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Arts & Culture

Summer Linguistics Boot Camp Immerses Students in African Luyia Languages

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Students interested in learning more about the field of linguistics—and delving deep into a set of African languages—are encouraged to enroll in a new summer course, Linguistics Boot Camp. Under the direction of Assistant Professor Christopher Green, students will review…

Arts & Culture

Phonologist Documents Tonology, Syntax of Distinctive Kenyan Languages With NSF Grant

Wednesday, April 5, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Last year, Christopher Green, assistant professor of linguistics, spent a month in Kenya with colleagues at Kenyatta University and members of the Luyia ethnic group to continue to explore and better understand the richness of their languages. Green spent many…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School Announces Finalists in 2017 Mirror Awards Competition

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse School today announced the finalists in the 2017 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony June 13 in New York City. The finalists, selected by a group of…

Campus & Community

‘Thrive Together Fair’ Celebrates Cultural Diversity

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, By News Staff

Syracuse University student organization Thrive at SU is hosting the inaugural “Thrive Together Fair” on Saturday, April 15, at Manley Field House. Tickets are $7 and are on sale now at the Schine Box Office and online at boxoffice.syr.edu. Doors…

Campus & Community

Common and Diverse Ground Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Continues April 4

Monday, April 3, 2017, By News Staff

The University’s spring 2017 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the “Hidden” Things that Divide Us, continues Tuesday, April 4, with “Remembering/Honoring/Responding to Pulse, Orlando.” The dialogue, which is in solidarity with the LGBT…

Campus & Community

Faculty, Staff Invited to Register for Investing 101: Getting Your Money to Work for You

Monday, April 3, 2017, By News Staff

Join Derek Brainard, financial literacy coordinator at Syracuse University, on Tuesday, April 11, for a lunchtime conversation about the basics of investing. Stocks, bonds and mutual funds—what are they, how do they work and how do they fit into the…

Campus & Community

Improve Your Money Habits: Financial Literacy Month Offers Resources, Events for Students

Monday, April 3, 2017, By News Staff

Students are encouraged to take time to build better money habits during Financial Literacy Month in April. The University’s Office of Financial Literacy has organized several events for students to learn more about planning for their financial future. On Tuesday,…

Campus & Community

Hank Greenwald: A Great Syracuse Alumnus, a Broadcasting Giant, on the Hope of Opening Day

Friday, March 31, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Opening day has always mattered to Hank Greenwald ’57. In his early childhood in Detroit, just after World War II, he felt the electricity when his hometown Tigers opened the baseball season at the legendary ballpark known then as Briggs…

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Seth Quam ’17

Friday, March 31, 2017, By Liam Sullivan

Senior Seth Quam knows he chose the right place for his college education with Syracuse University. Quam has two majors—1) citizenship and civic engagement and 2) geography—along with a minor in women’s and gender studies. A native of Lombard, Illinois,…

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Billy Gallagher G’17

Thursday, March 30, 2017, By Liam Sullivan

Billy Gallagher, a second-year graduate student in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), chose to remain at Syracuse University to earn his graduate degree in information management after first earning his B.S. in information management and technology in just three…