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German Author and Scholar Present Joint Reading on Holocaust Memories in Literature March 6
Susanna Piontek and Guy Stern will examine translation and fictionalization of actual memories The literary representation of Holocaust memories will be the subject of a presentation by the husband-and-wife team of Susanna Piontek and Guy Stern in Syracuse University’s College…
$1 Million Gift to School of Education Recognizes Work of Professor Corinne Smith
The School of Education has received a gift of $1 million to be used over the next five years to support students who study abroad and to further develop signature global education programs. The Himan Brown Charitable Trust of New…
School of Education’s Douglas Biklen Announces Retirement from Deanship
Douglas P. Biklen, dean of Syracuse University’s School of Education and founder of the Inclusion Institutes at Syracuse University, announced today that he will retire from his position effective January 31, 2014. Biklen has served as dean of the School…
Percussionist, Composer Glenn Kotche to Perform with SU Percussion Ensemble
Percussionist and composer Glenn Kotche, a member of the groundbreaking American rock band Wilco, will perform a free concert on Thursday, March 7, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The program will feature…
Report from Institute for Veterans and Military Families and Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism Argues for a National Veterans Strategy
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) at Syracuse University released a policy report Feb. 19 that details what the authors describe as a “historic opportunity” related to the potential…
Academy Award-nominated Director Bryan Buckley ’85 to Deliver 2013 Convocation Address for College of Visual and Performing Arts
Award-winning commercial and film director Bryan Buckley ’85, whose short film “Asad” is nominated this year for an Academy Award, will deliver the 2013 convocation address to bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing…
Chicana Novelist Helena María Viramontes to Give Public Reading Feb. 20
Cornell author known for gritty portrayal of Latina/o culture Helena María Viramontes, professor of English at Cornell University, will read from her acclaimed novel, “Their Dogs Came with Them” (Atria Books, 2007), Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. in Heroy…
Raymond Carver Reading Series to Feature Award-Winning Novelist Justin Torres
The Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with novelist Justin Torres, author of the critically acclaimed “We the Animals” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011) at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a…
Upstate ‘Legacy Cities’ Gain the Most from Regional Approaches to Economic Development
The American Assembly (a think tank affiliated with Columbia University), CenterState CEO, Syracuse University and University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning released a report Feb. 14 calling upon elected, business and civic leaders to double down on innovative…
LGBT Rights Director for Human Rights Watch to Speak at SU Feb. 25
Graeme Reid will address U.N. Human Rights Council’s controversial “traditional values” resolution The controversial resolution on “traditional values,” adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council last fall, will be the focus of a major discussion in the College of…