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Campus & Community

Director appointed for new Disability Cultural Center

Wednesday, September 21, 2011, By News Staff

The Division of Student Affairs has appointed Diane R. Wiener as the first director of SU’s new Disability Cultural Center. Wiener will begin on Oct. 17. “Dr. Wiener is to fill an important role at Syracuse University,” says Thomas V….

Arts & Culture

Creative writing program ranked fifth in country

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, By Cyndi Moritz

The creative writing M.F.A. program in the Department of English in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences was recently named one of the top programs in the nation by Poets & Writers magazine. The program was tied for fifth…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium explores ‘Identity’ through photography, written word Sept. 28

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its exploration of the theme of “Identity” with a multimedia presentation by the husband-and-wife team of Christoph Keller and Jan Heller Levi. The program, “Corresponding Perspectives: Poetry, Prose and Photography,” is Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m….

Arts & Culture

SU, Le Moyne team up for American music, Spanish poetry conference Sept. 27-29

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The relationship between American music and Spanish poetry will be explored at a major conference at Syracuse University and Le Moyne College. The program, “Jazz and Blues Rhythms: The Influence of Contemporary North American Music on 20th- and 21st-Century Spanish…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell School to establish Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has announced that it has received a major gift from Robert B. Menschel to establish the Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics at the school, in recognition of Volcker’s exceptional accomplishments and…

Arts & Culture

English Department adds film, creative writing tracks

Monday, September 19, 2011, By Cyndi Moritz

Starting this semester, the Department of English in The College of Arts and Sciences is adding two new tracks that students can pursue within the English and textual studies (ETS) major: film and screen studies and creative writing. The tracks are…

Media, Law & Policy

Entertainment industry manager Ed London ’49 to speak Sept. 22

Monday, September 19, 2011, By Erica Blust

Ed London ’49, a member of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Advisory Council and retired managing partner of Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman in New York City, will speak on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6:45 p.m. in the…

Business & Economy

Whitman hosts second annual Retail Summit Sept. 22-23

Monday, September 19, 2011, By News Staff

The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will host the second annual Retail Summit on Sept. 22-23, to educate students about the field and provide opportunities for them to hear from high-profile members of the Retail Advisory Board, all…

Health & Society

Students to explore ethics of eating

Wednesday, September 14, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

For six weeks this semester, Syracuse University students will have the opportunity to explore what the food they consume means and how the world relates to one’s diet through the “Ethics of Eating” seminar. The series of dialogues and dinners…

Campus & Community

Fall exhibition at SU Library: ‘Just One Word: Plastics’

Wednesday, September 14, 2011, By News Staff

The opening and reception for Syracuse University Library’s fall exhibition, “Just One Word: Plastics” will be held in the Special Collections Research Center Gallery, sixth floor, Bird Library on Thursday, Sept. 15.