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Religion, environment, activist nuns topic of discussion
“Religion and the Environment” is the focus of a lunch conversation, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, in 504 Hall of Languages. Guest speaker Sarah McFarland Taylor, associate professor of religious studies at Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and…
PearlTrees chief evangelist, social activist Oliver Starr will visit Newhouse March 21
Oliver Starr, chief evangelist with PearlTrees, will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, March 21, as a guest of the Newhouse Global Leaders in Digital and Social Media Speaker Series. He will speak on “The…
Colombian guitar sensation Ricardo Cobo to perform March 20
Recognized as “one of the world’s leading virtuosi of the new classic guitar generation,” Colombian guitar sensation Ricardo Cobo will make a rare appearance in Syracuse when he performs on Tuesday, March 20, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and…
Free speech pioneer Mary Beth Tinker to visit Newhouse School March 19
Mary Beth Tinker, whose decision to wear an armband to junior high school in 1965 led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling upholding students’ free speech rights, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Monday, March 19…
Winners announced in 2012 Alexia International Photojournalism Competition, held at Newhouse
Tom Kennedy, Alexia Tsairis Endowed Chair in Documentary Photography in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, recently announced the winners in the 2012 Alexia International Photojournalism Competition, hosted by the Newhouse School. The competition is sponsored by the Alexia…
Untold history of the White House is focus of AAS Second Annual Colloquium
Award-winning journalist, activist and scholar Clarence Lusane, author of “The Black History of the White House” (City Lights Publishers, 2011), will present a discussion of the book from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in Syracuse University’s E.S. Bird Library, Room…
VPA’s John Thompson to exhibit original art of ‘The Flying Bed’ at SU Florence
John Thompson, a professor of illustration in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will exhibit original art from the picture book “The Flying Bed” (The Blue Sky Press, 2007) at SU Abroad’s center in Florence, Italy, March…
Lockheed Martin, O’Brien & Gere announce leadership gifts for new Say Yes STEM Scholarship Fund
On Saturday, March 3, at a reception preceding the second annual “Say Yes Day” at the Carrier Dome, officials from Say Yes to Education—along with representatives from Syracuse University, Syracuse City School District (SCSD), Onondaga County and the City of…
‘Life Gets Better Together’ conference takes stand against LGBTQ-based bullying
The ‘Life Gets Better Together’ conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth advocacy will take place on Saturday, March 24, on the Syracuse University campus in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Designed to empower participants…
Newhouse School honors The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer with Toner Prize
The award, named for late New York Times national political correspondent Robin Toner ’76 recognizes excellence in political reporting Jane Mayer, staff writer with The New Yorker, is this year’s winner of the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting,…