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Campus & Community

University Hosts International Meeting of 18th-Century Scholars

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University will host the annual meeting of the Northeast American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (NEASECS) Sept. 25-27. This year’s conference is devoted to “Commemoration, Memory, and Posterity” and includes a rich array of panel discussions, paper presentation and exhibitions…

Arts & Culture

Multicultural Block Party on Aug. 14 Will Celebrate Vitality of Near West Side Neighborhood

Monday, August 11, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) will hold its fifth annual Multicultural Block Party at Skiddy Park on Thursday, Aug. 14, from 1-6 p.m. Residents and supporters of the Near West Side are invited to attend this celebration of the community…

Arts & Culture

Richard Gluckman Creates Lecture Fund in Honor of Former Dean Robbins

Monday, August 4, 2014, By News Staff

Richard Gluckman ’70, G’71 has created the Mark Robbins Lecture Fund in honor of Mark Robbins ’82, former dean of the School of Architecture. The fund will support an annual lecture in New York City by nationally and internationally known…

Arts & Culture

George Saunders Work Featured in an Unusual Place: Chipotle Packaging

Wednesday, July 16, 2014, By Keith Kobland

Customers at Chipotle are getting a side order of literature to go along with their burrito bowl and guacamole. Syracuse University English Professor George Saunders is one of 10 authors whose works are now featured on cups and bags at…

Media, Law & Policy

Student’s Photo Essay on Teen Captures Audience with Time Magazine

Friday, June 27, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Newhouse graduate student Taylor Baucom has been photographing the inspirational story of 16-year-old Gena Buza for the past two years. Baucom’s subtle, yet powerful, images, which began as part of a Newhouse project, are now gaining a much wider audience.

Campus & Community

Fast Forward Syracuse: Setting a Strategic Course for the Future

Tuesday, June 24, 2014, By News Staff

Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud, with the support of the University’s Board of Trustees, today introduced Fast Forward Syracuse, a transformation initiative that will provide the key strategic direction and framework for propelling the University forward.

Arts & Culture

Julia Czerniak Named Associate Dean at Syracuse Architecture

Monday, June 16, 2014, By News Staff

Professor Julia Czerniak has been appointed associate dean at the School of Architecture by Dean Michael Speaks, effective Aug. 1. In her new role, Czerniak will work with the dean to develop and implement the mission of the school and…

Arts & Culture

Professor Examines ‘Citizenship, Belonging’ in Arab-American Literature

Wednesday, June 4, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The changing face of Arab-American literature, particularly since 9/11, is the focus of a new book by a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. Carol Fadda-Conrey, associate professor of English and an expert in U.S. ethnic literatures, is…

Arts & Culture

Professor Unveils ‘Lost Play’ by 17th-Century Master in Madrid

Wednesday, June 4, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The discovery of a “lost play” by one of Spain’s greatest writers was the subject of a recent standing-room-only event in Madrid, featuring a professor in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Alejandro García-Reidy, assistant professor of Spanish in…

Arts & Culture

A Clearer Picture for Setnor

Tuesday, June 3, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

As with many families of students in the Setnor School of Music, Lisa Kranz’s parents in Buffalo can’t make it to her every performance. Internet streaming provides an important link but there’s one thing that will make it even better.