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Civil Rights Advocate and Ivy League Educator Keynotes APA Month

Tuesday, March 19, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, within the Division of Student Affairs, has announced Kenji Yoshino as this year’s commemorative speaker for Asian Pacific Heritage Month (APA). Noted as the face and voice of the new civil rights, Yoshino will speak…

Snow Leopard Conservation Featured in First Presentation for SUNY ESF’s Dale L. Travis Public Lecture Series

Monday, March 18, 2013, By Keith Kobland

James P. Gibbs, internationally recognized scientist and professor of conservation biology and wildlife management at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), will give the first Dale L. Travis Public Lecture on Wednesday, March…

Disability-Themed Comic Symposium to be Held at SU April 11

Thursday, March 14, 2013, By News Staff

“Fantastic! Heroic! Disabled? ‘Cripping’ the Comic Con” symposium comes to Syracuse University April 11.

Photographer Jim Richardson Discusses Light Pollution in Next University Lecture

Thursday, March 14, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

As a photographer for National Geographic magazine, Jim Richardson has captured images from some of the most unique places on the globe—from the tops of volcanic peaks to below the surface of swamps and wetlands. He is equally known for…

Benjamin Wagner, ‘Mister Rogers & Me’ Documentary Filmmaker, to Speak at SU

Tuesday, March 12, 2013, By News Staff

Benjamin Wagner ’93 is coming to campus as part of the Alumni Speaker Series. The Newhouse and College of Arts and Sciences alumnus will discuss his career and his documentary “Mister Rogers & Me” March 20.

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11th Annual WISE Symposium to Be Held April 16

Friday, March 8, 2013, By News Staff

Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) will bring powerhouse entrepreneurial guest speakers to the 11th annual WISE Symposium on Tuesday, April 16 at the Oncenter.

Fetner Sustainable Enterprise Fellow Pratima Bansal to Visit SU Campus March 19-21

Thursday, March 7, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP) has announces that  Pratima (Tima) Bansal, professor and director of the Centre for Building Sustainable Value in the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University, is the SEP’s 2013 Fetner Sustainable Enterprise Fellow. As…

Marianne Williamson, Renowned Spiritual Teacher and Thought Leader, Dialogues with SU Community on March 21

Wednesday, March 6, 2013, By News Staff

Marianne Williamson, a six-time New York Times bestselling author, international lecturer and one of the world’s most respected spiritual teachers, will engage the SU community in a powerful discussion. Williamson is joining Soulful Sit-Downs, the weekly student-run discussion series about…

SU Press to Launch New Biography of Louis Marshall at March 13 Book Signing Event

Monday, March 4, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University Press will launch its newly published biography, “Louis Marshall and the Rise of Jewish Ethnicity in America,” at a book talk and signing with author M.M. Silver on Wednesday. March 13, at 5:30 p.m. at the Onondaga Historical…

Getting to Know: Sarah Walton

Friday, March 1, 2013, By News Staff

Discovering life over a cup of tea Forget “Lonely Planet” travel guides, scholarly advice, National Geographic and preconceived notions about a place. When Syracuse University student Sarah Walton studied abroad in India, one of the most important lessons she learned…