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Campus & Community

History-maker at University College: Single Mom, Odds Set Against Her, Flies Past Barriers

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Sean Kirst

Tani Huddleson finds strength by remembering the hardest point. She was barely 16, a single mother with a newborn child in Mattydale, a gritty working community just north of Syracuse. She had dropped out of high school to care for…

Shiu-Kai Chin

Professor of Electrical Engineering
Health & Society

Falk College’s Sport and Human Development Institute Hosts Sport and Social Responsibility Symposium March 3

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Michele Barrett

To illustrate social responsibility as an important community tool that can address critical social issues and human needs locally and globally, Falk College’s Sport and Human Development Institute will host its Inaugural Sport Development Symposium Friday, March 3, at 1…

Media, Law & Policy

SU Panel of Experts to Discuss President Trump’s Immigration Executive Order

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Martin Walls

Action by President Donald J. Trump on immigration policy has been swift. Just a week after his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order (EO) temporarily halting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. It was immediately met with popular protests, scholarly analysis,…

Campus & Community

‘Orange in the City’ Events Planned for ACC Week

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By John Boccacino

As the Syracuse University men’s basketball team heads to Brooklyn for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament, March 7-11, the SU Alumni Association is hosting a variety of exciting programming off the court. These “Orange in the City” events—from professional…

Media, Law & Policy

Thaler Pekar ’85 Presenting ‘Why and How True Stories Matter’ Thursday at Newhouse

Tuesday, February 21, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

In a loud, complex and data-saturated media landscape, true stories matter more than ever. Thaler Pekar ’85 will discuss why the ability to spot, structure and share stories is crucial to success as a professional communicator and present different ways…

STEM

iSchool Faculty Member, Ph.D. Graduate Honored with Dissertation Awards

Friday, February 17, 2017, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Assistant Professor Rachel Ivy Clarke has been honored with the 2017 Doctoral Dissertation Award from the iSchools Organization. Her dissertation, conducted at the University of Washington’s Information School, was judged the best to have been completed…

Arts & Culture

Cherríe Moraga to Serve as Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor Feb. 20-March 3

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Cherríe Moraga—a prominent figure in Chicana, feminist, queer and indigenous activism, art and scholarship—is participating in a two-week residency at the University. Moraga is this year’s Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities. In this capacity, she will…

Campus & Community

Meet the CBT 2017 Alumni Co-chairs

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By News Staff

Drawing from its legacy of quality alumni programming, the Office of Program Development promises an outstanding weekend for CBT 2017, Sept. 14-17. There will be mentoring and networking workshops, cultural events and performances, as well as plenty of opportunity to…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Presents ‘The King Stag’

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Magic and laughter come center stage as the Department of Drama presents the commedia dell’arte classic “The King Stag.” This prime example of the Italian comedic tradition of slapstick antics and sheer fun opens at the Storch Theatre in the…