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‘Today’ Show Picks Syracuse for Snowstorm Coverage

Thursday, March 13, 2014, By Keith Kobland

If you were on campus early Thursday morning and happened to see a satellite truck on University Place, you can blame the snow. NBC’s “Today” show picked the SU campus as a backdrop for snowstorm coverage. With a foot of…

Health & Society

Haddix Named Recipient of AERA Early Career Award

Thursday, March 6, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Marcelle Haddix, assistant professor in the Reading and Language Arts Center at the School of Education, has been named the recipient of the 2014 Division K Early Career Award. This award is given annually to a researcher in the initial…

Gillibrand: Over $1 Million for SU to Help Women Veteran Entrepreneurship

Monday, February 24, 2014, By News Staff

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Monday announced a federal grant worth $1.3 million for Syracuse University to strengthen entrepreneurship opportunities for women veterans. The federal investment will be used by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University…

Campus & Community

Literary Agent to Speak Monday, Feb. 24

Thursday, February 20, 2014, By News Staff

Thinking about a career in publishing or literary representation? Don’t miss a chance to meet Writers House literary agent Stephen Barr at the English Department’s Career Workshop:  Monday, Feb. 24 5:30 p.m. 500 Hall of Languages Barr will discuss what…

University is operating on normal hours today, Wednesday, Feb. 5.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014, By News Staff

Posted at 5:20 a.m. The University is operating on normal hours today, Wednesday, Feb. 5. Students and faculty who commute may encounter conditions that necessitate a personal safety decision in regards to their travel to the University. If this occurs,…

Campus & Community

Jason Smorol, Syracuse Chiefs General Manager, at Feb. 6 IRP

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By Eileen Jevis

The Feb. 6 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP) will feature Jason Smorol, general manager of the Syracuse Chiefs baseball team. Smorol will discuss his energy, connections and passion for the Chiefs and Central New York. He will…

Arts & Culture

Light Work Presents Gerard H. Gaskin’s ‘Legendary’

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By News Staff

Light Work is presenting Gerard H. Gaskin’s “Legendary,” through Aug. 8 in the Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery in the Schine Student Center. A lecture sponsored by the Syracuse University LGBT Resource Center will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 12,…

Arts & Culture

Endowment to Support Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures

Monday, February 3, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

When he arrived on the Syracuse University campus in 1988, he was chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL). Today, Harold G. Jones is an emeritus professor of Spanish, a philanthropist and, most recently, the man responsible…

Arts & Culture

Two Former Slaves, Confederate Soldier Untangle Past in ‘The Whipping Man’

Tuesday, January 21, 2014, By News Staff

Richmond, April, 1865. The Civil War has ended and Caleb DeLeon, a badly wounded Confederate soldier, stumbles into the ruin of what was once his home. His family has fled the city’s destruction, leaving two former slaves, Simon and John,…

Campus & Community

Media Coverage of Chancellor Syverud’s First Official Day

Wednesday, January 15, 2014, By News Staff

A compilation of local and student media coverage of the Chancellor’s first day, along with some favorite photos and warm welcomes from students, faculty, staff and alumni on Twitter. [View the story “Chancellor Kent Syverud’s First Official Day” on Storify]