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SU’s Bruce Smith a finalist for LA Times Book Prize

Thursday, February 23, 2012, By Rob Enslin

Bruce Smith, professor of English in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The critically acclaimed poet was nominated on the merit of his latest book, “Devotions” (University…

Student barista/blogger brewing up interest at iSchool

Wednesday, February 22, 2012, By J.D. Ross

These days, when he brews, he blogs. A couple of times a week this semester, Stephen Rhinehart, a graduate student at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), packs a suitcase full of coffee beans, latte cups, brewing equipment, containers of…

Renowned visual artist Anna Schuleit to present two free talks

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, By Erica Blust

The first talk will be on Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in Shemin Auditorium.

Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist to present Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Affairs Lecture will feature syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts Jr., of The Miami Herald, who won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Pitts will present “The Beloved Community” at 7 p.m….

Burton Blatt Institute, Eastern Washington University partner to promote entrepreneurship for people with disabilities in Ghana

Tuesday, February 21, 2012, By News Staff

Gary Shaheen G’86, Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University senior vice president, and Romel Mackelprang, Eastern Washington University professor and noted researcher on accessibility for people with disabilities, worked on site during the week of Feb. 7 with partners…

Foster discusses practical engaged scholarship within the academy in ‘Seamless Pursuits’ lecture

Monday, February 20, 2012, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education and its Cultural Foundations of Education Department will present Kevin Michael Foster, professor from the University of Texas at Austin, and his lecture “Seamless Pursuits: Leadership and Community to Improve Student Lives and Academic Outcomes” on Monday,…

VPA’s Warren to travel to Cuba as part of ACDA International Conductor Exchange Program

Monday, February 20, 2012, By Erica Blust

John Warren, associate professor and director of choral activities in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), has been accepted into the American Choral Directors Association International…

Arts & Culture

‘The Lower Depths’: Provocative portrait of outcasts from master of Russian realism

Monday, February 20, 2012, By News Staff

A masterpiece of Russian realism, “The Lower Depths,” was Maxim Gorky’s first great play, and its premiere production in 1902 helped establish the reputation of the famed Moscow Art Theatre and its influential director, Constantine Stanislavsky. Presented by the Department…

STEM

Mueller’s Internet governance paper a ‘Top Ten Download’ on SSRN

Monday, February 20, 2012, By J.D. Ross

A paper written by a School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member about the potential impact of deep packet inspection technology on Internet governance and the Net’s future state recently was named to the Top Ten Download list among articles posted on the Social Science Research Network website.

Arts & Culture

Independent filmmaker awarded Burton Blatt Institute Prize for Arts Leadership

Friday, February 17, 2012, By News Staff

The 2012 Burton Blatt Institute Prize for Arts Leadership has been awarded to Sharon Greytak, an independent filmmaker and film professor at the College of Visual and Performing Arts, for her entire body of work and its importance to the…