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IVMF issues brief on compelling business case for hiring a veteran, reaching beyond public cliches
Today, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University issued an employment brief titled “The Business Case for Hiring a Veteran: Beyond the Clichés.” The publication draws from academic literature to suggest a robust, specific and compelling…
Untold history of the White House is focus of AAS Second Annual Colloquium
Award-winning journalist, activist and scholar Clarence Lusane, author of “The Black History of the White House” (City Lights Publishers, 2011), will present a discussion of the book from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in Syracuse University’s E.S. Bird Library, Room…
VPA’s John Thompson to exhibit original art of ‘The Flying Bed’ at SU Florence
John Thompson, a professor of illustration in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will exhibit original art from the picture book “The Flying Bed” (The Blue Sky Press, 2007) at SU Abroad’s center in Florence, Italy, March…
Lockheed Martin, O’Brien & Gere announce leadership gifts for new Say Yes STEM Scholarship Fund
On Saturday, March 3, at a reception preceding the second annual “Say Yes Day” at the Carrier Dome, officials from Say Yes to Education—along with representatives from Syracuse University, Syracuse City School District (SCSD), Onondaga County and the City of…
‘Life Gets Better Together’ conference takes stand against LGBTQ-based bullying
The ‘Life Gets Better Together’ conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth advocacy will take place on Saturday, March 24, on the Syracuse University campus in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Designed to empower participants…
Newhouse School honors The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer with Toner Prize
The award, named for late New York Times national political correspondent Robin Toner ’76 recognizes excellence in political reporting Jane Mayer, staff writer with The New Yorker, is this year’s winner of the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting,…
WeJay Radio beta trial under way; TEDx debut in March
An emerging form of “social radio” pioneered by School of Information Studies Professor Lee McKnight and the iSchool’s Wireless Grids Innovation Testbed (WiGiT) is being showcased this spring in its first public forums. Called “WeJay,” the beta product is the…
Exhibition design by museum studies graduate students to be displayed at Design Gallery
First-year museum studies graduate students in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts will present “Creativity through Exhibition Design II”—a show of work from their “Practicum” course—at the Design Gallery at The Warehouse March 9-30. The exhibition is free…
Cornel West to speak on campus March 6
The Delta Zeta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Inc., in conjunction with the Student African American Society, is bringing Cornel West to the Syracuse University campus on Tuesday, March 6. A world-renowned lecturer, author, theologist and civil rights activist,…
‘Addicted to Plastic’ documentary to screen March 6
Plastic is the most ubiquitous material in our lives. So what eventually happens to all of the plastics we use on a daily basis? Find out at the preview of “Addicted to Plastic,” a unique point-of-view style film being screened…