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Media, Law & Policy

Q&A: The U.S. and the Middle East: 15 Years after 9/11

Friday, September 9, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Fifteen years out from 9/11 and the war on terror still rages. Osama Bin Laden is dead but U.S. troops, albeit in fewer numbers, remain in Iraq and Afghanistan, and new enemies have risen. Why has U.S. policy in the…

Arts & Culture

Verbal Blend Hosts Spoken Word Programs throughout Fall Semester

Friday, September 9, 2016, By Natalie Rudakevych

Verbal Blend, a spoken word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, is hosting a number of poetry events this semester. Included in these events is the annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute, which will feature poet Jessica Care…

Arts & Culture

La Casita to Host ‘¡Familia!’ and Latino Baseball Exhibits, Panel Discussion

Friday, September 9, 2016, By Rob Enslin

La Casita Cultural Center, a program of the College of Arts and Sciences, kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) with back-to-back events devoted to Latinos in baseball and to a themed community collective called “¡Familia!,” taking place in…

Media, Law & Policy

Ambassador James B. Cunningham to Speak on ‘Afghanistan, Violent Islamic Extremism and America’

Thursday, September 8, 2016, By News Staff

James B. Cunningham ’74, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Israel and the UN, will discuss “Afghanistan, Violent Islamic Extremism and America” at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Cunningham, currently a senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s South…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse Law to Host Seventh ‘Valor Day’ for Veterans, Service Members, Families

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law will be holding its seventh “Valor Day” event on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dineen Hall. Local attorneys, a financial advisor and a career services representative will be providing free legal,…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Morris, Rand Receive Career Awards from National Communication Association

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, By Erica Blust

The National Communication Association (NCA) has awarded career achievement awards to two faculty members in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS). The awards will be given in ceremonies at the NCA annual…

Arts & Culture

Volunteers Sought for Westcott Street Cultural Fair

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Volunteers are needed from the Syracuse University community for the upcoming Westcott Street Cultural Fair. The fair will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18, from noon-6:30 p.m. in the Westcott Street neighborhood. The annual event, now in its 25th year,…

Arts & Culture

Finding the Needle in the Haystack

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Amy Manley

Sitting casually in the expansive Grand Hall of the Whitman School, Diethard Struelens leans in when asked about his background. “I’ve always said I’m an ordinary guy with extraordinary ambitions.” Lucky for Syracuse University, those ambitions have landed the international…

STEM

Rochelle Ford and Ping Zhang Named Provost’s Faculty Fellows

Tuesday, September 6, 2016, By Carol Boll

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly has announced the appointment of professors Rochelle Ford and Ping Zhang to serve as Provost’s Faculty Fellows, effective immediately. Ford is a professor and chair of the Department of Public Relations in the…