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SU Professor, Dean Emerita Lauded for Role in Discovery of Civil War Ironclad

Monday, September 9, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Cathryn R. Newton was a 16-year-old college student when she helped her father discover the U.S.S. Monitor.

Community Folk Art Center Presents Philippe Dodard

Monday, September 9, 2013, By News Staff

To open its fall exhibition season, Community Folk Art Center presents “Philippe Dodard: The Idea of Modernity in Haitian Contemporary Art, ” featuring artwork by the internationally acclaimed and multi-talented Haitian artist. The exhibition, curated by artist and scholar Babacar…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Grad Students Create Tablet Magazine

Tuesday, September 3, 2013, By News Staff

The students of the magazine, newspaper and online journalism master’s program dove headlong into niche publications with their 2013 capstone experience. The launch issue of tablet magazine Vertical Floor explored the vibrant culture of parkour and freerunning, attempting to become…

SU Law Clinic Partners with U.S. Department of State to Bolster Disability Rights in Ethiopia

Thursday, August 29, 2013, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The Disability Rights Law Clinic at the College of Law has been selected to participate in a U.S. Department of State sponsored Professional Fellows EMPOWER Program, administered by Mobility International USA (MIUSA). This two-way international exchange program aims to expand…

STEM

Dischiave Honored by IBM for Curriculum Achievements

Thursday, August 15, 2013, By J.D. Ross

Dave Dischiave, associate professor of practice and director of the Global Enterprise Technology and Systems and Information Science programs at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been recognized by IBM for his development of curricula focusing on business and…

A Classroom of Promise

Thursday, August 15, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Five SU students traveled to South Africa for an SU Abroad course on the socio-economic development and educational system in the pre- and post-apartheid eras.They came back with much more and left behind a lasting impact on some young minds.

Veterans

IVMF Hosts Seventh V-WISE Entrepreneurship Training Conference for Female Veterans and Military Spouses

Monday, August 12, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) has announced the seventh offering of its Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) program, hosted in Seattle, Aug. 16-18. V-WISE is the first federally funded program focused on engaging entrepreneurial opportunity…

Rwandan Students in Residency for Teacher-Librarianship Training

Wednesday, July 31, 2013, By Diane Stirling

The School of Information Studies (iSchool) recently welcomed four new distance students, teachers from Rwanda’s Kigali Institute of Education whose two-week summer residency is the initial step in their professional development in teacher-librarianship. It is also part of a larger…

Professor Micere Mugo Tells Why Mandela Is a Great Man

Thursday, July 18, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela turns 95 on July 18. Mandela, who became the first black president of South Africa after serving 27 years in prison under the repressive apartheid regime, has been hospitalized since June 8 with a serious lung…

Q&A: Kevin Noble Maillard Explains Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Decisions

Wednesday, June 26, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

College of Law Professor Kevin Noble Maillard, an expert on family law, explains Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decisions on marriage equality.