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Zubal-Strang named director of administration for College of Arts and Sciences

Thursday, January 15, 2009, By News Staff

Rob Enslin(315) 443-3403 Kathryn Zubal-Strang ’87 has been appointed director of administration for The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) at Syracuse University. In this newly created position, Zubal- Strang reports directly to Dean George Langford and is responsible for…

Syracuse University, CNY Reads, public library support ‘cultural commons’ with Poetry Palooza and visit by top American culture historian

Thursday, January 15, 2009, By News Staff

Syracuse University, CNY Reads, public library support ‘cultural commons’ with Poetry Palooza and visit by top American culture historianJanuary 15, 2009Rob Enslinrmenslin@syr.edu The English department at Syracuse University is partnering with CNY Reads, the YMCA’s Downtown Writer’s Center and the…

Putting It Together: Feast of Sondheim favorites to visit Syracuse Stage

Thursday, January 15, 2009, By News Staff

Putting It Together: Feast of Sondheim favorites to visit Syracuse StageJanuary 15, 2009Patrick Finlonstagepr@syr.edu A swanky Manhattan cocktail party provides the setting for a cast of five who use Stephen Sondheim’s exquisite songs to examine the ups and downs of…

Symposium will focus on Obama Administration’s Africa policy

Wednesday, January 14, 2009, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-2201 Two days after President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office, Syracuse University will present “Obama and Africa: Which Way?” a multidisciplinary symposium sponsored by the Africa Initiative in the Department of African American Studies in SU’s…

Urban Video Project workshops announced for artists, educators and arts organizations

Wednesday, January 14, 2009, By News Staff

Erica Blust(315) 443-5891 Organizers of the Urban Video Project (UVP), a public arts initiative bringing art to the streets and buildings of Syracuse’s Connective Corridor, will offer free workshops on Thursday, Jan. 22; Friday, Jan. 23; and Friday, Feb. 13,…

Newhouse School announces winners of Tully Center Free Speech Award

Wednesday, January 14, 2009, By News Staff

Newhouse School announces winners of Tully Center Free Speech AwardJanuary 14, 2009Wendy S. Loughlinwsloughl@syr.edu The Tully Center for Free Speech, part of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has announced two winners of the Tully Center Free Speech…

National Institutes of Health recognizes Cowart for leadership in eliminating health disparities

Tuesday, January 13, 2009, By News Staff

Michele Barrett(315) 443-6172 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health recently honored pioneers across the country and their best practices models of eliminating health disparities. Luvenia Cowart, Ed.D., R.N., professor of practice in the Department…

Disability rights leader Hill appointed senior vice president of Burton Blatt Institute

Tuesday, January 13, 2009, By News Staff

Me’Shae Rolling(315) 443-8455 Eve Hill, Esq., previously director of the District of Columbia’s Office of Disability Rights, has been named senior vice president of The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University. According to BBI Chairman Peter Blanck, the addition…

Department of Anthropology creates folk arts lending library for community members

Tuesday, January 13, 2009, By News Staff

Sara Miller(315) 443-9038 More than 650 books, journals and videos on folklore and folk arts-related topics have been donated to the Department of Anthropology in Syracuse University’s Maxwell School by research professor and folklorist Felicia “Faye” McMahon, who began the…

IJPM launches Spring 2009 lecture series

Monday, January 12, 2009, By News Staff

Sara Miller(315) 443-9038 To kick off the Spring 2009 “Law, Politics and the Media” lecture series presented by the Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media (IJPM), Justice Harold F. See Jr., associate justice of the…