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Free Speech Professor Calls Boston Globe Satirical Front Page Bold, Unusual, Shocking

Monday, April 11, 2016, By Keith Kobland

The line between fact and fiction continues to be blurred when it comes to presidential politics. Most recently, The Boston Globe published a satirical front page story featuring presidential candidate Donald Trump under the headline “Deportations to Begin,” and “Markets…

STEM

New President of National Academy of Sciences to Speak on Climate Interventions

Monday, April 11, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

The president-elect of the National Academy of Sciences will address the growing problem of climate change at a special event co-hosted by the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program and the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Graphic Design Students Pay Tribute to Professors—in Typeface

Friday, April 8, 2016, By News Staff

Graphic design students in the Newhouse School have looked to professors as unconventional sources of inspiration for their latest project.

Arts & Culture

2016 Poster Project Unveiling Ceremony

Friday, April 8, 2016, By News Staff

Each year, writers from throughout the community submit haiku about downtown, the city or the nearby countryside. Students from the the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ illustration program then create posters based on the haiku of their choice.

Arts & Culture

Author Colum McCann to Read for Carver Series April 13

Friday, April 8, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Novelist and short story writer Colum McCann, the Jane and Daniel Present Lecturer, will be the next writer to give a reading in the spring 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, April 13. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent…

Media, Law & Policy

Finalists Announced in Newhouse School’s 10th Annual Mirror Awards Competition

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has announced the finalists in the 2016 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony June 9 in New York City. The finalists, chosen…

Arts & Culture

Conductor Vance George to Lead 13th Annual Women’s Choir Festival

Thursday, April 7, 2016, By Erica Blust

Vance George, the Grammy Award-winning conductor emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, will be the guest conductor for the University’s 13th Annual Invitational Women’s Choir Festival and concert on Saturday, April 16. The theme of the festival is “Joyfully…

Campus & Community

Grand Opening of Blackstone LaunchPad Slated for April 19 in Bird Library

Wednesday, April 6, 2016, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

The Blackstone LaunchPad in Bird Library is now open. To celebrate the occasion, the University community is invited to a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, April 19, from 1-2 p.m. on the first floor of Bird Library….

Campus & Community

Tips for Better Writing: How to Get Started on that Research Paper

Wednesday, April 6, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Need to get started on that end of semester research paper? Make sure you understand the assignment, try an outline and carefully select your sources, among other tips for doing your best work, according to consultants with the Writing Center.

Campus & Community

Stefan Bradley to Speak April 7 on ‘The New Politics of Race on Campus’

Tuesday, April 5, 2016, By News Staff

The nationwide resurgence of explicitly race-based activism on college campuses recalls the heyday of Black Power. Yet student demographics and the landscape of racial identity in America have undergone profound changes since the 1960s. What is the meaning of the…