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American culture in seven weeks at MaxwellOctober 29, 2002Cynthia J. Moritzcjmoritz@syr.edu A group of Indian government executives has spent the past seven weeks learning a lot about international public policy and a little about American universities and culture. They returned…

Conference aims to help faculty deal with racism, issues of diversity in the classroomOctober 28, 2002Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu At first, it seems like innocent conversation. A professor, in discussing a book that speaks of the experience of African Americans, turns…

Commencement Speaker Nomination Process to ChangeOctober 28, 2002Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Starting this fall, the process for nominating speakers for the University’s Commencement will be handled by a student committee made up of the class marshals, the marshals from the schools…

Noted classics scholar to present Moses I. Finley Memorial Lecture at Syracuse UniversityOctober 25, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu David Konstan, the John Rowe Workman Professor of Classics and the Humanistic Tradition at Brown University, will present “The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks”…

Renowned flutist Jeanne Baxtresser to present workshop and recital at Syracuse UniversityOctober 25, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Editor’s Note: A black and white photo Jeanne Baxtresser is available. Free parking for the event is available in Irving Garage. Internationally renowned flutist, teacher…

Syracuse University physicists partner with the MOST to bring the science of the Universe to the massesOctober 25, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu An interdisciplinary team of physicists, designers and students from Syracuse University are partners with the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of…

2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright to be featured at Syracuse University’s 18th Annual MLK CelebrationOctober 25, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Suzan-Lori Parks, who won a 2002 Pulitzer Prize for her critically-acclaimed Broadway play “Top Dog/Under Dog” will be the featured speaker at Syracuse…

19th-century transgenderism is the topic of Oct. 28 lecture at Syracuse UniversityOctober 22, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu “Lucy Lobdell’s Queer Circumstances” is the topic of a lecture presented by the Department of Speech Communication in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing…

Innovative project will enhance information literacy skills of elementary and middle school childrenOctober 21, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu Researchers in the School of Information Studies were awarded a $483, 507 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Studies to design a…

Education reform expert to deliver annual Ganders Lecture in SU’s School of EducationOctober 18, 2002Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu Michael Fullan, dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, will present “Leading in a Culture of…