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Syracuse Stage announces cast of ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ commits to complete August Wilson’s 10-play chronicle of African American life in 20th century

Tuesday, July 29, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse Stage announces cast of ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ commits to complete August Wilson’s 10-play chronicle of African American life in 20th centuryJuly 29, 2008Patrick Finlonstagepr@syr.edu Syracuse Stage recently announced the cast of August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which…

Brooks selected to head American Enterprise Institute

Tuesday, July 15, 2008, By News Staff

Jill Leonhardt(315) 443-5492 Arthur C. Brooks, professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, has been chosen to head the prestigious American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., beginning Jan. 1. Brooks, who is currently the Louis A….

Horace Smith concludes decades-long SU career dedicated to creating opportunity in higher education

Thursday, July 10, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin Morrow(315) 443-3784 Horace H. Smith retired at the end of June as associate vice president for undergraduate studies at Syracuse University, concluding a 32-year SU career in which he played a central role in planning and implementing student retention…

SU Gerontology Center’s Lifelong Learning Institute offers well-being class and tries for Guinness World Record for most participants in an exercise class ages 50 and older

Tuesday, July 8, 2008, By News Staff

Jaime Winne Alvarez315-443-3784 The Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) of the Gerontology Center at Syracuse University will offer “Age and Engagement: Well-being,” an exercise and nutrition class for participants ages 50 and older, on Saturday, July 19, from 9-11 a.m. at…

Syracuse University Library receives major gift of more than 200,000 78-rpm sound recordings from family of late Manhattan record store owner Morton J. Savada

Wednesday, July 2, 2008, By News Staff

Syracuse University Library receives major gift of more than 200,000 78-rpm sound recordings from family of late Manhattan record store owner Morton J. SavadaJuly 02, 2008Pamela McLaughlinpwmclaug@syr.edu Syracuse University Library’s Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive has received a major gift…

$50,000 grant to Syracuse University will enable 32 NYC high school students to earn six credits of college-level instruction for free through Summer College in New York City

Monday, June 30, 2008, By News Staff

$50,000 grant to Syracuse University will enable 32 NYC high school students to earn six credits of college-level instruction for free through Summer College in New York CityJune 30, 2008Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu Syracuse University and the Friends of the High School…

National higher education consortium urges reform that values public scholarship

Friday, June 27, 2008, By News Staff

Peter Englot315 443 1921 Higher education leaders in the humanities, arts and design from across the United States are amplifying a wave of reform to recognize public scholarship in faculty tenure and promotion decisions. The catalyst for this movement is…

Maxwell School’s International Relations Program names new chair

Monday, June 23, 2008, By News Staff

Jill Leonhardt315 443 5492 The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has announced that it has chosen Ambassador Donald Planty as the next leader of its International Relations Program . Planty, a native of Lowville, N.Y., will assume his…

SU researcher dies unexpectedly at age 37

Monday, June 23, 2008, By News Staff

Kevin Morrow315-443-3784 Todd Reynolds, a post-doctoral fellow at Syracuse University’s Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies, died unexpectedly of natural causes Sunday (June 22) at his home in Syracuse. He was 37. Reynolds had recently completed an advanced…

Williams, Roberts, Carlson, Borowitz to take part in Mirror Awards luncheon June 23

Friday, June 20, 2008, By News Staff

Wendy S. Loughlin315 443 2785 The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will hold the second annual Mirror Awards luncheon honoring excellence in media industry reporting on Monday, June 23 from 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Rainbow Room…