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SU in the News: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Mehrzad Boroujerdi, director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, was quoted in a Reuters article about the moderate Iranian politician Mirhossein Mousavi. Gustav Niebuhr, associate professor of religion and media in…
SU’s annual SPAWN conference, Aug. 9-11, focuses on causation, teleology in Early Modern philosophy
SU’s annual SPAWN conference, Aug. 9-11, focuses on causation, teleology in Early Modern philosophyJuly 31, 2009Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu Causation and teleology, central themes of Early Modern philosophical discussion, are at the heart of the Syracuse Philosophy Annual Workshop and Network (SPAWN)…
New book by SU professor emeritus links literature and cognitive science
New book by SU professor emeritus links literature and cognitive scienceJuly 22, 2009Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu The role of memory and metaphors in literature is the subject of a new book by Nicolae Babuts, French professor emeritus at Syracuse University. “Memory, Metaphors,…
Remembering Frank McCourt
Remembering Frank McCourtJuly 20, 2009SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu Frank McCourt, the former New York City school teacher and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Angela’s Ashes,” died Sunday in New York City. He was 78. In 2007, he was the Commencement speaker for…
Creative Writing Program alumnus wins Africa’s top short-story prize
Rob Enslin(315) 443-3403 A harrowing story about a child waiting to be rescued from a refugee camp has captured the 10th annual Caine Prize for African short story writing. The author is Epaphras C. (EC) Osondu G’07, a former advertising…
SU Creative Writing Program alumnus wins Africa’s top short-story prize
SU Creative Writing Program alumnus wins Africa’s top short-story prizeJuly 13, 2009Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu A harrowing story about a child waiting to be rescued from a refugee camp has captured the 10th annual Caine Prize for African short story writing. The…
Author James Herriot subject of July 16 lecture by SU English professor Sanford Sternlicht
Author James Herriot subject of July 16 lecture by SU English professor Sanford SternlichtJuly 07, 2009Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu James Herriot, the great animal writer from England and author of the best-selling “All Creatures Great and Small,” is the subject of a…
iSchool announces winners of its Windows Project
Six art installations have been selected to fill the spaces in the ground floor window wells of Hinds Hall.
Harvey Teres named SU’s Judaic Studies director
Harvey Teres named SU’s Judaic Studies directorJune 01, 2009Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu Harvey Teres, associate professor of English at Syracuse University, has been named director of The College of Arts and Sciences‘ Judaic Studies Program, effective July 1. The appointment was announced…
iSchool announces winners of its Windows Project
Margaret Spillett(315) 443-1069 The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has selected six art installations to fill the spaces in the ground floor window wells of Hinds Hall, moving the iSchool’s Windows Project one step closer to completion. An additional proposal…