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Campus & Community

Flight from Syria, New Life in the College of Law, Now Helping Fellow Refugees

Monday, March 27, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Violette Khabbaz, silent, is listening to a conversation on a March afternoon. Sunlight pours through a window and illuminates her face as she leans across the counter of the Byblos Mediterranean Café, the restaurant she operates on North Clinton Street…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Symposium to Host Scholar of Modern Italian Literature April 4-5

Saturday, March 25, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong study of “Place” with a visit by a scholar of modern Italian literature. Mauro Novelli, associate professor of contemporary Italian literature at The University of Milan, will discuss “Places of Resistance: Simulation and Dissimulation in…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses University Senate at March 22 Meeting

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By News Staff

During his remarks at the March 22 University Senate meeting, Chancellor Kent Syverud spoke on the announcement of the 2017 Commencement speaker, the University’s first Service of Commemoration and administrative reorganization. He also updated the Senate on the upcoming One…

Campus & Community

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. to Deliver Syracuse University’s 2017 Commencement Address

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Vernon E. Jordan Jr., civil rights activist, business executive and attorney, will deliver the 2017 Commencement address at the ceremony for Syracuse University on Sunday, May 14, at the Carrier Dome. Jordan will also be awarded an honorary degree, a…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Major Barbara’

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

“The greatest of evils and the worst crime is poverty,” declared George Bernard Shaw in the introduction to his famous play “Major Barbara.” Written in 1906, this deliciously provocative comedy is the next offering in the Syracuse University Department of…

Health & Society

Maxwell Faculty Member Meets Pope Francis During Vatican Workshop on Water Issues

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography at the Maxwell School, is passionate about one of the most basic and important resources on Earth: water. It is through the lens of water by which she examines a multitude of social issues…

Campus & Community

Philanthropy Week 2017 Events Celebrate Spirit of Giving at Syracuse University

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Syracuse University has begun its annual Philanthropy Week celebration, a series of events to raise awareness about the critical role philanthropy plays at the University—and in society as a whole. “To me, Philanthropy Week is all about celebrating the things…

Arts & Culture

‘Rust Echoes’ Features Installation, Performance Inspired by N.Y. Central Railroad

Monday, March 20, 2017, By Erica Blust

914Works in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present Zeke Leonard and Katherine McGerr’s “Rust Echoes,” a gallery installation and performance inspired by the sonic landscape of the New York Central Railroad. The installation will be on…

Campus & Community

Biology Department to Launch Red-Tailed Hawk Nest Cam

Monday, March 20, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Anne Marie Patti Higgins ’76, G’90 honors husband’s memory by funding University’s first online hawk nest cam WATCH VIDEO: Higgins discusses significance of hawk nest cam The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences is embarking on…

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Join the Club: Asian Students in America (ASIA)

Friday, March 17, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

If you’re looking to pursue a new talent, passionate about a certain issue or even just looking to meet new people, the University’s 300-plus student organizations are a good place to start. In collaboration with the Office of Student Activities…