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Rachel Kushner Next in Raymond Carver Reading Series

Friday, March 7, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

Rachel Kushner, a two-time finalist for the National Book Award and a finalist for Great Britain’s inaugural Folio Prize, is the next writer in the spring 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in Gifford Auditorium….

Health & Society

Haddix Named Recipient of AERA Early Career Award

Thursday, March 6, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Marcelle Haddix, assistant professor in the Reading and Language Arts Center at the School of Education, has been named the recipient of the 2014 Division K Early Career Award. This award is given annually to a researcher in the initial…

Jackley to Speak on ‘Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Social Change’

Thursday, March 6, 2014, By News Staff

Entrepreneur and investor Jessica Jackley, a pioneer in the field of microfinance, will deliver the next Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility on Tuesday, March 18, at 6 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. Jackley is co-founder and former chief…

Campus & Community

Newman, Taylor to Lead Class of 2015 as Senior Class Marshals

Wednesday, March 5, 2014, By News Staff

Ashlee Newman and Ronald Taylor will be the senior class marshals for the Class of 2015, according to the Division of Student Affairs. Newman and Taylor will continue this longstanding tradition and will carry the Class of 2015 banner to…

Media, Law & Policy

Law Students Return to South Africa to Study Transformative Justice

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

An 18-hour flight is just a short trip for Professor Deborah Kenn to lead 12 law students on an academic experience that will last a lifetime. Kenn, associate dean of clinical and experiential education and a professor at the College…

Applicants Sought for SALTQuarters Artist-In-Residence Program

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Near West Side Initiative (NWSI) through the Syracuse University Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development is seeking applications from regional artists for the SALTQuarters Artist-in-Residence program. SALTQuarters was established in 2013 by the NWSI through funding from ArtPlace,…

Connective Corridor, Centscere, Community Foundation Launch Micro-Giving Project

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Can social media and social entrepreneurship help leverage small change to make a big difference? Centscere, an SU student start-up, is putting this theory into action.

Spring Break Is All Business for Winston Fisher Seminar Students

Tuesday, March 4, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Many students are jetting off to exotic destinations for spring break or traveling home to see family but for one group, spring break is all business. On March 9, 13 students from The College of Arts and Sciences will travel…

Arts & Culture

Leibowitz Design Award Recipients Announced

Monday, March 3, 2014, By Erica Blust

Two communications design seniors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Design were recognized as recipients of the program’s Paul Leibowitz Award for Communications and Digital Design. Ali Martini ’14 was awarded the first-place prize of $1,000….

Disability Rights Activist to Visit Campus on Wednesday, March 5

Monday, March 3, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Judith E. Heumann, the special advisor for international disability rights at the U.S. Department of State, will visit Syracuse University on Wednesday, March 5. Heumann will speak as part of a panel titled “Promoting Inclusion of People with Disabilities—Through Law…