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2016-17 Remembrance Scholars to be Honored at Convocation Oct. 28
The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the University, were founded as a tribute to the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services Launches New Website
The Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services (EOIRS) has launched its new website. The office recognizes the value of diversity in all its forms and collaborates across all divisions of the University to build community and cultivate a…
Strategies to Open Talks with North Korea
Three faculty members from Maxwell — Frederick Carriere, Louis Kriesberg and Stuart Thorson — wrote an article for Foreign Policy in Focus entitled, “It’s Time to Drop Preconditions and Re-Open Talks with North Korea.” As the title states, they argue for…
Remembrance Week 2016 to Be Held Oct. 23-29
Syracuse University’s Remembrance Week 2016 will be held on campus Sunday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 29. The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the…
Students Broaden Knowledge By Attending ‘Running for Cover’ Symposium
Students who attended “Running for Cover: Politics, Justice and Media in the Syrian Conflict” on Thursday, Oct. 6, said the event was an amazing opportunity and a great learning experience. They said it was helpful in broadening their knowledge about…
Mind Readers
For decades, medical researchers have understood which areas of the brain are devoted to abilities, memories and emotions. Newhouse School Research Associate Professor Leanne Hirshfield’s research takes things to a whole new level.
S.P. Raj Named Interim Dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management
A longtime leader and widely respected scholar in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management has been selected to serve as interim dean. Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly today announced that S.P. Raj, Distinguished Professor of Marketing and…
Urban Video Project Presents Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Cemetery of Splendor’ as Part of Film Festival
Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work are presenting a special screening of acclaimed Thai filmmaker and installation artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s most recent feature film, “Cemetery of Splendor,” followed by a Skype Q&A with the filmmaker and reception…
DK Summer Institute Focuses on Knowledge Production to Create More ‘Just Academy’
LeConté Dill’s grandparents were part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West, where, during the 1940s, they put down roots in South Los Angeles. Today, the once-vibrant neighborhood is plagued…
Avoiding Conflicts By Improving Cultural Understanding
When the Red Cross sent food to drought- and conflict-ravaged Somalia, military personnel distributed the supplies on a first-come, first-served basis. People who didn’t receive food responded by starting a riot. “The military didn’t understand that the local politics of…