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Arts & Culture

Common Differences

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Professor Chandra Talpade Mohanty was a graduate student at the University of Illinois in 1983 when she and her colleague, Ann Russo, developed the idea for an international women’s conference on feminist perspectives from the Global South and North. It marked the start of her scholarly life in social justice.

Campus & Community

WellsLink Celebrates 10 Years

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By News Staff

The Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs hosts its 10th annual WellsLink Transitions Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The ceremony honors WellsLink Scholars from the previous year who have successfully…

STEM

iSchool Receives $7 Million Gift from Alumna’s Estate

Thursday, October 17, 2013, By News Staff

The School of Information Studies has received a landmark gift of $7 million from the estate of Estelle Wilhelm ’38 (Arts and Sciences), G’39 (iSchool).

Arts & Culture

Zipping Along the Connective Corridor

Wednesday, October 16, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Construction is about to start for the Connective Corridor passing under Route 81 into downtown Syracuse, and the next phase will be launched with a “Zip Fest” Street Fair.

Arts & Culture

West African Dance Workshops Open to Campus Community

Tuesday, October 15, 2013, By News Staff

As part of the annual “Music Beyond Borders” event to celebrate International Education Week, the Slutzker Center for International Services is hosting artist-in-residence Biboti Ouikahilo, master African dancer, drummer and teacher from the Ivory Coast, West Africa. Ouikahilo is teaching…

Campus & Community

University Lectures Hosts Civic Entrepreneur Eric Liu

Tuesday, October 15, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Civic entrepreneur Eric Liu will speak on what patriotism really means in the next University Lectures presentation on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Liu’s presentation, “The True Meaning of Patriotism,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel and is free and…

Media, Law & Policy

Van Slyke Named to Bantle Chair at Maxwell School

Tuesday, October 15, 2013, By News Staff

Award-winning teacher and researcher David M. Van Slyke has been named to fill the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business and Government Policy at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Van Slyke, a professor of public administration and…

Media, Law & Policy

Azerbaijani Journalist to Receive 2013 Tully Award for Free Speech

Tuesday, October 15, 2013, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Idrak Abbasov, an independent journalist from Azerbaijan, is the recipient of the 2013 Tully Award for Free Speech. The award, presented annually by the Newhouse School‘s Tully Center for Free Speech, is given to a journalist who has faced a…

Arts & Culture

Jamie Haft Appointed Imagining America Assistant Director

Friday, October 11, 2013, By News Staff

Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA) has appointed Jamie Haft as assistant director. Haft will be organizing campus leadership teams within IA’s consortium of more than 100 colleges and universities and directing story-based campaigns in multiple media,…

Campus & Community

2013-14 Remembrance Scholars to be Honored

Thursday, October 10, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2013-14 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding Syracuse University students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The Remembrance Scholarships, among the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the…