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Paris Noir’s ‘jazz moment’

Monday, December 19, 2011, By Rob Enslin

Popular study abroad program enters second decade In “Shadow and Act,” a collection of essays about the black experience, Ralph Ellison describes jazz as the “art of assertion within and against the group.” Each jazz moment, he writes, springs from…

It’s a queer world: Chancellor’s Leadership Project unites LGBT scholars, activists, artists from around the world

Thursday, December 15, 2011, By Rob Enslin

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, that the United States would consider gay rights when making future aid and asylum decisions, she acknowledged what scholars and activists have…

Connective Corridor project receives $10 million in federal funding from U.S. Department of Transportation

Monday, December 12, 2011, By News Staff

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the City of Syracuse a $10 million grant to pay for the next two phases of the Connective Corridor, a project linking downtown Syracuse and the Syracuse University area with a pedestrian-and…

Business & Economy

Whitman’s Lumpkin named co-editor of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, By News Staff

Whitman School of Management faculty member G. Thomas Lumpkin has been named co-editor of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (SEJ) by the Strategic Management Society (SMS). The announcement was made at the SMS annual meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. Lumpkin, the…

Open Enrollment ends this Friday

Thursday, November 17, 2011, By News Staff

The annual period for Syracuse University employees to enroll for benefits or update their current choices—known as Open Enrollment—ends Friday. Thursday and Friday are the final days for faculty, staff, graduate assistants and fellows, and part-time instructors eligible for benefits,…

University hosts eighth annual Haudenosaunee Conference Nov. 18-19

Monday, November 14, 2011, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

The eighth annual Haudenosaunee Conference will bring together scholars and legal experts Nov. 18-19 in the Goldstein Student Center on Syracuse University’s South Campus to examine the legal dilemma now faced by Indian nations—what options are now available to Indian…

The Advocacy Center (formerly known as the R.A.P.E. Center) promotes name change and services

Friday, November 11, 2011, By News Staff

The Advocacy Center within the Division of Student Affairs kicked off its marketing campaign this week to promote its new name and the various services it offers. Signs have been posted in the grass between the Hildegarde and J. Myer…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, November 10

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

Whitman School’s EBV, job creation and business training are highlighted in national and regional media

Project Advance website wins gold MarCom Award

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

The newly designed website for Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA), a partnership between the Syracuse University (SU) and high schools that offers SU courses to high school seniors, has won gold at the 2011 MarCom Awards in the category of…

Nov. 11 event to celebrate Near Westside ‘From the Ground Up’ homes earning LEED certifications

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

Just about two years ago, three vacant infill sites on Syracuse’s Near Westside remarkably represented a new vision for one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. These once-forgotten residential lots would become the sites for three new sustainable homes as part…