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Communication and rhetorical studies faculty publish five new books

Friday, January 13, 2012, By Erica Blust

The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts is celebrating the recent publication of five new books by its faculty. All titles are available online through the publisher or commercial bookseller. “Rhetoric, Remembrance,…

Ray Smith Symposium continues ‘Sex and Power’ theme with visit by medieval hagiographer Jan. 19-20

Wednesday, January 11, 2012, By Rob Enslin

The Ray Smith Symposium in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences continues its yearlong examination of “Sex and Power from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment” with a mini-residency by renowned hagiographer John Kitchen. Associate professor of history and…

Ray Smith Symposium continues ‘Sex and Power’ theme with visits by Baroque musicologist, Medieval historian

Friday, November 18, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Ray Smith Symposium in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences continues its yearlong examination of “Sex and Power from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment” with mini-residencies by two eminent scholars. Wendy Heller, professor of music and director…

Aging Studies Institute established at SU

Friday, November 18, 2011, By News Staff

Interdisciplinary research institute will consolidate research, training on age-related issues Syracuse University has announced the formation of the Aging Studies Institute (ASI), a collaborative initiative of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the David B. Falk College…

Syracuse University alumnus and entertainment industry leader Gil Cates dies

Wednesday, November 9, 2011, By Erica Blust

Gilbert “Gil” Cates ‘55 G’65, an alumnus of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and a leader in the entertainment industry, died Monday, Oct. 31, in Los Angeles. He was 77. Cates was founding dean of the…

Syracuse University alumnus and entertainment industry leader Gil Cates dies

Tuesday, November 8, 2011, By Erica Blust

Gilbert “Gil” Cates ‘55 G’65, an alumnus of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and a leader in the entertainment industry, died Monday, Oct. 31, in Los Angeles. He was 77. Cates was founding dean of the…

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Black Power movement is focus for African American Studies colloquium

Tuesday, October 18, 2011, By News Staff

“Bloody Lowndes and the Politics of Black Power” is the topic for the opening event of the Fall 2011 Colloquium Series presented by the Department of African American Studies in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Civil rights scholar…

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VPA’s Takesue wins Futurestates Audience Award

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, By Erica Blust

Kimi Takesue, assistant professor of film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia, had her ITVS/PBS-commissioned narrative film “That Which Once Was” receive the Futurestates Audience Award.

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New summer abroad program explores Italian film studies, restoration in Bologna

Thursday, July 21, 2011, By Erica Blust

Students of Syracuse University Abroad‘s new summer program, Italian Film Studies and Restoration in Bologna, are spending five weeks immersed in one of Italy’s most vibrant cultural cities learning about classic cinema and attending sessions on film restoration. Nine SU…

Mehrzad Boroujerdi named president-elect of the International Society for Iranian Studies

Wednesday, June 15, 2011, By News Staff

Mehrzad Boroujerdi, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School, is president-elect of the International Society for Iranian Studies.