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MLK’s Legacy to be Celebrated Sunday; Dinner Tickets Available
The Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities will come together on Sunday, Jan. 19, to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), will be the keynote…
The Story Behind Iconic Image from Aftermath of Pan Am Flight 103
When Catherine Crossland returned to campus in January 1989 for the second half of her sophomore year at Syracuse University, a friend gave her a newspaper he bought while studying abroad the previous semester. The paper was from South Africa. It had Crossland’s photo on the front page.
Giving Peace a Chance
Although the Perpetual Peace Project’s (PPP) coming-out party was the 2010 Syracuse Symposium, Professor Gregg Lambert says the initiative can trace its roots to an event some 13 years earlier in South Africa.
Architecture Professor Partners with Rwandans on Housing Project
Soon after Yutaka Sho graduated from Harvard University’s School of Design, she and some colleagues received a travel grant from the Deborah Norden Fund of the Architectural League of New York to do research in Rwanda.
‘Kick it Up’ Kicks Off with Campaign for ‘Juiced’ Magazine
The first student project to participate in the Newhouse School’s “Kick it Up” program is a little over halfway to its funding goal. “Juiced”—a magazine for freshmen, by freshmen—was launched in September 2013 as an online publication focusing on the…
SU Statement on Nelson Mandela
Interim Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina released the following statement this morning about the loss of Nelson Mandela: “The Syracuse University community is deeply touched and saddened by the loss of revered world leader Nelson Mandela, who died yesterday…
Professor Micere Mugo Tells Why Mandela Was a Great Man
Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, 95, died yesterday. He became the first black president of South Africa in 1994 after serving 27 years in prison under the repressive apartheid system. Upon his release, he chose to advocate for reconciliation rather than…
Jane Springer to Conclude Fall Carver Reading Series Dec. 4
Poet Jane Springer will conclude Syracuse University’s Fall 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the…
Seniors Can Apply to Be Engagement Scholars
Undergraduate students graduating in December 2013 or May 2014 can apply to be Imagining America Engagement Scholars or Entrepreneurship Engagement Scholars. The yearlong program supports recent graduates with a strong academic record to become civic-minded professionals or entrepreneurs in Central New…
Freeman Hrabowski Named 2014 MLK Keynote Speaker
Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), will be the keynote speaker for Syracuse University’s 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Pursuing the Dream: Above All Odds” on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, in…