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University Honors Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo with Global Symposium April 2-3
The life and legacy of one of the University’s most illustrious professors is the focus of a two-day symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence in the Department of…
E.C. Osondu G’07 Returns to Syracuse for Carver Reading Series March 25
The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with E.C. Osondu G’07, the series’ James Breuer Distinguished Author. On Wednesday, March 25, Osondu will participate in a Q&A session from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,…
Humanities Center Explores ‘Hoodoo’ Spirituality March 23
The Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences continues its Spring Symposia series with a celebration of contemporary Hoodoo, an indigenous African American spiritual tradition. Katrina Hazzard Donald, a professor at Rutgers University-Camden, will lead a program titled…
Sanford Sternlicht Publishes Book on Iconic Playwright August Wilson
Sanford Sternlicht G’62, professor emeritus of English, is the author of “August Wilson’s Twentieth-Century Cycle Plays: A Reader’s Companion” (Texas Tech University Press, 2015). Described as a “short literary guide” to the iconic playwright, the book is written with teachers,…
Women’s & Gender Studies Professors Garner National, International Honors
Honors continue to roll in for faculty in the Department of Women’s & Gender (WGS) Studies, located in the College of Arts and Sciences. Vivian May, associate professor and chair of WGS, says the latest round of achievements reflect the…
Alford to Moderate Civil Rights Panel
In “Civil Rights Moving Forward,” Keith A. Alford, Falk College Associate Professor of Social Work, will moderate a panel of activists discussing the current focus of their work and strategies on local and national issues. The purpose of the interactive…
Humanities Center Celebrates Black Queer Studies March 18-19
The Humanities Center will devote a special program to black queer studies on Wednesday and Thursday, March 18-19. Titled “Performing Black Masculinities and Same-Sex Desires,” the program features E. Patrick Johnson and Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr., professors at Northwestern University…
School of Architecture to Host Symposium on Hip-Hop and Architecture
The School of Architecture will host “Towards a Hip-Hop Architecture,” a two-day symposium exploring the relationship between hip-hop culture and the discipline of architecture, on March 19 and 20 at Slocum Hall. Participants will include historians, theorists, practitioners and others…
WNBA President Laurel Richie to Give Next University Lecture
WNBA President Laurel J. Richie is the next speaker in the University Lectures series on Wednesday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. In her presentation, “The WNBA: Showing the World What’s Possible,” Richie will describe her experiences in…
Syracuse Goes Global with I-CAMP School for Physicists
A summer school for scientists, involving members of the College of Arts and Sciences, was the subject of a recent article in Physics Today. Titled “Two Standout Models of Physics Education and Outreach in South Africa,” the article focused, in…