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Arts & Culture

Syracuse Symposium Presents Musical, Literary Events April 12-13

Tuesday, April 10, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse Symposium continues its yearlong survey of “Belonging” with a trio of arts events, April 12-13. On Thursday, April 12, singer-songwriter Colleen Kattau G’92 will present a lecture-performance about the Latin American New Song Movement from 2-3:20 p.m. in 304 Tolley. The program is part…

Media, Law & Policy

University Lectures Hosts Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Columnist Maureen Dowd

Tuesday, April 10, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist and best-selling author Maureen Dowd will speak for the University Lectures on Friday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event—co-sponsored by the Lubin Society, with media sponsor WAER—is free and open…

Arts & Culture

Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award Reading and Reception

Monday, April 9, 2018, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

A reading and reception celebrating the winner of the annual Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award will take place on Thursday, April 19, at noon in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library. The event is free and open to…

Arts & Culture

YouTube Sensations Damon and Jo to Visit Campus April 11

Thursday, April 5, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

In 2015, best friends Damon Dominique from Indiana and Joanna Franco from Brazil started a series of travel videos for young people who want to travel but may have a limited budget, or who lack familiarity with a particular destination….

Arts & Culture

CNY Humanities Corridor Establishes Permanent Endowment

Wednesday, April 4, 2018, By Rob Enslin

Mellon Foundation enables Syracuse, Cornell, Rochester to endow Humanities Corridor in perpetuity   Syracuse University’s completion of the Central New York Humanities Corridor Endowment Program signals a new era in scholarly excellence. Thanks to a matching grant from The Andrew…

Campus & Community

Rob Long ’12, G’14 Delivers 2018 Phanstiel Lecture

Monday, April 2, 2018, By News Staff

Former Syracuse football punter Rob Long serves as the director of strategic development for Uplifting Athletes, a national nonprofit that uses college football as a platform to inspire hope in the rare disease community. Long was honored with an Orange…

Campus & Community

Reporting of Uranium Mines, Architectural Adaptive Reuse among Student Research Granted Crown Awards

Monday, April 2, 2018, By Kathleen Haley

Garet Bleir ’18 drove cross country last summer to Utah, Arizona and Colorado to take on a complex investigative journalism assignment. He was hired to investigate alleged human rights and environmental abuses involving uranium mining in the majestic Grand Canyon…

Business & Economy

Whitman School Observes 15th Anniversary of Whitman Day

Monday, April 2, 2018, By Kerri D. Howell

On April 6, Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management will observe the 15th Whitman Day, an annual celebration of Martin J. Whitman, founder and chairman of the High Conviction Fund, and his wife, Lois, for their tremendous generosity…

Media, Law & Policy

Professor of Practice David M. Crane L’80 Announces Retirement from the College of Law

Friday, March 30, 2018, By Martin Walls

After teaching as a professor of practice at his alma mater since 2006, David M. Crane L’80 has announced that he will retire from the College of Law in August. Crane taught international criminal law, international humanitarian law, military law…

Health & Society

Shaming into Brown

Wednesday, March 28, 2018, By Rob Enslin

The legacy of the late Oscar Zeta Acosta is experiencing something of a resurgence, owing to the success of the 2017 documentary “The Rise and Fall of ‘Brown Buffalo.’” The stout, pugnacious attorney—the real life model for Dr. Gonzo in…