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Vanessa Williams Performance Supports Scholarship for Black and Latino Students
Syracuse University’s Office of Multicultural Advancement is hosting a benefit concert featuring award-winning singer and stage, television and film actress Vanessa Williams ’85 on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research…
The Role of Social Media in Mass Shootings
Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted by several outlets in articles about the role of social media in mass shootings including the Wall St Journal, AFP, USA Today, CNET and EuroNews. Professor Grygiel was…
TEDx Syracuse University Conference Announces 2019 Speakers
The student organizers of the TEDx Syracuse University conference have announced the speakers who will be presenting at the annual event on April 6. The conference will give eight speakers a chance to share ideas worth spreading. From education to…
Recent Graduates Reap Rewards of Liberal Arts Learning
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) often go on to graduate school, professional school or the workplace. Thanks to the liberal arts, they have the critical thinking, creative problem-solving and effective communication skills to succeed in almost…
NPR’s Lakshmi Singh ’94 to Headline Newhouse’s ‘Race and the Media’ Symposium April 2 and 3
The Newhouse School will host a two-day symposium exploring issues of race and the media April 2 and 3 in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. The event will feature a panel of recent alumni of color representing the industries…
Transforming Data Into Truly Usable Insights That Transform Lives
The recurring theme throughout Gilly Cantor’s life and career is duality. She says she’s not satisfied unless she’s using both sides of her brain at the same time (the creative side must operate in tandem with the numbers side). And…
Poet Terrance Hayes to Headline Carver Series March 20
The Raymond Carver Reading Series continues with a program by poet Terrance Hayes, the Richard Elman Visiting Writer, on Wednesday, March 20. Hayes will participate in a Q&A session from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m., followed by a reading of his…
CEEK VR Founder, CEO Mary Spio ’98 to Speak at ECS, iSchool Convocations
Mary Spio ’98 will deliver the convocation speeches at the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s ceremony and the iSchool’s ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Spio is the founder and CEO of CEEK VR, a developer of premium social virtual…
College of Law to Welcome Reshma Saujani as 2019 Commencement Speaker
College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise announced that Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, will be the speaker at the Commencement of the Class of 2019 on May 10, 2019, at 11 a.m. in the Dome….
Syracuse Abroad Student Recognized at City of Florence Welcome Event
Syracuse Florence students were given a warm reception to their new home city as part of the Student Welcome Day event in the famed historic Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the 500) at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence last month….