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Pam Peter named Director of the Office of Judicial Affairs
The Division of Student Affairs has announced the appointment of Pam Peter as director of the Office of Judicial Affairs, effective April 1. Peter has been serving as interim director since August 2012, and joined the office in January 2011…
Unveiling of the ‘Who Are You?’ Postcard Project
In the fall, the anti-Bias Education Team of the Division of Student Affairs collected anonymous statements from students, faculty and staff answering the question, “Who are you?” A reception displaying the postcards submitted (approximately 160), as well as a digital…
Activist John Prendergast to Continue Conversation on Human Rights in Africa April 8
In September 2012, five people from the Congo—survivors and refugees from the Congolese civil war—captivated audiences at Syracuse Stage with their searing portrayals of their struggles to leave the past behind and form a new, peaceful community in Central New…
Panelists Set for Campbell Institute NY-SAFE Act Debate
When he signed the bill into law, Gov. Cuomo claimed the NY-SAFE Act would give New York State the most comprehensive gun laws in the nation, keeping guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous mental health patients and banning…
Annual Reel Queer Film Festival to Be Held March 28-29
Syracuse University’s 2013 Reel Queer Film Festival, sponsored by Open Doors, takes place on March 28 and 29. The festival features a mix of both short and feature documentaries and fictional narratives, focused on the intersections of multiple identities and…
Science on Mars Time: Roving the Red Planet with Curiosity
The Mars rover Curiosity is a roaming science lab on the Red Planet that is continually sending information to scientists on Earth. One of those scientists is Laurie Leshin, dean of the School of Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI),…
Thinking through Foucault
Sunday, April 14, Peter Graham Room, Bird Library, 1-5 p.m. Ellen Armour (Vanderbilt University), “Regarding Photographs of Others: Abu Ghraib and Bio-Disciplinary Power” Nitzan Lebovic (Lehigh University), “Biopolitics on the Threshold: Living between German-Jewish Critique and Israeli Politics” Saeed Khan…
Michael A. Speaks Named Dean of School of Architecture
Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina today announced the appointment of Michael A. Speaks to the position of dean of the School of Architecture. Speaks is the current dean of the College of Design at the University of Kentucky, where he is also a professor of architecture.
SU Hosts Nationally Renowned Champion for Environmental Justice
African American Studies Spring 2013 Colloquium presents Vernice Miller-Travis</strong> Vernice Miller-Travis, advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and longtime environmental activist, will present “Environmental Justice and the legacy of Racial Inequality in the 21st Century” at 5 p.m. March…
CFAC Presents Women in Music Concert on March 14 in Honor of Women’s History Month
Community Folk Art Center hosts Women in Music concert to close “A Journey Through Music of the African Diaspora” Series.