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Arts & Culture

Human Rights Film Festival brings compelling new films to Syracuse Sept. 15-17

Thursday, August 25, 2011, By News Staff

Members of the Syracuse University and Central New York communities will have an opportunity to view award-winning films from around the world during “Illuminating Oppression: 9th Annual Human Rights Film Festival,” Thursday, Sept. 15, through Saturday, Sept. 17. This three-day…

Arts & Culture

2011 Syracuse Symposium examines many facets of ‘Identity’

Wednesday, August 24, 2011, By Rob Enslin

“Identity” is the theme of the 2011 Syracuse Symposium, an annual intellectual and artistic festival on the Syracuse University campus. This fall’s festival encompasses six lectures, including one by best-selling author/philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah; four performances and readings, including the…

Arts & Culture

SU appoints 2011-12 Humanities Center Dissertation Fellows

Monday, August 22, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The Syracuse University Humanities Center has announced recipients of its 2011-12 HC Dissertation Fellowships. Nell Champoux G’12 and Soumitree Gupta G’12—doctoral students in religion and in women’s and gender studies/English, respectively—are receiving one-year awards, carrying stipends and benefits. The fellowship…

SU appoints 2011-12 Humanities Center Dissertation Fellows

Friday, August 19, 2011, By Rob Enslin

Doctoral students Nell Champoux and Soumitree Gupta named 2011-12 Humanities Center Dissertation Fellows.

Campus & Community

Voting opens on Thursday, August 18 for best OrangeReports

Wednesday, August 17, 2011, By News Staff

Wednesday, Aug. 17, is the last day students can submit a report to OrangeReport for entry in the summer contest. Students can begin voting on what they deem are the best reports on Thursday, Aug. 18 until Friday, Aug. 26…

Eatman receives international honors for promoting democracy, civic engagement in university life

Friday, August 12, 2011, By News Staff

Timothy K. Eatman, assistant professor in Syracuse University’s School of Education and research director of Imagining America, has been invited to serve as a scholar-in-residence at the University of the Free State (UFS) in South Africa from Aug. 10-23.

Arts & Culture

SU’s Ray Smith Symposium explores history of queer sexuality

Tuesday, August 9, 2011, By Rob Enslin

The symposium runs from September to April.

Business & Economy

Syracuse University’s veteran resources highlighted by White House

Friday, August 5, 2011, By News Staff

Following a public appearance at the Washington Navy Yard this morning, President Barack Obama and the White House acknowledged in a press release the importance of the support and resources that Syracuse University’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) and newly established Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).

Health & Society

Taishoff Center to host first leadership conference for college students with disabilities

Tuesday, August 2, 2011, By News Staff

The Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education at Syracuse University continues to promote leadership opportunities for students with disabilities with its first national conference, “DisAbled & Proud: A Call to Lead,” to be held Aug. 5-7 on the SU campus….

Veterans

Institute for Veterans and Military Families announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action

Tuesday, August 2, 2011, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced a “Commitment to Action” stemming from its participation in the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The CGI was established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton to inspire,…