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NVRC Finalist David Adjaye to Give Architecture Lecture Tonight
David Adjaye, principal of Adjaye Associates, one of the three firms recently chosen as finalists in the competition to design the future National Veterans Resource Complex at the University, will give a lecture Thursday, April 7, at 6 p.m. in…
Tips for Better Writing: How to Get Started on that Research Paper
Need to get started on that end of semester research paper? Make sure you understand the assignment, try an outline and carefully select your sources, among other tips for doing your best work, according to consultants with the Writing Center.
Scholar Spotlight: Deyara Tabu Morris ’16
Like many students, Deyara Tabu Morris ’16 hit a few bumps during the transition from her hometown of Baltimore, Md., to life at Syracuse University. As graduation approaches, though, she’s sad to be leaving the place she’s come to consider…
National Book Award-Winning Author Jacqueline Woodson to Speak April 5
Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winning author of “Brown Girl Dreaming,” will speak on Tuesday, April 5, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium. Her talk, titled “Brown Girl Dreaming,” after her award winning memoir, is free and open to the public. Free…
Two Classes Meet to Hear Hip-Hop Activist Harry Allen
Journalist and hip-hop activist Harry Allen recently spoke with students in both African American studies and music history and cultures classes. In this video, you can hear Allen discuss the influential nature of hip-hop music and his experience with one…
‘Stiff,’ ‘Spook,’ ‘Bonk,’ ‘Gulp’ Author Mary Roach Gives University Lecture on March 29
Bestselling author Mary Roach is the next speaker in the University Lectures series on Tuesday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. She will share the stage with Sandra Hewett,…
Brown-Weinstock, Sarshar to Lead Class of 2017 as Senior Class Marshals
Rachel Brown-Weinstock and Nedda Sarshar have been named the senior class marshals for the Class of 2017. They will carry the Class of 2017 banner to open the University’s 163rd Commencement ceremony on May 14, 2017.
Christen Brandt ’10 Uses Media and Mentoring to Create Opportunities for Girls
Christen Brandt ’10 counts Maheshwari as a success story for She’s the First. The young woman grew up in rural India, a member of the Dalit—the “untouchable” caste. She lived in a country where only 20 percent of women can…
Caribbean Dance Workshops Planned for March 29 and April 12
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 Tuesday, March 29, and…
The Human Trace
The great anthropologist Loren Eiseley once compared mankind to a twisted stem of wisteria—a “rooted vine in space” on an immense, if not impossible journey. It’s one that each of us must attempt, regardless of outcome. This is the premise…