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The Jurist

Professor David Crane on South Africa’s Attempt to Withdraw from the ICC

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

David Crane, professor of practice in the College of Law, was quoted by the Jurist in the story “South Africa court denies government’s bid to withdraw from ICC.”

The Hill

Visiting Professor Clemmie Harris on Trump and the African-American Community

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Clemmie Harris, visiting professor of African American studies, was quoted in a story in The Hill titled “Trump forcefully rejects anti-Semitism.”

Arts & Culture

Department of African American Studies Hosts Third Annual John L. Johnson Lecture, featuring Marlo D. David

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Liam Sullivan

The Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences will present the Third Annual John L. Johnson Lecture, featuring Marlo D. David, associate professor of English and women’s, gender, and sexuality at Purdue University, on Monday, Feb. 20, from 5…

Health & Society

Africa Initiative Hosts Kwame Dixon Talk, Book Signing

Tuesday, January 31, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Kwame Dixon, assistant professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, will discuss Afro-Brazil and the global struggle for human rights from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, in 319 Sims Hall. The event, “The Afro-Brazilian Experience…

STEM

Geologists Publish New Details about Evolution of East African Rift Valley

Tuesday, December 20, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have published new details about the evolution of the East African Rift (EAR) Valley, one of the world’s largest continental rift zones. Christopher Scholz, professor of Earth sciences, and a team of…

Arts & Culture

Now On View at SUArt Galleries: ‘It’s A Wrap!: West African Textiles’

Thursday, November 10, 2016, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries presents “It’s A Wrap! West African Textiles,” an exhibition featuring over 40 examples of textiles and their accompanying tools. Drawn from geographically proximate locales in West Africa, including Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana,…

Business & Economy

Whitman Hosts 7th Annual Conference on Africa Business and Entrepreneurship

Wednesday, May 11, 2016, By Kerri D. Howell

The Kiebach Center’s Africa Business Program at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management will host the 7th Annual Conference on Africa Business and Entrepreneurship May 19-21 at the Whitman School. The conference offers a unique forum for participants to…

Media, Law & Policy

Social and Economic Justice in South Africa Trip Makes Lasting Impression on Students

Friday, April 1, 2016, By News Staff

A twig snapped in the darkness to the left of the rumbling, open-top truck. It was 5:30 in the morning and the sun had not yet come up over the horizon at Kruger National Park. As we plummeted forward on…

Arts & Culture

Spaces Available for Trip to Explore Negro League, Afro-Latin Baseball

Monday, March 21, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The Department of African American Studies (AAS) is sponsoring a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., with the theme “Civil Rights Before Jackie Robinson: The Negro League and Afro-Latin American Baseball.” This will be the seventh…

Campus & Community

Maxwell African Scholars Union CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Wednesday, February 17, 2016, By News Staff

Call for Proposals: Deadline 2/25/16 The Maxwell African Scholars Union Graduate Student Summer Research Grants This year the Maxwell African Scholars Union (MASU) will grant awards to graduate students of up to $2,500 to support field research in sub-Saharan Africa…