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Colloquium to Address Feminist Perspectives on Intersectionality, Transnationalism, Decoloniality
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
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…
August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece ‘The Piano Lesson’ Starts Oct. 22
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
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
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…
Retired Professor of Education Donald P. Ely Dies
Donald Paul Ely, 84, died at home on Sept. 24 after a long illness. Born Sept. 3, 1930, in Buffalo to Paul B. and Florence Fuller Ely, he received his B. A. from SUNY Albany in 1951. Upon graduation, he…
History Department to Host Lecture Honoring Long-time Faculty Member Otey Scruggs
A lecture in honor of the late Otey Scruggs, a distinguished historian who served on the Maxwell School faculty for more than 35 years, will be held on Monday, Oct. 6. Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, associate professor of American culture and history,…
Syracuse Celebrates Banned Books Week with Community Read-Outs Sept. 25-26
Members of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences are honoring Banned Books Week (Sept. 21-27) with two community read-outs, featuring books by and about African American authors. The read-outs are part of a major initiative called “Black and Banned.”…
Teach-In: Mike Brown & Ferguson
The Department of African American Studies will be hosting a Teach-In on Mike Brown & Ferguson on Friday, Sept. 12, in Maxwell Auditorium from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Newhouse Professor Leads Team Developing Website to Track Ebola in Liberia
Ken Harper, associate professor and director of the Newhouse Center for Global Engagement, is working as the U.S. director of a project aimed at better tracking and mapping cases of Ebola in Liberia.