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Commencement Speech by New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof
Now, I hope that you students now appreciate that ancient wisdom “the tassel is worth the hassle.” It sounds a little better in Latin, but you get the idea. And a special congratulations to all you moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day!
Syracuse Gospel Music Workshop of America to Hold 3rd Annual Concert May 3
The Syracuse Chapter of the Gospel Music Workshop of America (SGMWA) will sponsor its 3rd Annual Concert, in partnership with Hendricks Chapel, on Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the chapel. The event is free and open to the…
WISE Symposium Draws 1,000 Women from the Business Community
If the Twitter stream from #WISE2013 is any indication, the WISE Symposium held on April 16 at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse was a huge success. Hosted by the Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Center (WISE) Women’s Business Center…
Q&A with Ryan Williams: Sequestration Impact on Federal Financial Aid
With no compromise in place between Congress and the White House to control the federal deficit, the automatic spending cuts that have been looming for months were put in place as of March 1. The cuts, also known as sequestration,…
Second Circuit to Sit in Syracuse and Hold ‘Hands Lecture’
By Karen Greve Milton Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit announced that the Court of Appeals will hold court in the James Hanley Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse in Syracuse on Friday,…
Five Candidates to Receive Honorary Degrees at 159th Commencement Exercises
The five 2013 honorary degree candidates are: Alan Gerry, Judith S. Kaye, Commencement speaker Nicholas Kristof, Wangarai Muta Maathai (posthumously), and Charles Payne ’70.
2013 Poster Project Unveiling Ceremony Slated April 18
The Syracuse Poster Project will unveil its 12th annual poster series Thursday, April 18, from 6-8 p.m. at City Hall Commons, 201 E. Washington St. The Syracuse Poster Project brings together community poets and Syracuse University artists to create an annual series of poetry illustrations for the city’s poster panels.
SU Humanities Center Ends Semester with Back-to-Back Programming
Topics include transgenerational trauma, the Nuremberg Trial, Afro-Brazilian politics The Syracuse University Humanities Center concludes its spring schedule—and fifth anniversary—with a series of back-to-back events. They include a Humanities Faculty Fellow Lecture by Meera Lee titled “Transgenerational Trauma, Phantom Emotion”…
Fans, Alumni Plan for Final Four Fever
With only 53,000 seats available at the Georgia Dome for the Final Four, it’s a safe bet many SU fans will be watching Saturday night’s SU-Michigan game on TV. Throughout the United States and abroad, there are opportunities to view…
New Racism and the Myth of Universalism in Higher Ed
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at Duke University, will present “New Racism, Color Blindness and the Sweet (but Wrong) Myth of Universalism in HWCUs,” at 4 p.m. Monday, April 15, in Maxwell Auditorium. The lecture…