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New Virtual Concert Series Launches This Friday
Through a partnership with Enrollment and the Student Experience, Office of Community Engagement, and CNY Jazz Arts Foundation, the University is pleased to offer students, faculty and staff an exclusive virtual concert series this year. The CNY Jazz concert series…
Communication and Rhetorical Studies Faculty Honored by National Communication Association
Two faculty members in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) have received awards from the National Communication Association (NCA). Charles E. Morris III, professor and chair of CRS, received the Distinguished Scholar…
Philanthropic Spirit that Never Loses Sight of the Goal
Brett Jefferson ’88 likes to cite the book titled “David and Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell, when reflecting on life’s challenges that confronted him as a boy. The book explores the power of the underdog and the role of adversity in…
‘The Coming Election and the Political State of Fugue’
Danielle Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, wrote an op-ed for History News Network titled “The Coming Election and the Political State of Fugue.”…
Native American, Indigenous Studies Program Director Comments on Planned Columbus Statue Removal
Today, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced that the Christopher Columbus downtown in Columbus Circle will be removed and relocated. It will be moved to a private site. Mayor Walsh says the fountain and monument in Columbus Circle will remain and…
Community Folk Art Center Awarded $20,000 Black Excellence Grant from Central New York Community Foundation
The Central New York Community Foundation (CNYCF) recently awarded the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) $20,000 as part of the Black Equity and Excellence Grant. The Community Folk Art Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and branch of the Department of…
SOURCE Recipients Represent Variety of Fields; Deadlines Approaching for Next Round of Funding
Dorbor Tarley’s research focuses on Black women’s reproductive health and how physician control has resulted in implicit and explicit biases that affect patient care. Tarley ’22 has seen the research that shows how Black mothers are more likely to die…
University Community Mourns Passing of Staff Member and Student Bridget Lawson
The Syracuse University community is mourning the passing of Bridget Lawson, a dedicated staff member, friend, mentor and emerging scholar. For 20 years, Lawson was a fixture in many Syracuse University initiatives, academic opportunity services and organizations that benefitted diverse…
Nikole Hannah-Jones Is the Next Guest of the University Lectures Series
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times’ acclaimed “The 1619 Project,” will be the next guest of the University Lectures series on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. She will be interviewed by Rawiya Kameir,…
Glimmers of Possibility for a More Just World
As we collectively navigate through a global pandemic, pursue social justice on multiple fronts and seek answers to the global warming crisis, “Futures,” the theme of this year’s Syracuse Symposium hosted by the Syracuse University Humanities Center (SUHC), offers a series…