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Poet Dylan Krieger Speaking Friday at Noon in Bird Library
Critically acclaimed poet Dylan Krieger is the featured guest author for the latest Lunch Time Poems series event on Friday, Nov. 30, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. Communication Access Real-time Translation…
Civility in the Digital Space Proves Difficult
Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at the College of Visual and Performing Arts, co-authored an op-ed published by Motherboard entitled, “The Internet Doesn’t Need Civility, It Needs Ethics.” Professor Phillips was also interviewed on…
iSchool Researchers to Study Election-Related Misinformation on WhatsApp
A pair of researchers from the Center for Computational and Data Science (CCDS) at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have received a research award from the Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging service to study the issues of misinformation transmitted over the…
Noted Disability Studies Scholar Jay Dolmage to Speak on Disability and Inclusion on College Campuses
Jay Dolmage, associate professor of English language and literature at The University of Waterloo and author of the groundbreaking book “Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education” (Michigan University Press, 2017), will visit Syracuse University from Dec. 4-5. He will meet…
International Thanksgiving Celebration Will Introduce Students to American Thanksgiving Traditions
International students will be treated to an American Thanksgiving meal, featuring traditional fare, at Syracuse University’s 34th International Thanksgiving Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 15. The event will be held in Goldstein Auditorium in the Schine Student Center. Doors open at…
SU Geologist is Co-Editor of New Major Book on Fission-Track Thermochronology
Geologist Paul Fitzgerald, professor of Earth sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is co-editor of a new book, “Fission-Track Thermochronology and Its Application to Geology” (Springer, 2018), the first major book on the subject in 20 years. The…
Kathleen Walters ’73 Selected to Lead Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees
Syracuse University today announced that Kathleen Walters ’73, a distinguished member of the international business community, has been selected to lead Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees, succeeding current Board Chair Steve W. Barnes ’82, whose term ends in May 2019….
Ticket Sales at Record-Setting Pace for 2019 MLK Celebration with Special Guest Trevor Noah
Tickets are selling at a rapid pace for the 2019 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration—featuring comedian and author Trevor Noah, host of the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning “The Daily Show”—on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in the Dome. Due to…
Author Ralph Savarese to Speak About His New Book ‘See It Feelingly’ Nov. 15 at Bird Library
Ralph Savarese will read from his new book, “See It Feelingly: Classic Novels, Autistic Readers, and the Schooling of a No Good English Professor” (Duke University Press, 2018), on Thursday, Nov. 15, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Peter…
Jason Alexander to Direct Intimate and Moving Musical ‘The Last Five Years’ for Syracuse Stage
Syracuse Stage welcomes TV star and Tony Award-winning actor Jason Alexander to the 2018-19 season as the director of “The Last Five Years,” written and composed by Jason Robert Brown. The Drama Desk Award-winning musical will run May 29–June 16,…