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University Lectures Kicks Off New Season Sept. 30 with Van Jones
Environmental advocate Van Jones will be the first guest of the University Lectures 2014-15 season at Syracuse University on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Jones’ presentation, “Green Jobs and Sustainability,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel and is free and…
Habitat for Humanity Raising the Roof and Awareness
Build a shack. Increase awareness. Raise funds for affordable housing. The Shack-A-Thon draws students together for three days and two nights on the Quad to better understand the lack of affordable housing in the community and across the country.
University Community Mourns Passing of Professor Emerita Sari Knopp Biklen
Sari Knopp Biklen, professor emerita of cultural foundations of education and women’s studies, passed away on Sept. 16. “I know that I speak for all of her colleagues in expressing deep sadness over Sari’s passing,” says Eric F. Spina, Syracuse…
Style Lottery Makes Fashion Sense
Timi Komonibo G’15 has been organizing clothing swaps for several years—events in which participants bring gently used garments to trade. It’s a fun, social experience, but the value in the Style Lottery comes in many layers for Komonibo.
Constitution Day Celebration Features Lecture by Author, Journalist Joan Biskupic
As part of events and activities scheduled around Constitution Day at Syracuse University, noted author and journalist Joan Biskupic will be lecture on the Supreme Court nomination process. Biskupic has written biographies on Justices Sandra Day O’Connor, Antonin Scalia and,…
Psychologist to Study Smoking, Painkiller Misuse Among Older Adults with HIV, Chronic Pain
Joseph Ditre, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is readying a significant study that may help older adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and chronic pain quit tobacco smoking and reduce their misuse of prescription…
African American, Latino Alumni Gather for Coming Back Together 2014
Coming Back Together 2014, Syracuse University’s African American and Latino alumni reunion, will take place on campus Sept. 18-21. The theme is Celebrate, Inspire, Empower! Celebrar, Inspirar, Empoderar! This is the 11th CBT Reunion—the events take place every three years.
Legendary Washington Post Editor Harry Rosenfeld ’52 to Appear at Syracuse University Sept. 16
A key figure in the breaking of the Watergate scandal that ended the Nixon presidency will return to his alma mater, Syracuse University, for an open conversation about his experiences, followed by a book signing. Harry Rosenfeld ‘52, former editor…
Isaac Julien’s ‘Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)’ to Open UVP’s Year
Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work have announced the opening of their 2014-15 programming year with “Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)” (2007) by world-renowned visual artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien, from Sept. 11-Oct. 25. This exhibition…
M.F.A. Student Wins Academy’s ‘Most Promising Young Poet’ Award
Wendy Chen, a University Fellow in Syracuse’s M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, is the winner of the Academy of American Poets’ inaugural Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Young Poet Award. Chen won the award for her poem “They…