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George Saunders’ First Novel, ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ Debuts at No. 1 on New York Times Bestseller List
For an author, you are truly in an enviable position when fans and book critics alike anxiously await your next creation. So it is for College of Arts and Sciences’ English professor George Saunders. Especially now, with the publication of…
Sharif Anael-Bey to Speak for Sankofa Lecture Series
The Office of Program Development and the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) are hosting author Sharif Anael-Bey ’95 for the Sankofa Lecture Series. His presentation—“Black History Month Relevant?”—is Monday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons,…
Recent Grad Hits the Road for Cross-Country Bike Ride for Parkinson’s Awareness
Matt Barbaccia ’16 has a long road ahead of him. Just about 4,000 miles to be exact. Beginning Feb. 27, Barbaccia will head out on his bike, loaded with gear, from Jacksonville, Florida, to Santa Rosa, California. The Rochester, New…
Syracuse Physicist to Discuss Black Holes April 8
The intriguing and fascinating world of black holes is the subject of a lecture by nuclear physicist Paul Souder, benefiting the Southern Cayuga Planetarium and Observatory in Aurora, New York. Souder, a professor of physics in the College of Arts…
Humanities Center Hosts Scholarly Book Publishing Workshop on Feb. 24
Scholarly book publishing is the focus of an upcoming workshop in the Syracuse University Humanities Center. Suzanne Guiod, editor in chief of Syracuse University Press, and Beth Bouloukos, senior acquisitions editor at State University of New York (SUNY) Press, will…
Jazz Fest Founder Frank Malfitano: ‘World-Class Education’ at Syracuse in Jazz, Blues—and Life
For more than three decades, Frank Malfitano ’72 has served as executive director and guiding force behind Jazz Fest, an event he founded in greater Syracuse. Admission is free for the annual festival, which has brought some of the greatest…
Cherríe Moraga to Serve as Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor Feb. 20-March 3
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…
Newhouse School’s ‘Sports Matters’ Symposium Will Examine Current Issues in Sports Media
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…