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It’s a queer world: Chancellor’s Leadership Project unites LGBT scholars, activists, artists from around the world

Thursday, December 15, 2011, By Rob Enslin

When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, that the United States would consider gay rights when making future aid and asylum decisions, she acknowledged what scholars and activists have…

Campus & Community

Supporting SU/SUNY-ESF Relay for Life Team at Luminaria Ceremony

Monday, December 12, 2011, By News Staff

A donation of $5 will help support the over 2,000 students of Syracuse University & SUNY-ESF who will participate in Relay this year, and most importantly, will help the American Cancer Society in its effort to find a cure.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to keynote Syracuse University’s 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Tuesday, December 6, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Syracuse University will hold its 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in the Carrier Dome. This year’s theme is “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of Now.” Dave Bing ’66, H’06, mayor of Detroit,…

Media, Law & Policy

Call for entries: Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting

Friday, December 2, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Entries for the $5,000 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting 2011 are now being accepted by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Deadline for entries is Jan. 14, 2012. Entries should be submitted online at…

Campus & Community

Refugee artists participate in annual Peace Council event

Wednesday, November 30, 2011, By News Staff

Miniature ceramic cows, beaded jewelry and hand-sewn items made by Syracuse refugees from South Sudan, DR Congo, Kazakhstan and Burma (Myanmar) will be some of the new immigrant arts featured for the first time at the Peace Council 41st Annual Plowshares Craftfair & Peace Festival at Nottingham High School on Saturday, Dec. 3 (10 a.m-5 p.m.), and Sun. Dec. 4 (11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Nominations sought for Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Heroes Awards

Tuesday, November 29, 2011, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. 2012 Celebration Committee is seeking nominations for the Unsung Heroes Awards, which will be presented during the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. The…

Campus & Community

Nov. 30 talk by Michel Martin canceled

Monday, November 28, 2011, By News Staff

The Nov. 30 lecture by NPR’s Michel Martin has been canceled.

Media, Law & Policy

NPR’s Michel Martin to speak at Newhouse School Nov. 30

Wednesday, November 16, 2011, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Michel Martin, host of the NPR talk show “Tell Me More,” will visit Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Wednesday, Nov. 30, as part of the Leaders in Communications speaker series. She will speak on “Just Because…

Whitman School accepts invitation to join inaugural Aspen Undergraduate Business Consortium

Tuesday, November 15, 2011, By News Staff

In March 2012, the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program will launch a new consortium of undergraduate institutions, the Aspen Undergraduate Business Consortium, designed to further the aim of better integrating liberal learning into undergraduate business education. The Whitman School…

Nov. 11 event to celebrate Near Westside ‘From the Ground Up’ homes earning LEED certifications

Thursday, November 10, 2011, By News Staff

Just about two years ago, three vacant infill sites on Syracuse’s Near Westside remarkably represented a new vision for one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. These once-forgotten residential lots would become the sites for three new sustainable homes as part…