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Health & Society

SOE Faculty Appointed to Leadership Positions

Tuesday, April 19, 2016, By Jennifer Russo

School of Education professors Marcelle Haddix and Linwood Vereen now hold key positions on prestigious boards. Haddix, dean’s associate professor and chair of the Reading and Language Arts Center (RLA), has been named to serve as vice president-elect on the…

Arts & Culture

College of Visual and Performing Arts Receives $19.8 Million from Dorothea Shaffer Estate

Friday, April 15, 2016, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has received $19.8 million from the estate of Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer ’33, H’90, an alumna of the School of Art and an honorary member of the University’s Board of Trustees. The bequest…

Arts & Culture

International Experts Visit Campus to Discuss Works of Celebrated Spanish Writer Lope de Vega

Thursday, April 14, 2016, By Amy Manley

The works of a renowned playwright and poet of the Spanish Golden Age will be the focus of a daylong event this month. A symposium titled “Lope de Vega and the Early Modern World (1580-1635)” will take place on Friday, April…

STEM

Ceremony Today to Honor New Meredith Professors

Thursday, April 14, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Robert Doyle, professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Peter Wilcoxen, professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, will be named as the 2016-19 Laura J. and…

Media, Law & Policy

World Traveler Lands ‘Dream Opportunity’ as Disney ABC Intern

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Tulipe Hosenn ’17 has visited places all over the world, including Australia, China, India, Vietnam and the United States. But her native Bangladesh holds a special place in her heart. “The spirit of Bangladesh is in my blood,” she says….

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…

Seven Students Selected for 2016 ACC Meeting of Minds Hosted on Campus April 8-10

Monday, April 4, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

An annual showcase of some of its most outstanding scholars, the ACC Meeting of the Minds (M.O.M.) Conference highlights students from each of the 15 ACC schools presenting their research and creative work.

Health & Society

Author-Scholar to Explore Wisdom of Private Sector Models in Higher Education

Monday, March 28, 2016, By Carol Boll

Christopher Newfield, professor of literature and American studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present a talk titled “The Great Mistake: How Private-Sector Models Damage Universities, and How They Can Recover” on Thursday, March 31, at 5  p.m….

Media, Law & Policy

Christen Brandt ’10 Uses Media and Mentoring to Create Opportunities for Girls

Friday, March 25, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Christen Brandt ’10 counts Maheshwari as a success story for She’s the First. The young woman grew up in rural India, a member of the Dalit—the “untouchable” caste. She lived in a country where only 20 percent of women can…

Arts & Culture

Short Film Master Class, Screenings to Be Part of Sundance Ignite Event April 1-2

Thursday, March 24, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Sundance Institute will come to Syracuse University Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, for a two-day Sundance Ignite event. Sundance Ignite is a program designed to excite a new generation of audience members and film artists around the…