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Five will receive Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards at Jan. 21 celebration
The 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards will be presented to five members of the Syracuse University or greater Syracuse communities during Syracuse University’s 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of…
Dave Bing to keynote 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Jan. 21
Syracuse University will hold its 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 21, 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, will…
Burton Blatt Institute recognized in proposed NY legislation to support self-employment for people with disabilities
The New York State Senate introduced two bills Jan. 4 aimed at dramatically expanding entrepreneurship opportunities for people with disabilities. The measures were sponsored by Sen. Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn). The bills reflect the success of the Start-Up NY program and…
SU’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families expands team
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of staff members who will oversee veterans programs, special events and conferences, research, communications and design, and office administration. The expansion of the IVMF team…
Syracuse University recognized as partner in federal program to increase summer employment opportunities for 180,000 youth nationwide
SU officials attend Jan. 5 White House announcement of Summer Jobs+ program The White House has announced Summer Jobs+, a new call to action for businesses, nonprofits and government to work together to provide pathways to employment for low-income and…
SU in the News: Thursday, January 5, 2012
SU participation in White House summer jobs youth employment program reported by Gannett Wire Service
Light Work announces ‘Looking & Looking’
Light Work has announced the exhibition “Looking & Looking,” featuring photographs by Jen Davis and Amy Elkins. Both artists create work that focuses on gaze and identity, with Davis looking at herself and Elkins looking at young male athletes. The…
Paris Noir’s ‘jazz moment’
Popular study abroad program enters second decade In “Shadow and Act,” a collection of essays about the black experience, Ralph Ellison describes jazz as the “art of assertion within and against the group.” Each jazz moment, he writes, springs from…
It’s a queer world: Chancellor’s Leadership Project unites LGBT scholars, activists, artists from around the world
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…
SU’s South Side Innovation Center receives support to train entrepreneurs for clean energy sector
New program to put residents of Syracuse’s South Side and others on career pathway to employability and entrepreneurship The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced today that it is providing funding to Syracuse University’s South Side…