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Getting to Know: Sarah Walton

Friday, March 1, 2013, By News Staff

Discovering life over a cup of tea Forget “Lonely Planet” travel guides, scholarly advice, National Geographic and preconceived notions about a place. When Syracuse University student Sarah Walton studied abroad in India, one of the most important lessons she learned…

IVMF Appoints SU Board of Trustees Chairman Richard L. Thompson G’67, Harvard’s Linda J. Bilmes to Advisory Board

Thursday, February 28, 2013, By News Staff

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of two new members to its external advisory board. They are chairman of the SU Board of Trustees Richard L. Thompson G’67, senior counsel, Patton Boggs LLP;…

Media, Law & Policy

Journalism Innovator Nonny de la Peña to Discuss Groundbreaking Field of Immersive Journalism

Thursday, February 21, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The worlds of gaming and journalism are about to merge as the cost of creating 3D experiential environments plummets and a flood of new motion- and gesture-based interfaces readies to enter the marketplace. Journalist Nonny de la Peña is on…

$1 Million Gift to School of Education Recognizes Work of Professor Corinne Smith

Thursday, February 21, 2013, By Jennifer Russo

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…

Resolving Conflict and Rebuilding Lives in Darfur

Monday, February 18, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

A region scarred by civil violence and a resulting humanitarian crisis over the past decade, Darfur in western Sudan still struggles to reach peace between the government and rebel factions. Its citizens, however, are not waiting to start rebuilding their lives and communities.

Ocean Rower Roz Savage to Kick Off Spring 2013 University Lectures Series

Monday, February 18, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Ocean rower, adventurer and environmental ambassador Roz Savage is one of four distinguished guests who will share their diverse global experiences and perspectives with the Syracuse University and Central New York communities as part of the Spring 2013 University Lectures season. Savage will speak on Wednesday, Feb. 27.

Academy Award-nominated Director Bryan Buckley ’85 to Deliver 2013 Convocation Address for College of Visual and Performing Arts

Monday, February 18, 2013, By Erica Blust

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

Friday, February 15, 2013, By Rob Enslin

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

Friday, February 15, 2013, By News Staff

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…

Campus & Community

Disabilities as Ways of Knowing—A Series of Creative Writing Conversations: Part II

Friday, February 15, 2013, By News Staff

The Disability Experience and Poetic Verse Reading by Poets Jim Ferris, Laurie Clements Lambeth, and Stephen Kuusisto March 28 Reading 7-8 p.m. at Watson Theater Reception and book signing from 8-9 p.m. at Light Work Jim Ferris, Laurie Clements Lambeth…