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Kwame Alexander to Speak on ‘The Good Ones’

Monday, November 9, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education continues the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. with author Kwame Alexander. Alexander is a poet, educator, New York Times bestselling author of 21 books and…

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American Enterprise Institute President to Speak on ‘Abundance without Attachment’

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By News Staff

Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute and former Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government at the Maxwell School, will speak on “Abundance without Attachment” Thursday, Nov. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in the Strasser Legacy Room,…

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Newhouse Honors 50 Alumni at ’50Forward’ Gala in New York City

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications last week honored 50 accomplished alumni at “50Forward,” a gala event in New York City observing 50 years of the Newhouse School and celebrating the strength of the school as it moves into…

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Inaugural Thompson Scholars Named

Wednesday, November 4, 2015, By Scott Barrett

The Maxwell School has named two graduate students in public administration and international affairs as the inaugural Jean and Dick Thompson Graduate Scholars. The Jean and Dick Thompson Endowed Graduate Scholarship was established in the spring of 2015 by the…

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College of Law Announces Winners of 2015 Grossman Trial Competition

Tuesday, November 3, 2015, By Robert Conrad

College of Law students Ibrahim Lawton L’17 and Khadijah Peek L’16, representing the plaintiffs, won the 38th Annual Lionel O. Grossman Trial Competition. Representing the defendants were finalists John Boyd II L ’16 and Steven M. Nelson L ’16. Judge…

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Shubha Ghosh Named Crandall Melvin Professor of Law, Director of Technology Commercialization Law Program

Monday, November 2, 2015, By Robert Conrad

The College of Law announced that Shubha Ghosh will join the faculty as the Crandall Melvin Professor of Law and director of the Technology Commercialization Law Program (TCLP). In January 2016, Professor Ghosh will teach “Technology Transfer” and related subjects…

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Then and Now: The Evolution of Medicine

Friday, October 30, 2015, By News Staff

The New York Nu Chapter of Phi Delta Epsilon welcomes Alvin Kahn to Syracuse University as the esteemed speaker for its inaugural William Gelfand Distinguished Lectureship. The event will take place Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. in 214 Slocum…

Arts & Culture

SU Drama Stages Haunting Greek Tragedy ‘Agamemnon’

Thursday, October 29, 2015, By News Staff

Fire in the night signals the return of Agamemnon from 10 long years of war in Troy. Triumphant and with a captive slave, the prophetess Cassandra, in tow, the warrior king arrives home and is welcomed by Clytemnestra, wife and…

Arts & Culture

‘PLAN GAMES’ Exhibition to Honor Work of Retiring Professor Arthur McDonald

Thursday, October 29, 2015, By Elaine Wackerow

Thursday, Nov. 5, marks the opening of “PLAN GAMES: Disciplinary Rules and Circumstantial Plays,” an exhibition in the Slocum Hall Marble Room of built work designed by School of Architecture professor and architect Arthur McDonald. McDonald is retiring at the…

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MLA Past President to Discuss Humanities Advocacy Nov. 6

Thursday, October 29, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Ray Smith Symposium in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a lecture on the role of advocacy in humanities education. Margaret Ferguson, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), and past president…