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Human Rights Lawyer to Speak on U.N. Disability Treaty Nov. 4

Monday, November 3, 2014, By News Staff

Janet Lord, senior vice president for human rights and inclusive development at the Burton Blatt Institute and senior researcher for the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, will speak Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 12:30 p.m. in 341 Eggers Hall. Her…

Express Yourself Workgroups Established

Monday, November 3, 2014, By News Staff

More than 100 students, staff and faculty members have volunteered their time to serve on the workgroups established following the Express Yourself Forum held Oct. 2 at Hendricks Chapel. The workgroups will be meeting over the next three weeks, and…

‘Beat the Blame Game’ Performance on Nov. 3

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, By Shannon Andre

On Monday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., Catharsis Productions will present “Beat the Blame Game,” a lively, yet serious, interactive program, as part of a year-long, campus-wide campaign to promote awareness about sexual consent. This event will take place in…

Near Westside Initiative Receives Prestigious Award from USGBC

Wednesday, October 22, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Near Westside Initiative, a not-for-profit organization housed in Syracuse University’s Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Mayor Richard M. Daley Legacy Award for Global Leadership in Creating Sustainable Cities from…

STEM

Microfossils Reveal Warm Oceans Had Less Oxygen, Syracuse Geologists Say

Wednesday, October 15, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences are pairing chemical analyses with micropaleontology—the study of tiny fossilized organisms—to better understand how global marine life was affected by a rapid warming event more than 55 million years ago.

Arts & Culture

Scholar to Present Workshop at Folger Shakespeare Library

Tuesday, October 14, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

For modern audiences, Shakespeare’s bloody tragedy “Macbeth” has nothing to do with song and dance. Yet, in Restoration England (1660–1714), Shakespeare was often revised to include these elements. On Nov. 14-15, scholars, musicians, dancers and actors from the United States…

Award-Winning Playwright Eve Ensler Delivers University Lecture Wednesday

Monday, October 13, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ensler’s presentation, “In The Body of Justice” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel and is free and open to the public.

University Outlines Steps for Moving Diversity and Inclusion Conversation Forward

Monday, October 13, 2014, By News Staff

In a memo sent to students, faculty and staff on Friday, Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina and Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz outlined the next steps the University is taking to advance the…

Message From Eric Spina and Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz Regarding Diversity and Inclusion

Friday, October 10, 2014, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, Last week more than 250 students, staff, and faculty attended the “Express Yourself: A Syracuse University Community Conversation on Diversity and Inclusion” forum at Hendricks Chapel. The event was organized by students and University leaders…

Alumni Welcomed Back to Campus for Orange Central

Wednesday, October 1, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

This year’s Orange Central celebration features events for alumni, current students, faculty, staff and the entire community.