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Syracuse University Professor to Host Caribbean Dance Workshops

Tuesday, October 28, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Sydney Hutchinson, an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Music Histories in the College of Arts and Sciences, is teaming up with Wacheva Cultural Arts to host a pair of Caribbean dance workshops on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and…

Syracuse Scholar: Joyce LaLonde ’17

Monday, October 27, 2014, By News Staff

Joyce LaLonde is a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and in international relations in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. A native of…

Comedian Kevin Hart to Visit Campus Nov. 2

Friday, October 24, 2014, By News Staff

University Union will be bringing comedian Kevin Hart to Syracuse University on Nov. 2. Hart’s appearance will take place in two parts: first, he will be screening his new film, “The Wedding Ringer,” in advance of its Jan. 16 release…

Verbal Blend Hosts Spoken Word Poetry Institute Oct. 23 and 25

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, By Shannon Andre

Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs, will host its secpnd annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute on Oct. 23 and 25. Toni Blackman, creator of Freestyle Union, will…

Carrie Mae Weems Weaves Stories With Her Work in Next University Lecture

Tuesday, October 21, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Over the past 25 years, Weems has worked toward developing a complex body of art that has at various times employed photographs, text, fabric, audio, digital images, installation and video.

Colloquium to Address Feminist Perspectives on Intersectionality, Transnationalism, Decoloniality

Monday, October 20, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

Three experts will speak Friday, Oct. 24, at the Syracuse Symposium™ colloquium “Negotiating Feminist Perspectives: Intersectionality, Transnationalism and Decoloniality.” The free, public event is 12:45-5:15 p.m. in 304ABC, Schine Student Center. There will be light refreshments to start, and CART…

Social Entrepreneur Lauren Given Moynihan Spirit of Public Service Award

Wednesday, October 15, 2014, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has announced that Lauren Bush Lauren, the founder and CEO of FEED Projects, is the inaugural winner of the school’s Moynihan Spirit of Public Service Award, named for the late Sen. Daniel…

Arts & Culture

August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece ‘The Piano Lesson’ Starts Oct. 22

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By News Staff

In August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “The Piano Lesson,” the past threatens to pull apart brother and sister. Bernice treasures a one-of-a-kind piano, an heirloom with carved figures of their enslaved ancestors. Boy Willie suddenly arrives from the South determined…

Three Will Be Honored with George Arents Award at Orange Central

Tuesday, October 7, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Richard M. Jones ’92, G’95, L’95, Angela Y. Robinson ’78 and Donald Schupak ’64, L’66 will receive the George Arents Award, the University’s highest alumni honor. The award recognizes alumni who are pioneers and leaders in their fields.

Democratizing Knowledge Receives Mellon Grant

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By News Staff

The Democratizing Knowledge Project (DK), a Syracuse University interdisciplinary collective of faculty and graduate students, has been awarded a four-year, $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a series of summer institutes titled “Just Academic Spaces: Creating…