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Arts & Culture

University Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems H’17 Receives Prestigious Hasselblad Award

Wednesday, March 15, 2023, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Internationally renowned artist Carrie Mae Weems H’17, Syracuse University’s first-ever artist in residence, has been named the 2023 Hasselblad Award laureate by the Hasselblad Foundation, a prize that is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize” of photography. “Syracuse University…

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Ted Lasso is back. Do Americans care about soccer, I mean, football?

Tuesday, March 14, 2023, By Ellen Mbuqe

The third season of Ted Lasso has begun.  The incredibly popular Apple+ show about an American college football coach recruited to bring his coaching talents to an English soccer (I mean football) club. Vlad Dima, a professor at Syracuse University….

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Jazz Fest to Feature Performances from University Student, Faculty Groups

Tuesday, March 14, 2023, By John Boccacino

Syracuse University is participating in and sponsoring the City of Syracuse’s 37th annual Jazz Fest, held June 22-25 at various locations around the city. New this year, the festival has expanded to four days, with the University hosting a Sunday…

Campus & Community

Renée Crown University Honors Program Presents ‘The Value of Beauty and Beauty in Science’ Symposium

Tuesday, March 14, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Is there beauty in science? What insights can arise from viewing scientific theories through a lens of beauty? How does such perspective bring value to individuals and society? These are among the interdisciplinary questions to be explored at the Renée…

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School of Education Announces Annual Atrocity Studies Lecture on ‘Gathering Evidence of Atrocities’

Monday, March 13, 2023, By Martin Walls

The 2023 Atrocity Studies annual lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education—will address how war crimes, crimes against humanity and other atrocities are documented across the globe and the implications of this evidence for international courts and justice. The…

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Banning TikTok: national security or national censorship?

Thursday, March 9, 2023, By Ellen Mbuqe

At least 25 US states have banned the popular social media site TikTok, mainly on state-owned devices and bills have been introduced in Congress for the federal government to do the same. The reason is national security fears of the…

Campus & Community

Onondaga Historical Association Tour Helps Social Work Students Discover a City ‘Shaped By Its Unfair Past’

Thursday, March 9, 2023, By Matt Michael

“History, as nearly no one seems to know, is not merely something to be read. And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we…

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Prominent Authors and Commentators Michael Eric Dyson, John McWhorter to Speak on ‘Fostering a Diverse and Healthy Democracy’

Thursday, March 9, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Two prominent media commentators and thought leaders who express divergent views regarding free speech surrounding race and the portrayal of racial identity will visit campus Friday, March 31, to take part in a University-hosted lecture. Michael Eric Dyson, of Vanderbilt…

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Unsung Hero Nichole Henry Empowers Others to Blaze New Paths

Thursday, March 9, 2023, By Kathleen Haley

Nichole Henry didn’t quite believe it when she was told she had been named a 2023 Unsung Hero to be recognized at the 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in January. Henry, director of admissions and recruitment…

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Syracuse University to Launch a New Degree in Esports Communications and Management

Thursday, March 9, 2023, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University will soon begin offering a new, first-of-its-kind degree program focused on esports. The program, Esports Communications and Management, will be offered jointly by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the David B. Falk College of Sport…