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Architecture Symposium to Explore Density in Los Angeles, Debate City’s Urban Future in Face of Rising Challenges, Identity Politics
What kind of city should Los Angeles become? The question strikes at the heart of challenging and polarizing issues Angelenos struggle with as their city faces the effects of rapid growth and rapid urban transformation. Perhaps no issue defines the…
After Eight Years in Syracuse, a Student’s Postcard Goodbye: ‘You Will Always Be a Home to Me’
Linda Dickerson Hartsock had a simple question for Quinton Fletchall. Hartsock, now executive director of Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University, worked with Fletchall for a long time during his undergraduate and graduate years in Syracuse. As director of the Connective…
On Borrowed Time: Despite Calls for Divestment, Completion of DAPL Signals New Chapter in Standing Rock Conflict
When Norway’s largest private investor recently pulled out of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the news barely made a blip on the world’s radar. For Phil Arnold, director of the Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center in Syracuse, the message…
Members of University Community Who Passed in 2016 to Be Honored at March 21 Service
Syracuse University will hold its first Service of Commemoration–honoring, faculty, staff and students who passed away in 2016—on Tuesday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The service will include prayer and music by University Organist Anne Laver and…
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center Uncovers Early Norman Rockwell Illustrations
The Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Libraries has made a significant find—two original Norman Rockwell illustrations. They represent the artist’s first commercial commission, created in 1911 during his initial years of study at the Art Students League of…
Astronaut to Visit Maxwell on International Women’s Day
The International Relations Program of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs will host Col. Pamela Melroy on International Women’s Day, as she describes her leadership experiences as a space shuttle commander and discusses the future of human spaceflight….
New Student Convocation Faculty Speaker Call for Nominations
The New Student Convocation Planning Committee is seeking nominations for the 2017 New Student Convocation faculty speaker. The selected speaker will give the faculty address to incoming undergraduate students during the Aug. 24 Convocation. A hallmark feature of the University’s…
Political Science Researchers on the New Travel Ban
Faculty respond to the newest Executive Order that bans travelers from six countries in the Middle East. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, had this…
Digital Scholarship Space Open House March 9
If you can dream it, there’s another place to do it at Syracuse University If you or your students create digital content of any kind, for any purpose, there’s a new University resource to help you bring imaginings and ideas…
‘Tapped’ Documentary Screening and Taste-Testing
The Syracuse University campus group, Students of Sustainability (SOS), will host a screening of the documentary, “Tapped,” in support of the Take Back the Tap initiative. The 2009 documentary by directors Stephanie Soechtig and Jason Lindsey examines the environmental, economic…