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Disability Rights Activist Judith E. Heumann to visit University on Tuesday

Monday, October 27, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

Judith E. Heumann, the special advisor for international disability rights at the U.S. Department of State, will visit Syracuse University on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Heumann will participate in a discussion titled “Inclusion of People with Disabilities Around the Globe Through…

Veterans

Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey to Visit Campus Oct. 31

Friday, October 24, 2014, By News Staff

The INSCT and the IVMF will host Dempsey for a lecture on the challenges facing the next generation of security professionals and the role higher education plays in developing an effective, committed and ethical workforce.

Comedian Kevin Hart to Visit Campus Nov. 2

Friday, October 24, 2014, By News Staff

University Union will be bringing comedian Kevin Hart to Syracuse University on Nov. 2. Hart’s appearance will take place in two parts: first, he will be screening his new film, “The Wedding Ringer,” in advance of its Jan. 16 release…

VPA Hosts Visiting Artists from New Zealand Oct. 20 and 23

Friday, October 17, 2014, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts will host a trio of visiting artists from Massey University in New Zealand on Monday, Oct. 20, and Thursday, Oct. 23. The talks are sponsored by VPA’s Department of Art and Department of…

Campus & Community

‘Changing Channels’ Art Exhibition Explores Effects of Television on Visual Art

Monday, September 22, 2014, By News Staff

The Michael Sickler Gallery at Syracuse University is exhibiting artwork from student artists whose childhoods were impacted by days in front of cable TV screens. Curated by Edam Alvarado, “Changing Channels” includes a television installation and artworks that incorporate colors…

South African Poet, Activist Diana Ferrus to Lecture Sept. 29

Friday, September 19, 2014, By News Staff

The Democratizing Knowledge (DK) Project at Syracuse University will host Diana Ferrus, internationally renowned poet and storyteller, who will deliver a performance lecture entitled “From Broken Bones to Healing Hearts: My Journey with Sarah Baartman” at Peter Graham Scholarly Commons…

Point of Contact Gallery Hosting ‘Materiality and Poetry, the Visual and the Verbal’

Thursday, September 18, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting a panel discussion, “Materiality and Poetry, the Visual and the Verbal,” on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. The conversation will concern the poetic influence behind the current exhibition “Last” by Dorene Quinn. Chilean…

SU Libraries Names Six New Members to Advisory Board

Friday, September 12, 2014, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Syracuse University Libraries has appointed six new members to its advisory board. “These six individuals bring a keen strategic perspective for enhancing the resources, services, and environments of the 21st-century Syracuse University academic research libraries,” says Interim Dean of Libraries…

President of Max Kade Foundation to Visit Syracuse Sept. 8

Thursday, August 21, 2014, By Rob Enslin

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) in the College of Arts and Sciences is sponsoring a lecture by one of its most celebrated alumni, who also is a leader in German-American relations. Lya Friedrich Pfeifer ’65, G’67, president…

Arts & Culture

Students Teach, Advise Teen Artists at Talent Agency

Monday, August 11, 2014, By Erica Blust

Several Syracuse University students are spending the summer helping local teen artists prepare for college and a career in the arts through a program at Syracuse’s Talent Agency. Under the guidance of art faculty and staff in the College of…