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Thursday Morning Roundtable Announces March Guest List

Friday, February 22, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

The Office of Community Engagement announces its March lineup of guests for its weekly Thursday Morning Roundtable (TMR). The weekly civic education program brings in speakers to discuss current topics and issues in the Central New York community. Meetings are…

Media, Law & Policy

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to Keynote Newhouse’s Toner Prize Celebration March 25

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will be the keynote speaker at the award ceremony for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting on Monday, March 25, in Washington, D.C. The Toner Prize, sponsored by the Newhouse School, honors the life…

Light Work Awarded $35,000 NEA Art Works Grant

Thursday, February 21, 2019, By Cjala Surratt

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently announced that Light Work is one of 1,000 not-for-profit national, regional, state and local organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. Light Work will receive $35,000 for its Artist-in-Residence Program and production of “Contact…

Campus & Community

Statement from Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly Reinforcing University’s Anti-Discrimination Policies

Tuesday, February 19, 2019, By News Staff

Syracuse University is aware of media reports about students receiving credit for internships with the Syracuse Peace Council, which sponsored a public forum at an off-campus site last month at which inflammatory comments about Israel and Palestinian groups were made…

Campus & Community

English Language Institute Helps Prepare Military for Mission in East Africa

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Eileen Jevis

Syracuse University’s English Language Institute (ELI) met with five soldiers from the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion in Syracuse to help them prepare for a yearlong civil affairs mission in East Africa. Civil affairs officers use their expertise, language competency, political-military…

Campus & Community

Nonprofit Inkululeko Connects Syracuse University Community and South Africa; Staff Member to Speak on Campus Feb. 28

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Joyce LaLonde

Walking into Luzuko Methodist Preschool, a preschool outside of then-Grahamstown, now called Makhanda, South Africa, in summer 2014, Nicole Osborne ’14 was welcomed into a classroom of 2- and 3-year-olds. Where language differences left communication gaps, song and dance filled…

Arts & Culture

Writer Larry Blumenfeld Using Watson Professorship to Explore ‘Jazz in Troubled Times’ March 25-April 5

Monday, February 18, 2019, By Rob Enslin

Larry Blumenfeld, cultural journalist, music critic and longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal, will serve as the 2019 Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Syracuse University, March 25-April 5. Blumenfeld’s residency, titled “Jazz in Troubled…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Receives STARS Silver Rating for Sustainability Achievements

Friday, February 15, 2019, By News Staff

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has awarded a STARS Silver rating to Syracuse University in recognition of its sustainability achievements. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects…

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud Addresses Feb. 13 University Senate Meeting

Thursday, February 14, 2019, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud discussed several issues at Wednesday’s meeting of the University Senate. He addressed revisions to the faculty manual, adverse weather announcements and his experience while visiting Medellín, Columbia, last week. Below are the Chancellor’s remarks given at the…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Sweet Sixteen Finalists Announced for the Campus ACC InVenture Prize Competition

Wednesday, February 13, 2019, By News Staff

Judges have announced the Sweet Sixteen finalists for the Syracuse University campus round of the ACC InVenture Prize on Friday, Feb. 22. All students, faculty and staff are invited to watch the open pitches in Bird Library and join in…