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Media, Law & Policy

Bahraini journalist Lamees Dhaif honored by SU’s Newhouse School with Tully Free Speech Award

Tuesday, October 9, 2012, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Lamees Dhaif, an independent Bahraini journalist and human rights activist, will come to Syracuse University on Monday, Oct. 15, as the recipient of the 2012 Tully Award for Free Speech. The award, presented annually by the Tully Center for Free…

Campus & Community

Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar

Tuesday, October 9, 2012, By News Staff

Energy Sustainability: A Combustion Perspective Date and Time: Friday, October 12, 2012, 2:15-3:10, Watson Theatre, Watson Hall Prof. Suk Ho Chung Clean Combustion Research Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Abstract: Combustion is one…

Campus & Community

Panel to continue discussion led by Dalai Lama

Tuesday, October 9, 2012, By News Staff

“The Past Is Not Past: The Continuing Quest for Racial Justice and Peace,” featuring former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young and human rights advocate Martin Luther King III, will take place Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 1-3 p.m. in Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium…

Campus & Community

More than 2,700 people attend ‘Common Ground for Peace’ symposium

Tuesday, October 9, 2012, By News Staff

One World Concert will now be broadcast live on AXS TV More than 2,700 people attended two sessions of the “Common Ground for Peace” forum with the Dalai Lama and international thought leaders on the SU campus Monday. The webcast…

Campus & Community

Meet the IDEA Connectors

Monday, October 8, 2012, By News Staff

Entrepreneurship is not bound by one discipline.  In fact, entrepreneurial success often requires collaboration across disciplines and skill sets. In February 2012, Tory Gentes (SU ’10, Engagement Fellow 2010-11) was hired by Syracuse University as the Student Entrepreneurial Consultant.  Gentes’…

SU in the News: Monday, October 8

Monday, October 8, 2012, By News Staff

SU NEWS AND EVENTS COVERAGE A New York Times Sunday Review editorial on the role of affirmative action in college admission decisions notes Syracuse University’s efforts in this area and specifically names Scholarship in Action. Coverage of the “Common Ground…

Arts & Culture

‘Tribal fusion’ dancer and anthropologist explore collective identity of the arts Oct. 18 at SU

Monday, October 8, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Event follows keynote address by undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs Syracuse Symposium, whose theme this fall is “Memory-Media-Archive,” continues with a joint program featuring a dance performance by Donna Mejia and a lecture by anthropologist William…

Arts & Culture

La Casita Cultural Center will present an episode of PBS series ‘Black in Latin America’

Monday, October 8, 2012, By News Staff

La Casita Cultural Center will present an episode of the acclaimed PBS series “Black in Latin America“, from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the center, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse.  The screening of the episode “Haiti and the Dominican Republic:…

Disability Cultural Center makes a big impact on local community in first year

Monday, October 8, 2012, By News Staff

In its first year of operation, Syracuse University’s Disability Cultural Center (DCC), within the Division of Student Affairs, has been busy building bridges and making meaningful connections on campus, in the community and across the country. In its efforts to…

Arts & Culture

SU Symphony Band to perform Oct. 14

Monday, October 8, 2012, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse University Symphony Band will present a concert Sunday, Oct. 14, at 2 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium,Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Free and accessible parking is available in…