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New Racism and the Myth of Universalism in Higher Ed

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By News Staff

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at Duke University, will present “New Racism, Color Blindness and the Sweet (but Wrong) Myth of Universalism in HWCUs,” at 4 p.m. Monday, April 15, in Maxwell Auditorium. The lecture…

IVMF Offers Scholarship to Female Vets, Military Spouses to Attend 2013 WISE Symposium

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) is offering a full scholarship to female veterans and military spouses interested in attending the 11th annual Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Symposium event next month in Syracuse….

SU Students Invited to National Security Crisis Law Invitational

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By News Staff

To better prepare the next generation of national security and counterterrorism law and policy leaders for an actual global crisis, four SU students are preparing to join the simulation of a dramatic international catastrophe—and work with colleagues from across the…

Campus & Community

‘Learning and the Massive Open Online Course’ to Be Presented April 3 and 4

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By News Staff

Over the past year, the massive open online course (MOOC) has emerged as a significantly different course model. But how robust is the MOOC as a vehicle for learning? Join us April 3 and 4 for the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative…

SU Poet, Playwright, Activist Garners International Spotlight

Monday, March 25, 2013, By Rob Enslin

Micere Githae Mugo earns literary award, speaks at U.N. March has been a busy month for a Kenyan professor in The College of Arts and Sciences. Micere Githae Mugo, a Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence in the Department of African…

Science on Mars Time: Roving the Red Planet with Curiosity

Friday, March 22, 2013, By News Staff

The Mars rover Curiosity is a roaming science lab on the Red Planet that is continually sending information to scientists on Earth. One of those scientists is Laurie Leshin, dean of the School of Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI),…

Garcia to Receive 2013 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, By Michele Barrett

In honor of his significant contributions to the field of social work through teaching, research, policy advocacy and service, Professor Alejandro Garcia will receive the 2013 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m….

Campus & Community

Library E-Reserves Moves to Blackboard

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

In recent years, use of Syracuse University Library’s electronic course reserve service, commonly known as e-reserves, has dropped dramatically: total requests have decreased by 54 percent, and the number of faculty using e-reserves has decreased by 35 percent. The library’s…

Comcast Head Brian L. Roberts Will Visit Newhouse School March 26

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Student Farron Stark will interview him in a public Q&A at the school Brian L. Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast Corp. and chair of the board of directors of NBCUniversal, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications…

Civil Rights Advocate and Ivy League Educator Keynotes APA Month

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, has announced Kenji Yoshino as this year’s commemorative speaker for Asian Pacific Heritage Month (APA). Noted as the face and voice of the new civil rights, Yoshino will speak…