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Getting to Know: Ronald J. Taylor ’15

Tuesday, April 30, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Ronald J. Taylor ’15 took to the stage at this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Carrier Dome and issued a challenge to students in a searing monologue based on King’s “Mountaintop” speech. Taylor encouraged students to find…

Michael Dyson, MC Lyte Close Spring Classes with Lecture on Hip-Hop Culture

Monday, April 29, 2013, By News Staff

Delta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity is hosting renowned academic Michael Eric Dyson and legendary female emcee MC Lyte for its annual “Truth Be Told” event on Tuesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Both speakers…

‘THE eNTH DEGREE: MFA 2013’ to Open in New York City May 22

Monday, April 29, 2013, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts will present “The eNth Degree: MFA 2013” from May 22-26 at 25CPW Gallery, 25 Central Park West at 62nd St., New York City. Gallery hours are noon-8 p.m. daily. An opening reception will…

2013-14 Remembrance Scholars Chosen

Thursday, April 25, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University’s Remembrance Scholar Committee has chosen the 35 students who will be the 2013-14 Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the 35 students who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of…

Student Volunteers Help Clean East University Neighborhoods

Thursday, April 25, 2013, By Keith Kobland

Some neighborhoods east of campus are cleaner today thanks to the efforts of more than 100 members of the Syracuse University community. As part of “Clean up ‘Cuse,” nearly 120 student volunteers fanned out in the neighborhoods, and filled garbage…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell School Announces Samantha Power as Graduate Convocation Speaker

Wednesday, April 24, 2013, By News Staff

Pulitzer-Prize winning author and foreign policy scholar Samantha Power will deliver the Maxwell School’s graduate convocation address on Friday, May 10, at Hendricks Chapel. The convocation  at 10 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel is open to all members of the Syracuse…

Community Engagement to Be Honored at Annual CAPES Award Ceremony

Tuesday, April 23, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will honor students, faculty, staff and community partners who exemplify SU’s commitment to engagement with the community and Scholarship in Action with the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPES). The awards will be given at…

New Meredith Professors to Be Named During Faculty Recognition Event

Saturday, April 20, 2013, By Cyndi Moritz

Seven nontenured faculty to be recognized for teaching excellence On Monday, April 22, Associate Professor Barbara Fought of the Department of Broadcast and Digital Journalism Communications in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and Professor John Western of the…

Arts & Culture

‘Good People’ a Funny, Compelling Play for Our Times

Thursday, April 18, 2013, By News Staff

In this 2011 Tony-nominated play set in Boston, Margie is a single mom who just lost her job, is behind on her rent, and like many today, has zero prospects.

Arts & Culture

2013-14 Syracuse Stage Season Offers Classics Coupled With Hot Contemporary Plays

Thursday, April 18, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage announced its upcoming 2013-2014 season, offering well-known classics coupled with works that have created a significant buzz in New York, around the country and even the globe.