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‘Born a Crime’ Selected as First Book for New Syracuse Reads Program
Peer facilitators sought to engage new students in book discussions Syracuse Reads Call for Peer Leaders from Syracuse University News on Vimeo. Beginning in the fall semester, new students will participate in a shared academic experience to explore together themes…
Reporting of Uranium Mines, Architectural Adaptive Reuse among Student Research Granted Crown Awards
Garet Bleir ’18 drove cross country last summer to Utah, Arizona and Colorado to take on a complex investigative journalism assignment. He was hired to investigate alleged human rights and environmental abuses involving uranium mining in the majestic Grand Canyon…
The 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act and Current Status of the Act Today
Accusations have been brought against the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Secretary Ben Carson to pull back on enforcement of fair housing. Paula Johnson, a professor of law at Syracuse University College of Law offers insight on this…
Professor of Practice David M. Crane L’80 Announces Retirement from the College of Law
After teaching as a professor of practice at his alma mater since 2006, David M. Crane L’80 has announced that he will retire from the College of Law in August. Crane taught international criminal law, international humanitarian law, military law…
University Lectures Hosts Political Commentator Joy-Ann Reid
The University Lectures series is hosting Joy-Ann Reid, host of MSNBC’s “AM Joy” and columnist for The Daily Beast, on Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel. Reid will be engaged in an on-stage conversation with…
SUArt Galleries Announces Acquisition of Major Work by Contemporary Artist Carrie Mae Weems
The Syracuse University Art Galleries has announced its acquisition of several important works by internationally acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems. These works, “People of a Darker Hue” (2016), “All the Boys (Blocked 1)” and “All the Boys (Blocked 2)” (2016),…
Point of Contact to Present Annual ‘Cruel April’ Poetry Series
Point of Contact (POC) in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) will mark National Poetry Month with its annual “Cruel April” poetry series. Every Thursday in April from 6-8 p.m., one or more visiting poets will read and discuss their…
Dr. Sharon Brangman ’77 to Give 35th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture
Dr. Sharon Brangman ’77, Distinguished Service Professor and Chief of Geriatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University, will give the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture on Wednesday, March 28, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham…
Life in the Fast Lane
Last fall, Bob Sorokanich ’08 tweeted Tesla celebrity CEO Elon Musk, asking to test-drive his company’s new Model 3. Sorokanich, who is Road & Track’s deputy online editor, may have been half-joking, but ten minutes later, Sorokanich got a call from one…
MSNBC Political Analyst/Host Joy-Ann Reid to Speak for University Lectures in April
In addition to her work on MSNBC, including hosting “AM Joy” Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to noon ET, Reid is a columnist for The Daily Beast and teaches the Newhouse School course Race, Gender and Media at SU’s Fisher Center in Manhattan.