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Interfaith Dialogue Series Will Explore Issues Raised by Social Movements

Monday, September 19, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will hold an interfaith dialogue dinner series this semester that will explore issues raised by social movements that address perceived injustices, interfaith tensions and timely issues of the day. “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousness by Acknowledging the…

Arts & Culture

Pioneering Composer to Speak on ‘Music and Social Justice’

Monday, September 19, 2016, By Carol Boll

Composer and experimental pianist Anthony Davis will give a talk titled “Opera and Black Lives Matter: Music and Social Justice” on Monday, Sept. 26, in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons at Bird Library. The talk, which begins at 5:30 p.m.,…

Arts & Culture

Landscape of Urban Education Series to Kick Off Sept. 22 with Shawn Ginwright

Friday, September 16, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

The Douglas Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series will start up for the year with a talk on Thursday, Sept. 22, by Shawn Ginwright, associate professor at San Franscisco State University. Ginwright will speak on “Radical Healing in Schools…

Campus & Community

University Place Promenade Interim Policy Guides Use for Variety of New Activities

Wednesday, September 14, 2016, By News Staff

With the start of classes and campus life back in full swing, the University Place Promenade is becoming another destination point on campus for activities and interaction. Given the many possible uses for this new campus resource, and already high…

Arts & Culture

‘Swamplandia’ Author Russell Launches fall Raymond Carver Reading Series

Friday, September 9, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

Karen Russell, winner of the 2012 National Magazine Award for Fiction and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her novel “Swamplandia” (Knopf Doubleday, 2011) kicks off the Fall 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Sept. 14, in Gifford Auditorium. A…

Media, Law & Policy

Ambassador James B. Cunningham to Speak on ‘Afghanistan, Violent Islamic Extremism and America’

Thursday, September 8, 2016, By News Staff

James B. Cunningham ’74, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Israel and the UN, will discuss “Afghanistan, Violent Islamic Extremism and America” at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Cunningham, currently a senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s South…

Arts & Culture

Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month 2016 Begins Sept. 15

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Natalie Rudakevych

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) will host Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The 11th annual program features musical performances, traditional cuisine samplings, dance parties and compelling speakers. This program provides the campus and local…

Campus & Community

16th University Lectures Series Launches in October

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Kevin Morrow

This fall’s University Lectures lineup features one of the creators of 3D printing; a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in an upcoming Steven Spielberg film; and the renowned designer of Manhattan’s High Line and Chicago’s Navy Pier.

STEM

Researchers to Develop a New Category of Biomaterials

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Most people know someone with a hip or knee implant. These artificial joints are made up of metals and polymers known as biomaterials, which are essentially materials that can be safely introduced into the human body. Biomaterials can also help…

Campus & Community

Race and Our Communities to Explore Race, Justice, Violence and Police in 21st Century America

Thursday, September 1, 2016, By News Staff

Tonight, Syracuse University will host the inaugural Fall 2016 Symposium on Race and Our Communities: Race, Justice, Violence and Police in 21st Century America.  The symposium will provide an opportunity for candid conversation about racial inequality, community relations, police brutality…