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A fantastical, musical adventure for the holidays in ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’

Thursday, November 17, 2011, By News Staff

London. The war is on and the bombs are falling. Four children—Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy—flee the perils of the Blitz to the safety of the countryside. In an old wardrobe, they discover a portal to the land of Narnia,…

Open Enrollment ends this Friday

Thursday, November 17, 2011, By News Staff

The annual period for Syracuse University employees to enroll for benefits or update their current choices—known as Open Enrollment—ends Friday. Thursday and Friday are the final days for faculty, staff, graduate assistants and fellows, and part-time instructors eligible for benefits,…

Whitman students celebrate cultural diversity during 2011 International Week, Nov. 29-Dec. 2

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, By News Staff

The Whitman School of Management will host the 2011 International Week Tuesday, Nov. 29-Friday, Dec. 2. This annual four-day-long multicultural event brings together the Syracuse University community in celebration of the cultural diversity present in the student body at the…

‘Great Jewish Writers’ series continues with Nov. 29 lecture on Grace Paley

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Judaic Studies Program in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Jewish Federation of Central New York continue their “Great Jewish Writers” lecture series with a special program on Grace Paley. Harvey Teres, professor of English and…

Media, Law & Policy

NPR’s Michel Martin to speak at Newhouse School Nov. 30

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Michel Martin, host of the NPR talk show “Tell Me More,” will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, Nov. 30, as part of the Leaders in Communications speaker series. She will speak on “Just Because…

Whitman School accepts invitation to join inaugural Aspen Undergraduate Business Consortium

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, By News Staff

In March 2012, the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program will launch a new consortium of undergraduate institutions, the Aspen Undergraduate Business Consortium, designed to further the aim of better integrating liberal learning into undergraduate business education. The Whitman School…

Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series final installments include novelist and poet

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, By News Staff

The final two installments of the Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series will feature memoirist and poet Peter Balakian, who will read from his latest work, “Ziggurat,” on Nov. 30; and award-winning poet Christopher Kennedy, who will share his work…

Alumnus’s $100,000 gift to BBI will support next generation of disability leaders

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, By News Staff

In support of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, Howard D. Olinsky, L’85, a disability law attorney representing clients across the country, has announced a commitment of $100,000 to BBI, one of the institute’s most generous private donations….

Student entrepreneur’s unique apparel with positive message is showcased at local retailer

Monday, November 14, 2011, By Lindsay Wickham

Originally created as a class project, the Peace Tee was born in April 2010, when Whitman School of Management minor and College of Visual and Performing Arts major James Barrett, a student/artist, designed the now-iconic image of a peace sign…

Media, Law & Policy

Freelance author Mark H. Massé to discuss ‘trauma journalism’ Nov. 17

Monday, November 14, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Freelance author Mark H. Massé will speak at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in the Halmi Screening Room, 141 Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #Masse. Massé is a professor…