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Student Explores Scottish Identity, Culture through Fulbright Program
Hannah Butler ’19 fell in love with Scotland during her junior year of high school while performing at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh. When the opportunity arose to go back to Scotland through a Fulbright program, she knew she had to return.
Art Education Conference Hosted on Campus Features Alumni Scholars
The art education department will host the 13th annual Graduate Research in Art Education (GRAE) conference this weekend, Oct. 28 and 29. This is the first time Syracuse University has hosted the summit. All events are in Room 102 of the Whitman…
Literacy CNY Celebrates 54 Years as Ruth Colvin Turns 100
Ruth Colvin is the founder of Literacy Volunteers of America (which merged with Laubach Literacy to form ProLiteracy Worldwide). At the Nov. 3 session of Thursday Morning Roundtable, she will discuss the history of the local organization, Literacy CNY, its…
CRS’s Phillips Delivers Lecture on ‘Learning to Fear’
Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, recently delivered the lecture “Learning to Fear: Horror, Superstition and the Creation of American Cinema” at the University…
Rock the Dome on Nov. 4 Will Feature The 1975
University Union has announced Rock the Dome 2016, featuring rock band The 1975, with direct support from alt-pop duo Oh Wonder. Rapper 070 Shake will open the show. The show will take place on Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the…
Architecture’s Undergraduate, Graduate Programs, Dean Honored by DesignIntelligence
The School of Architecture undergraduate program has been ranked #3 in the nation and the graduate program as #8 by DesignIntelligence. In addition, Dean Michael A. Speaks was selected as one of “25 Most Admired Educators.”
Avoiding Conflicts By Improving Cultural Understanding
When the Red Cross sent food to drought- and conflict-ravaged Somalia, military personnel distributed the supplies on a first-come, first-served basis. People who didn’t receive food responded by starting a riot. “The military didn’t understand that the local politics of…
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario Giving University Lecture Oct. 18
Acclaimed international photojournalist Lynsey Addario—renowned for her striking images of war zones and displaced refugees—is the next speaker in the University Lectures series on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Her appearance is co-sponsored by the S.I….
Gun Violence Is Topic for Thursday’s Lourie Lecture
On Thursday, Oct. 13, Daniel Webster will deliver the 28th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy, titled “A Roadmap for Reducing Gun Violence in America.” Webster is a professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins…
Education Activist Jonathan Mooney to Deliver Milton Lecture Oct. 19
Jonathan Mooney—a noted writer, learning activist and social engineer interested in improving the lives of marginalized groups—will deliver this fall’s Milton First-Year Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Drawing on his own life experiences and those of others…