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Arts & Culture

Native Speaker Will Bring Life to Ghanaian Language in Linguistics Class

Wednesday, December 6, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

The best way to learn the intricacies of a foreign language is through the words of a native speaker. Assistant Professor Christopher Green is making that happen for students who want to explore a particular African language in his spring…

Media, Law & Policy

Intercollegiate Moot Court Teams Complete Successful Fall Season

Friday, December 1, 2017, By Martin Walls

It’s been a busy two months for the College of Law’s Trial Advocacy program, reports Professor Kathleen O’Connor, faculty director of the Moot Court Honor Society and Advocacy, with intercollegiate teams reaching the final four in three competitions and with…

Arts & Culture

Ring in 2018 with Family-Friendly New Year’s Eve Party at Syracuse Stage

Thursday, November 30, 2017, By Joanna Penalva

Syracuse Stage invites families to ring in 2018 at its first-ever New Year’s Eve party, the Ruby Slippers Ball. Immediately following the 7 p.m. performance of “The Wizard of Oz,” join the cast for a New Year’s celebration with food,…

Arts & Culture

New Biography ‘A Swoony Valentine’ to Joni Mitchell

Monday, November 27, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

A review in The Nation magazine calls David Yaffe’s new biography about the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell “a swoony valentine to Mitchell, or at least to the effect that her music can have on the spirit.” Yaffe is unapologetic about…

Huffington Post

Louis Kriesberg Discusses Proposed Tax Plan

Monday, November 27, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

For the Huffington Post, Professor Emeritus of Sociology Louis Kriesberg wrote an article entitled, “Instead Of Giving More Handouts To The Rich, We Should Tax Wealth.” In it, he discusses the potential new tax plan and the mark it will…

Huffington Post

Expert Burman Discusses Proposed Tax Plan

Sunday, November 19, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

President Trump’s new tax plan has an air of simplicity to it, though for some, it will usher in higher costs. And, as the plan shows, these costs would be focused less from the higher class, and more towards the…

Business & Economy

Impact Prize Winners Announced

Friday, November 17, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A panel of area civic leaders this week announced the winners of the first Impact Prize competition at Syracuse University. Winners were selected for the most innovative and implementable ideas to help solve civic, environmental, economic or other public challenges,…

Huffington Post

IVMF Program Labeled One of Best Veteran Resources

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

According to the Huffington Post, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families is home to two of the top veteran-owned business resources. These programs include the Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans, which provides access to higher education-level training for veterans…

Health & Society

Black Feminist Trio to Headline Syracuse Symposium Keynote Event Nov. 27

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong look at “Belonging” with a keynote event featuring a trio of acclaimed Black feminist scholars. On Monday, Nov. 27, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Paula J. Giddings and Beverly Guy-Sheftall will convene a dialogue titled “Black Feminists and…

STEM

Chin, Chapin Testify to NYS Senate on Cybersecurity

Tuesday, November 14, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

In the wake of the Equifax breach, the New York State Senate turned to Syracuse University’s cybersecurity faculty to learn about cyberthreats, best practices and solutions. In the following select passages of their written testimonies, Professors Shiu-Kai Chin and Steve Chapin share their expertise…