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Arts & Culture

Book Memorializes Symposium in Tribute to Late, Great African Writer Chinua Achebe

Monday, August 7, 2017, By Cyndi Moritz

In 2014, the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences held a daylong conference to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe’s landmark novel “Arrow of God.” The symposium featured some of the…

CBC The National

Prof. Gadarian on Terrorism and the Media

Monday, July 31, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Shana Kushner Gadarian, associate professor of political science, was interviewed on The National about terrorism and the media.

Campus & Community

fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program Opens Application for Faculty, Staff Mentors

Wednesday, July 19, 2017, By News Staff

The fullCIRCLE Mentoring Program in the Office of Multicultural Affairs welcomes its sixth cohort of mentees and peer mentors at the start of the 2017-18 academic year. It is now recruiting faculty and staff mentors to provide consistent support to…

STEM

University Awarded $4 Million to Boost Retention of Minority Students in STEM

Thursday, July 13, 2017, By Carol Boll

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $4 million grant to Syracuse University to lead an effort to develop and implement strategies for augmenting the number of underrepresented minority students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs of…

Campus & Community

Friday Night Flicks Moved to Gifford Auditorium

Thursday, June 22, 2017, By Eileen Jevis

This week’s Friday Night Flicks will be moved to HBC Gifford Auditorium due to a rainy forecast. The Lego Batman Movie is open to SU students, faculty, staff and family. Starting at 8 p.m., the first 200 moviegoers receive a free…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Associate Professor Nathan A. Sales Nominated to Lead U.S. Counterterrorism Bureau

Monday, June 19, 2017, By News Staff

The White House announced last week its intention to nominate Syracuse University College of Law associate professor Nathan Sales as the State Department’s coordinator for counterterrorism. Professor Sales previously served as deputy assistant secretary for policy at the Department of…

Slate

Assistant Professor Nina Brown Explains a New Legal Theory of Holding Social Media Accountable for Terrorism

Friday, June 16, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Nina Brown, assistant professor of communications at the Newhouse School of Public Communications, wrote an op-ed for Slate.com entitled Should Social Networks Be Held Liable for Terrorism? A new legal theory says yes.

PNAS

The Research of Susan Parks Featured in PNAS Editorial

Thursday, June 8, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Susan Parks, associate professor of biology, was quoted in a PNAS editorial Listening In On the Deep Sea.    

Veterans

Memorial Day Means Remembrance and Reflection

Friday, May 26, 2017, By Keith Kobland

Memorial Day has deep meaning for members of our campus community. We asked those who assist our military women and men on campus for their thoughts about the day of remembrance and reflection.

Arts & Culture

‘La Borinqueña’ Creator to Help La Casita Celebrate ‘Diversity in Reading’ Month April 28

Thursday, April 20, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, creator of the new graphic novel sensation “La Borinqueña,” is participating in a luncheon discussion and book signing on Friday, April 28, from noon to 2 p.m. at La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse. His visit…