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iSchool, Marist, Linux Foundation, IBM Presenting MOOC Series on Enterprise Computing
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, two IT-savvy colleges, a nonprofit consortium and an IT industry leader are combining academic efforts to present a massive open online educational series whose curriculum is centered on mainframe-computing operations. The School of Information Studies (iSchool),…
Diversity Training with Lee Mun Wah Open to Campus Community
As a highlight of this year’s Asian Pacific Heritage Month programming, students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a day-long training that focuses on increasing diversity skill sets, community building and cultivating trusting relationships on April 23. The Office…
Into a New Era: Syracuse University Inaugurates 12th Chancellor and President Kent Syverud
The inauguration of Kent Syverud as the 12th Chancellor and President was a reflection of the University’s past, an examination of where it must go and a celebration of community and its greatest asset—its students.
Newhouse Announces Finalists in 2014 Mirror Awards Competition
The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has announced the finalists in the 2014 Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on June 4 in New York City. The Mirror…
University Celebrates Asian Pacific Heritage Month
In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, is hosting a series of events in April. The month-long celebration officially begins on Tuesday, April 1, in the Schine Student…
Bold Interpretation of ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Inspired by Notes from Original Script
“The Glass Menagerie” is the play that launched Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams’ career and is among the masterworks of the American stage. Drawn from Williams’ life, this moving play explores the illusory nature of dreams and the fragility of…
Point of Contact’s Cruel April Series Kicks Off April 3 with Georgia Popoff
Point of Contact is celebrating National Poetry Month with its annual poetry series Cruel April. The series will begin April 3 at 6 p.m. with a reading by local poet Georgia Popoff followed by a reception and informal dialogue. The event is free…
Fletchall Puts Learning into Practice on Connective Corridor
Graduate student Quinton Fletchall loves narrative. He particularly loves the narrative of urban planning and social design. He sees cities as stories that people tell through the lens of hope, fear and dreams for the future. He also sees those…
Conference Marking 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Movement Takes Place This Weekend
“Looking Back, Moving Forward: 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Civil Rights Movement 1964-2014,” a conference spearheaded by the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law, will be held Friday, March 21, through Sunday, March 23, on the…
Mũgo Earns Kenyan Award of Order, Mounts Play at UC Irvine
Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a preeminent African American studies scholar in The College of Arts and Sciences, is taking center stage, literally and figuratively. Recently, she was cited by The Kenya Gazette, the official newspaper of the African republic, as the…