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iSchool, Marist, Linux Foundation, IBM Presenting MOOC Series on Enterprise Computing

Monday, April 14, 2014, By Diane Stirling

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, two IT-savvy colleges, a nonprofit consortium and an IT industry leader are combining academic efforts to present a massive open online educational series whose curriculum is centered on mainframe-computing operations. The School of Information Studies (iSchool),…

Inauguration Day Press Kit: Biography of Chancellor Kent Syverud

Thursday, April 10, 2014, By News Staff

Kent Syverud is Chancellor and President of Syracuse University. Appointed by the University’s Board of Trustees in September 2013, he assumed the leadership post in January 2014, becoming the 12th leader of the University since its founding in 1870. Chancellor…

Deep Findings

Wednesday, April 9, 2014, By Rob Enslin

When Cathryn Newton helped discover the USS Monitor in 1973, she was dealing with not just the most famous shipwreck of the Civil War (and of all U.S. naval history), but a paleontological and archaeological find of “epoch” proportions. “Shipwrecks…

Arts & Culture

Bold Interpretation of ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Inspired by Notes from Original Script

Friday, March 28, 2014, By News Staff

“The Glass Menagerie” is the play that launched Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams’ career and is among the masterworks of the American stage. Drawn from Williams’ life, this moving play explores the illusory nature of dreams and the fragility of…

Arts & Culture

‘The Good Woman of Setzuan’ Examines True Essence of Goodness

Tuesday, March 25, 2014, By News Staff

Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? In Bertolt Brecht’s comic and complex play, this question is raised by one of his most entertaining characters, Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless, cross-dressing prostitute, who is forced to…

Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Awards Ceremony to Feature UC Santa Cruz Professor and Six Student Honorees

Wednesday, March 12, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Six students representing four of Syracuse University’s schools and colleges will be honored for excellence in introductory Earth science at the annual Chauncey D. Holmes Lecture and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 20, in the Heroy Geology Laboratory Auditorium. The…

Campus & Community

Jewish Law Symposium Explores Issue of Privacy and Prying Eyes

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Keith Kobland

The Jewish Law Students Association, along with Chabad House, present guest lecturer Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe on Monday, March 3. The topic of the discussion is “Privacy and Prying Eyes: Judaism on the Laws of Privacy in the Age of Prying…

Arts & Culture

SU, Le Moyne Team Up to Host Forum on Arts Leadership

Monday, February 10, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

The Janklow Arts Leadership Program in The College of Arts and Sciences, Le Moyne College’s Arts Administration Program and Le Moyne’s Madden School of Business are teaming up to present an arts leadership forum on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7…

Campus & Community

CNY Jazz Presents Emerging Star at Black History Event

Friday, February 7, 2014, By News Staff

Sunday, Feb. 16 Black History Month Cabaret with Sherma Andrews Sheraton Syracuse University Grand Ballroom 801 University Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210 Sponsored by Brackens Financial Solutions Network 4 p.m. Doors; 5 p.m. SHOWTIME Tickets $30 door, $25 advance at cnyjazz.org/subscribe…

Arts & Culture

Caribbean Cinematic Festival Runs Feb. 5-8

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By News Staff

The Community Folk Art Center invites the public to its annual Caribbean Cinematic Festival Feb. 5-8 for an exploration into Caribbean culture though film, dance, spoken word, discussion and food. The four day festival opens on Wednesday, Feb. 5, with…