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Muslim, feminist, First Amendment advocate Asma Uddin to share experiences
Asma T. Uddin, a Muslim, feminist and First Amendment advocate, will share her work on both Muslim gender issues and religious freedom for people of all faith traditions during a luncheon discussion at Hendricks Chapel on Monday, Oct. 3. The…
Syracuse University receives designation as Economic Development Administration University Center
Syracuse University has received a $500,000 award from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) and the designation as an EDA University Center. The award is aimed at igniting innovation and accelerating entrepreneurship, and launching student ventures throughout upstate…
SU Drama to present pro-union classic ‘The Cradle Will Rock’
Here’s how Marc Blitzstein described his 1937 musical: “a labor opera composed in a style that falls somewhere between realism, romance, vaudeville, comic strip, Gilbert & Sullivan, Brecht and agitprop [agitation and propaganda].” In other words, it has great laughs,…
Queer writer, activist Sarah Schulman to give public lecture
Sarah Schulman, acclaimed writer, activist and Distinguished Professor of Humanities at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island, will present a free public lecture, titled “Solidarity Visit: Israel/Palestine and the Queer International” on Monday, Oct. 3, at…
New Student Group for Disability Initiatives
A new student group, “The Undergraduate Disability Initiative” (UDI), will work closely with both the Disability Cultural Center and the Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee (BCCC), the SU graduate student disability advocacy group.
Institute for Veterans and Military Families announces inaugural fellows
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, an academic center committed to leveraging the national resources of higher education in service to our country’s veteran and military family communities, has announced its inaugural cadre of institute…
Burton Blatt Institute launches annual magazine
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University has published the first issue of its new annual magazine, Snapshots of Impact. The inaugural 30-page issue features a series of inspirational stories about people with diverse disabilities who have been positively…
English Department adds film, creative writing tracks
Starting this semester, the Department of English in The College of Arts and Sciences is adding two new tracks that students can pursue within the English and textual studies (ETS) major: film and screen studies and creative writing. The tracks are…
Himes appointed to Board of Scientific Counselors
Christine Himes, professor of sociology int he Maxwell School and director of the Center for Policy Research, has been appointed to the Board of Scientific Counselors of the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. The appointment to the four-year term is…
London, Wilmoth paper published in Journal of Poverty
The latest issue of the Journal of Poverty features a paper co-authored by Maxwell School sociology professors Andrew London and Janet Wilmoth titled “Work-Related Disability, Veteran Status, and Poverty: Implications for Family Well-Being.” The authors find that households with nondisabled…