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Arts & Culture

Syracuse to Host Media Studies and Popular Culture in Contemporary Japan Conference

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By News Staff

The Media Studies and Popular Culture in Contemporary Japan Conference will convene on Saturday, February 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hall of Languages, Room 500. The event brings together leading scholars from the U.S. and Japan…

Media, Law & Policy

SU Panel of Experts to Discuss President Trump’s Immigration Executive Order

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Martin Walls

Action by President Donald J. Trump on immigration policy has been swift. Just a week after his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order (EO) temporarily halting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. It was immediately met with popular protests, scholarly analysis,…

Campus & Community

“The Soul of Central New York” Book Talk, Signing on Feb. 24 with Author Sean Kirst

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Local author Sean Kirst will discuss his new book, “The Soul of Central New York: Syracuse Stories” at an event on Friday, Feb. 24, from 3 – 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114) of Bird Library. Co-hosted…

Arts & Culture

Cherríe Moraga to Serve as Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor Feb. 20-March 3

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Cherríe Moraga—a prominent figure in Chicana, feminist, queer and indigenous activism, art and scholarship—is participating in a two-week residency at the University. Moraga is this year’s Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities. In this capacity, she will…

Health & Society

Falk College Students Host Makeup Drive for Transgender Community March 2

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By News Staff

The Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) in the Falk College is hosting a makeup drive to benefit the Syracuse-area transgender community on Thursday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Schine Student Center. The drive…

Campus & Community

Meet the CBT 2017 Alumni Co-chairs

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By News Staff

Drawing from its legacy of quality alumni programming, the Office of Program Development promises an outstanding weekend for CBT 2017, Sept. 14-17. There will be mentoring and networking workshops, cultural events and performances, as well as plenty of opportunity to…

Campus & Community

Students, Faculty and Staff Invited to Participate in Campus Framework Forum Tuesday, Feb. 28

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By News Staff

The Syracuse University community is invited and encouraged to participate in a Campus Framework forum Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. During the forum, Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele G. Wheatly, Vice…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School’s ‘Sports Matters’ Symposium Will Examine Current Issues in Sports Media

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse Sports Media Center will host Sports Matters, a daylong symposium examining current issues in sports media, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #SportsMatters. John Nicholson, professor of practice…

Health & Society

Faculty, Staff Invited to Register for the 10-Day Smart Fuel Challenge

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By News Staff

The Smart Fuel Challenge is a 10-day program to reboot your eating habits. Making small changes at meals and snack time can make a big difference in helping you stay energized and feel great. The Challenge will equip you with…