facilitator for Shared Reading Discussion Groups

Thursday, June 28, 2018, By Shannon Andre

As part of enhancements to the first-year experience, all new students arriving this fall will now engage in a shared experience that includes a shared reading of Trevor Noah’s memoir, “Born A Crime,” and discussion groups that will focus on…

Arts & Culture

Professor Seeks Cancer Survivors for Multimedia Exhibition

Wednesday, June 27, 2018, By News Staff

Newhouse School Professor Tula Goenka and Syracuse photographer Cindy Bell are looking for survivors and fighters to participate in the “Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer” multimedia exhibition at Syracuse University’s Point of Contact Gallery in October. The Look Now team…

Primary Results Prove Battle for the Soul of Democratic Party is on, according to Prof. Grant Reeher

Wednesday, June 27, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Maxwell School Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says victories by progressive challengers in Tuesday’s political primaries will have long lasting impact. “New York’s primary results–in particular Joe Crowley’s stunning defeat at the hands of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Dana Balter’s…