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‘Democracy Now!’ host Amy Goodman to speak Nov. 3

Friday, October 28, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse Peace Council and Syracuse University’s Tully Center for Free Speech will present “Independent Media: Speaking Up for Democracy” with “Democracy Now!” host Amy Goodman on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event is free…

Arts & Culture

Poet Jennifer Grotz to present next installment of Raymond Carver Reading Series

Thursday, October 27, 2011, By News Staff

The Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues on Nov. 9 with poet Jennifer Grotz, a faculty member at the University of Rochester. Grotz will read from her latest work, “The Needle” (Houghton Mifflin, 2011), which explores both Polish and…

Campus & Community

SU in the News: Thursday, October 27

Thursday, October 27, 2011, By News Staff

National and regional media report on Whitman School Dean Stith’s appointment to the PhD Project Hall of Fame

Arts & Culture

Paying it forward in time and talents

Thursday, October 27, 2011, By News Staff

Alumna mentors Renée Crown Honors student for her Capstone Project When noted jewelry historian Mary Gilbert Palmer ’65 learned that Laura Marsolek, a junior art history and metalsmithing major, was planning an honors capstone project on Renaissance jewelry, Palmer agreed to…

Media, Law & Policy

McMahon gives talk at human rights forum

Thursday, October 27, 2011, By News Staff

Anthropology Associate Research Professor Felicia McMahon participated in the “I Am Unspoken” forum, giving voice to human rights violations.

Business & Economy

Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance at Whitman and former chief economist at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to speak

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, By News Staff

Jeffrey Harris, Dean’s Professor of Finance in the Whitman School of Management, will deliver a lecture, “Finance in a Dodd-Frank World,” on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Harris recently served as chief economist at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The lecture…

Business & Economy

Whitman Dean Melvin T. Stith is inaugural inductee to PhD Project Hall of Fame

Wednesday, October 26, 2011, By News Staff

Melvin T. Stith G’73 ,’77, dean of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, is an inaugural inductee into the newly established PhD Project Hall of Fame. The PhD Project is an award-winning program that aims to increase diversity…

Arents Awards honor four distinguished alumni Nov. 12 as part of Orange Central

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, By News Staff

Four distinguished Syracuse University alumni representing excellence in the areas of law, sustainability innovation, social and environmental activism, and public service will be honored with George Arents Awards during the University’s 2011 Orange Central celebration. At the Arents Award luncheon…

Media, Law & Policy

Author, journalist Robert Levine to speak Oct. 27

Tuesday, October 25, 2011, By Erica Blust

Author and journalist Robert Levine, who most recently served as executive editor of the influential music business trade magazine Billboard, will present a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level…

Media, Law & Policy

Sean O’Keefe G’78 is keynote speaker at SU Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11

Monday, October 24, 2011, By News Staff

National security expert and former NASA administrator Sean O’Keefe G’78 will be the keynote speaker at Syracuse University’s second annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at Hendricks Chapel. All veterans, past and present, will be honored…