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Campus & Community

Dollar Day at Men’s Basketball Game Feb. 22 to Benefit United Way

Friday, February 17, 2017, By News Staff

Dollar Day for the United Way returns to the Carrier Dome Wednesday, Feb. 22, prior to the men’s basketball game against Duke. At halftime, the University will recognize retiring United Way President Frank Lazarski just prior to presenting the United…

Media, Law & Policy

NBC Sportscaster Mike Tirico ’88 to Visit the Newhouse School Feb. 23

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Acclaimed sports journalist and alumnus Mike Tirico ’88 will visit the Newhouse School on Thursday, Feb. 23. He will discuss his career and the sports media business and answer student questions at 8:30 a.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse…

Campus & Community

“The Soul of Central New York” Book Talk, Signing on Feb. 24 with Author Sean Kirst

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Local author Sean Kirst will discuss his new book, “The Soul of Central New York: Syracuse Stories” at an event on Friday, Feb. 24, from 3 – 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Room 114) of Bird Library. Co-hosted…

Arts & Culture

Cherríe Moraga to Serve as Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor Feb. 20-March 3

Thursday, February 16, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Cherríe Moraga—a prominent figure in Chicana, feminist, queer and indigenous activism, art and scholarship—is participating in a two-week residency at the University. Moraga is this year’s Jeannette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities. In this capacity, she will…

Campus & Community

Memorial Service for Huston Smith to be Held on Sunday

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Syracuse University will host a memorial service Sunday, Feb. 19, for the renowned religion scholar Huston Smith. Smith, former Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, taught at Syracuse from 1973-84 and died Dec. 30 at…

Arts & Culture

Woody Register on ‘The Muckers’: Lecture, Book Signing and Seminar

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Historian Woody Register will give a talk and reading from his book, “The Muckers: A Narrative of the Crapshooters Club,” on Thursday, March 2,  at 4:30 p.m. in the Hillyer Room on the sixth floor of Bird Library. Register will…

Media, Law & Policy

Head of Fact Checking for The New Yorker Magazine Will Speak at Newhouse Feb. 22

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Peter Canby, a senior editor and the head of fact checking at The New Yorker magazine, will visit the Newhouse School on Wednesday, Feb. 22. “A Conversation with Peter Canby,” moderated by Newhouse associate professor of magazine Jim Shahin, will…

Health & Society

Counseling and Human Services Faculty Member Receives National Honors

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Jennifer Russo

Melissa Luke, associate professor of counseling and human services and coordinator of school counseling in the School of Education, has been recognized with two honors, adding to an impressive portfolio of recent professional accomplishments. Luke has been selected as the…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse School’s ‘Sports Matters’ Symposium Will Examine Current Issues in Sports Media

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Newhouse Sports Media Center will host Sports Matters, a daylong symposium examining current issues in sports media, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #SportsMatters. John Nicholson, professor of practice…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Welcomes Spring Cohort of LL.M. Students

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law recently welcomed the spring cohort of the Masters of Laws (LL.M.) in American Law program. The cohort is composed of nine foreign-educated lawyers representing the legal systems of seven nations, including one Open Society Foundation Fellow…