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Arts & Culture

Humanities Book Reception to Showcase University Authors April 17

Thursday, April 12, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Humanities Center will host its third annual Books in the Humanities Reception on Tuesday, April 17, from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center. Free and open to the public, this year’s event features more than 50 books by…

Health & Society

Syracuse Symposium to Conclude with Visit by Writer, Zen Teacher David R. Loy

Wednesday, April 11, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium concludes its yearlong look at “Belonging” with a contemplation on the Buddhist concept of nature. On Thursday, April 19, David R. Loy, a renowned professor, writer and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Zen tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism, will give…

Arts & Culture

Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award Reading and Reception

Monday, April 9, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A reading and reception celebrating the winner of the annual Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award will take place on Thursday, April 19, at noon in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library. The event is free and open to…

Campus & Community

‘Born a Crime’ Selected as First Book for New Syracuse Reads Program

Friday, April 6, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

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…

Campus & Community

Reporting of Uranium Mines, Architectural Adaptive Reuse among Student Research Granted Crown Awards

Monday, April 2, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

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…

Media, Law & Policy

The 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act and Current Status of the Act Today

Friday, March 30, 2018, By Scott McDowell

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…

Media, Law & Policy

Professor of Practice David M. Crane L’80 Announces Retirement from the College of Law

Friday, March 30, 2018, By Martin Walls

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…

Media, Law & Policy

University Lectures Hosts Political Commentator Joy-Ann Reid

Thursday, March 29, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

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…

Arts & Culture

SUArt Galleries Announces Acquisition of Major Work by Contemporary Artist Carrie Mae Weems

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

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),…

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact to Present Annual ‘Cruel April’ Poetry Series

Friday, March 23, 2018, By Rob Enslin

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…