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Maxwell Associate Dean, Doctoral Student Author IBM Report on Improving Defense Acquisition

Monday, November 9, 2015, By News Staff

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the IBM Center for the Business of Government will issue a report called “Beyond Business as Usual: Improving Defense Acquisition through Better Buying Power” that was jointly authored by Maxwell School Associate Dean David Van Slyke…

Campus & Community

La Casita, Smithsonian Team up for ‘Latinos and Baseball’ Initiative

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By Rob Enslin

La Casita Cultural Center has been selected to participate in “Latinos and Baseball: In the Barrios and the Big Leagues,” a national community collecting initiative at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Light up the Quad Event Planned for Diwali

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By Keith Kobland

An illuminating event is planned on campus to commemorate Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated throughout India. Students enrolled in Professor Romita Ray’s “Art and Architecture of India” course in the College of Arts and Sciences will be lighting up…

Concert Honoring Setnor’s Bill Harris to Feature New York Trombone Ensembles

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By Erica Blust

Three trombone ensembles from central and northern New York will be featured in a concert on Sunday, Nov. 8, honoring Bill Harris, longtime faculty member in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Celebrates Cinematic Artistry of Otolith Group Nov. 12

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse SymposiumTM continues its “Networks” theme with an evening devoted to cutting-edge filmmaking. The Otolith Group, an award-winning London-based artist collective, will be the focus of a special event on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in Hosmer Auditorium of…

Arts & Culture

Scholar Spotlight: Tanvi Sanghvi ’15

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Tanvi Sanghvi, of Butler, N.J., will receive her bachelor of architecture degree in December from the School of Architecture. Sanghvi studied in the Florence Program and received a Piranesi Award. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate…

Campus & Community

Students Work with Nepalese Communities in Earthquake Recovery

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Brian Kam ’15 was planning to travel to Nepal last spring and summer to assist in beekeeping enterprises and fruit tree planting, mainly agricultural initiatives. His plans quickly changed as he arrived a week after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the mountainous country on April 25.

Campus & Community

Live virtual conference: ‘Accessing Higher Ground’

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

All faculty and staff are invited to the virtual version of “Accessing Higher Ground,” a live, web-based conference focused on accessible media, web and technology, presented by the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD). The 18th annual conference will…

Media, Law & Policy

Inaugural Thompson Scholars Named

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Scott Barrett

The Maxwell School has named two graduate students in public administration and international affairs as the inaugural Jean and Dick Thompson Graduate Scholars. The Jean and Dick Thompson Endowed Graduate Scholarship was established in the spring of 2015 by the…

Arts & Culture

Linguistics Professor Shares Insights at National, International Conferences

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Tej K. Bhatia’s insights are being sought by colleagues in the field both nationally and internationally. Bhatia, a professor of linguistics in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (LLL) in the College of Arts and Sciences, has recently…