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Physicist Harvey Kaplan Remembered

Wednesday, March 4, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The College of Arts and Sciences has lost one of its senior statesmen. Harvey Kaplan, who served on the physics faculty from 1959 until his retirement in 1996, died on Feb. 11. He was 90 years old. An accomplished teacher…

Arts & Culture

Isaiah Rashad to Headline Final Bandersnatch Show of the Year

Wednesday, March 4, 2015, By News Staff

Rapper Isaiah Rashad will headline University Union’s final Bandersnatch Music Series show of the 2014-2015 school year, with additional support from New Orleans hip hop artist Pell. The show will take place in the Schine Underground on March 17. After…

Arts & Culture

Bandier’s David Rezak Named SAMMY Music Educator of the Year

Wednesday, March 4, 2015, By Erica Blust

The Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMYs) has named David Rezak, director of the Bandier Program in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), its 2015 Music Educator of the Year. He will be honored on Thursday, March 5, at…

Arts & Culture

Religion Faculty Earn Top Honors

Tuesday, March 3, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Three religion professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have received major research fellowships. Vincent Lloyd, assistant professor of religion, has been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Collaborative Research Fellowship. He will use it to study…

Campus & Community

Former Amazon Chief Scientist Andreas Weigend to Give Next University Lecture

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Kevin Morrow

Andreas Weigend, former chief scientist at Amazon and founder of Social Data Lab, is the next speaker in the 2014-15 University Lectures series. His presentation, “We Are Our Data: Harnessing the Power of Social Data,” is Tuesday, March 3, at…

Hendricks Honors Hill, Welcomes New Chaplains

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Hendricks Chapel will host an appreciation service for the Rev. Richard W. Hill, founder and chaplain for the Historically Black Church Campus Ministry. Hill founded the campus ministry 10 years ago and has served as the chaplain since its founding….

Arts & Culture

‘Sizwe Banzi is Dead’ Starts Feb. 25 at Syracuse Stage

Monday, February 23, 2015, By News Staff

In this award-winning classic about the universal struggle for human dignity, a black man in apartheid-era South Africa tries to overcome oppressive work regulations to support his family.

Campus & Community

Symposium Explores Link Between Religion, Sexuality Feb. 27

Thursday, February 19, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Humanities Center (HC), housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, continues its 2015 Spring Symposia with a program on religion and sexuality. William Robert, assistant professor of religion, will lead the spring’s first HC Faculty Fellow symposium titled…

Arts & Culture

English Department to Host Bloomsbury Editor Lea Beresford Feb. 23

Thursday, February 19, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Students interested in learning more about the rapidly changing publishing industry will have the chance to hear from an executive at one of the world’s leading independent publishers. Lea Beresford, editor at Bloomsbury USA, will speak on Monday, Feb. 23,…

Media, Law & Policy

Humphrey Fellows to visit Maxwell School

Wednesday, February 18, 2015, By News Staff

Beginning on Feb. 23, the Maxwell School will welcome 38 Humphrey Fellows from 27 countries and 14 U.S. host campuses for a week-long workshop, “Leadership and Governance During Times of Crisis.” The Humphrey Enhancement Workshop will be led by Bruce…