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Faculty Book Examines Digital Communication Technologies in Presidential Campaigns
Heavy use of the Internet and digital communications technologies in recent American presidential campaigns may make it seem that the Internet Age has had a democratizing effect on those efforts. That notion is disputed by School of Information Studies Associate…
Two Former Slaves, Confederate Soldier Untangle Past in ‘The Whipping Man’
Richmond, April, 1865. The Civil War has ended and Caleb DeLeon, a badly wounded Confederate soldier, stumbles into the ruin of what was once his home. His family has fled the city’s destruction, leaving two former slaves, Simon and John,…
Two Alumni Garner Oscar Nominations
March 2, Oscar night, could have a distinctly Orange tint this year. Craig Borten ’87 and Chris Renaud ’89 have been nominated for Academy Awards for their work on two very different films that came out during 2013. Borten was…
A Video in Courage
Kevin Gendron ’17 has given a voice to the most vulnerable of victims in society—as part of a project that doesn’t say a word.
SU Boasts Two National Book Award Finalists This Year
Two writers teaching in The College of Arts and Sciences—George Saunders and Rachel Kushner—have been nominated for this year’s most prestigious prize in American fiction, the National Book Award.
Research Study Seeks Participants Who Know Someone with Intellectual Disability
A new Syracuse University research study conducted through the Falk College’s Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition is currently seeking participants who have a family member or friend with an intellectual disability. The study is funded by the…
Transmedia Visiting Artist Penny Lane to Give Talk
Transmedia Visiting Artist Penny Lane is to give a talk on Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium, Shaffer. Penny Lane is a filmmaker (and occasional video artist, writer, curator and professor of film, video and new media art)….
Internet Expert Viktor Mayer-Schonberger to Speak
In early June, British newspaper The Guardian reported that the U.S. National Security Agency had been collecting the telephone records of millions of Americans under a secret court order. The source was Edward Snowden, who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton,…
Five Distinguished Alumni to Receive George Arents Award during Orange Central
Five distinguished Syracuse University alumni, representing excellence in the areas of the performing arts; art; fashion design; advertising, wellness and philanthropy; and literature will be honored with the George Arents Award during the University’s 2013 Orange Central celebration. Those who…
George Saunders Kicks Off Fall 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series
George Saunders G’88, one of this year’s most celebrated American writers, will kick off Syracuse University’s Fall 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30…