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Ted Lasso is back. Do Americans care about soccer, I mean, football?

Tuesday, March 14, 2023, By Ellen Mbuqe

The third season of Ted Lasso has begun.  The incredibly popular Apple+ show about an American college football coach recruited to bring his coaching talents to an English soccer (I mean football) club. Vlad Dima, a professor at Syracuse University….

Arts & Culture

Syracuse Jazz Fest to Feature Performances from University Student, Faculty Groups

Tuesday, March 14, 2023, By John Boccacino

Syracuse University is participating in and sponsoring the City of Syracuse’s 37th annual Jazz Fest, held June 22-25 at various locations around the city. New this year, the festival has expanded to four days, with the University hosting a Sunday…

Campus & Community

Renée Crown University Honors Program Presents ‘The Value of Beauty and Beauty in Science’ Symposium

Tuesday, March 14, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Is there beauty in science? What insights can arise from viewing scientific theories through a lens of beauty? How does such perspective bring value to individuals and society? These are among the interdisciplinary questions to be explored at the Renée…

Campus & Community

Setnor School of Music Students Head to SXSW for All-New Gilbert Week Experience

Monday, March 13, 2023, By Erica Blust

Ten students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music are spending spring break in Austin, Texas, for the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and music festival as part…

Campus & Community

School of Education Announces Annual Atrocity Studies Lecture on ‘Gathering Evidence of Atrocities’

Monday, March 13, 2023, By Martin Walls

The 2023 Atrocity Studies annual lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education—will address how war crimes, crimes against humanity and other atrocities are documented across the globe and the implications of this evidence for international courts and justice. The…

Campus & Community

Social Workers United’s Spring Donation Drive To Support Q Center

Friday, March 10, 2023, By Matt Michael

Social Workers United from the School of Social Work at Falk College has selected the Q Center at ACR Health as the beneficiary of its annual Spring Donation Drive. The Q Center, which has locations in Syracuse, Utica and Watertown,…

Media Tip Sheets

Banning TikTok: national security or national censorship?

Thursday, March 9, 2023, By Ellen Mbuqe

At least 25 US states have banned the popular social media site TikTok, mainly on state-owned devices and bills have been introduced in Congress for the federal government to do the same. The reason is national security fears of the…

Campus & Community

DPS Welcomes New Wave of Recruits for Campus Peace Officer Academy

Thursday, March 9, 2023, By Alex Haessig

Five new recruits were sworn into the Syracuse University campus peace officer academy on Thursday, March 9, by Syracuse Police Deputy Chief Richard Shoff. Collaborating with the Syracuse Police Department on the swearing-in ceremony serves as an official welcome and…

Campus & Community

Onondaga Historical Association Tour Helps Social Work Students Discover a City ‘Shaped By Its Unfair Past’

Thursday, March 9, 2023, By Matt Michael

“History, as nearly no one seems to know, is not merely something to be read. And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we…

Campus & Community

Prominent Authors and Commentators Michael Eric Dyson, John McWhorter to Speak on ‘Fostering a Diverse and Healthy Democracy’

Thursday, March 9, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Two prominent media commentators and thought leaders who express divergent views regarding free speech surrounding race and the portrayal of racial identity will visit campus Friday, March 31, to take part in a University-hosted lecture. Michael Eric Dyson, of Vanderbilt…