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VPA mourns passing of celebrated soprano and faculty member Helen Boatwright
Helen Boatwright, a celebrated soprano and central figure in the history of the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), died Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Syracuse. She was…
School of Education’s professor Taylor receives Peace Studies and Media honors
Steven Taylor, professor of cultural foundations of education and centennial professor of disability studies in the School of Education has been selected to receive the 2010 Peace Studies and Media award by the Central New York Peace Studies Consortium.
Tom Kennedy, Newhouse School’s new Alexia Chair for Documentary Photography, to be inducted Oct. 21
Multimedia journalist Tom Kennedy, who recently joined the faculty of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, will be inducted as the Alexia Tsairis Chair for Documentary Photography in a special ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 21.
Sanford Sternlicht revisits ‘Modern Irish Drama’
One of the most significant periods of Western theater is the subject of a newly updated and expanded book by Sanford Sternlicht G’62, English professor emeritus in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Newhouse School announces five new faculty appointments
Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will welcome five new faculty appointments with the start of the 2010-11 academic year.
In its fifth year, Summer Dance Intensive draws worldwide talent
The Syracuse University Summer Dance Intensive program, administered by University College and co-sponsored by SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, has brought students from as far away as Europe and California to participate in one of the premier dance programs in the United States. Now in its fifth year, the students, ages 12 to 18, have the privilege of studying with internationally acclaimed teachers and guest artists during two- or three-week sessions.
Syracuse city parents to attend family leadership conference at SU
More than 200 Syracuse City School District parents will be attending the Syracuse Family Leadership Conference on Saturday, May 22, in the Life Sciences Complex on the Syracuse University campus. The conference, sponsored by the Syracuse City School District Parent Partnership Network, Say Yes to Education and Prevention Network, will offer parents more than 30 workshops in the areas of student achievement, building stronger families and parent/child communication.
SU linguist lands coveted Humboldt Research Award
Jaklin Kornfilt, professor of languages, literatures and linguistics (LLL) in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected recipient of the 2010 Humboldt Research Award.
SU mourns loss of beloved German scholar, teacher
Outside Gerlinde Ulm Sanford’s office in H.B. Crouse Hall is a small altar adorned with reminders of one of Syracuse University’s most beloved professors: a copy of Goethe’s “Faust,” photos and postcards, several origami balls, flowers and dried fruit and leaves. Tucked inside one of the artifacts—a magazine about Weimar, Sanford’s second home—is a faded clipping about the 2004 fire that tore through the city’s Herzogin Anna Amalia Library, destroying more than 50,000 books. Friend and colleague Karl Solibakke suspects that the conflagration was not far from Sanford’s mind, even up until her death on Tuesday, April 27, at age 70.
Message From Chancellor Cantor on FY2011 Budget
Dear SU Campus Community Members, This afternoon (March 3) there was a special University Senate meeting to provide the annual overview of our University budget for Fiscal Year 2011 and bring closure to the extensive campus discussion of our benefits…