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Arts & Culture

Discounted tickets available to Syracuse theater and opera through Pulse holiday special

Monday, December 5, 2011, By News Staff

Give the gift of arts of culture this holiday season, or enjoy your own inexpensive night at the theater. While tickets last, the Pulse Performing Arts Series is offering discounted tickets as part of a holiday promotion for SU students,…

‘300 Miles to Freedom’ to be screened at Harlem’s historic First Corinthian Baptist Church on Dec. 15

Friday, December 2, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The New York City debut of “300 Miles to Freedom,” a documentary film celebrating the life of fugitive slave John W. Jones, will take place at the historic First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem (1912 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.)…

Media, Law & Policy

Call for entries: Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting

Friday, December 2, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Entries for the $5,000 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting 2011 are now being accepted by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Deadline for entries is Jan. 14, 2012. Entries should be submitted online at…

Samba Laranja wins Syracuse Area Music Award for ‘Native Orange’

Wednesday, November 30, 2011, By Erica Blust

On Nov. 11, Samba Laranja: the Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble won a 2011 Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY) in the category Best Recording, Other Styles, for its second and most recent album “Native Orange.” The SAMMYs celebrate the Syracuse music…

Nominations sought for Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Heroes Awards

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. 2012 Celebration Committee is seeking nominations for the Unsung Heroes Awards, which will be presented during the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. The…

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield to speak on religion, politics on Nov. 28

Thursday, November 17, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Carnegie Religion and Media Program in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will host a public conversation on “Religion and Politics: How Much is Too Much” with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield on Monday, Nov. 28, at 10:35 a.m. in…

Arts & Culture

A fantastical, musical adventure for the holidays in ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’

Thursday, November 17, 2011, By News Staff

London. The war is on and the bombs are falling. Four children—Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy—flee the perils of the Blitz to the safety of the countryside. In an old wardrobe, they discover a portal to the land of Narnia,…

‘Great Jewish Writers’ series continues with Nov. 29 lecture on Grace Paley

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Judaic Studies Program in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Jewish Federation of Central New York continue their “Great Jewish Writers” lecture series with a special program on Grace Paley. Harvey Teres, professor of English and…

Burfoot-Rochford appointed director of Early Education and Child Care Center

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

Holley Burfoot-Rochford has been appointed director of Syracuse University’s Early Education and Child Care Center on South Campus. Former director Joan Supiro retired at the end of September, after 32 years of service. Burfoot-Rochford comes to SU from the Children’s…

Two VPA design programs ranked among top 10 in nation by DesignIntelligence

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By Erica Blust

Two undergraduate design programs in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been ranked among the top 10 in the nation in the 2012 DesignIntelligence report “America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools.” DesignIntelligence is the Design Futures…