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Saunders Wins More Hardware, Prepares to Launch ‘Kindness’ Book

Thursday, March 13, 2014, By Rob Enslin

This spring is shaping up to be another busy one for George Saunders G’88, acclaimed author and professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences. This past weekend, the Oneonta, N.Y., resident traveled to London to receive the…

Student’s Company Offers Strategies for Social Television

Tuesday, March 11, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

Melanie Witkower ’14 was interning at a television production company last spring when she noticed a better way to connect a show’s production with fans online. Witkower now has a company that links the small screen with its life in social media and the fans that make it a hit.

Veterans

Military Times Places Whitman in Top 10 ‘Best for Vets’ Biz School Rankings

Monday, March 10, 2014, By News Staff

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has been ranked No. 6 by Military Times in its 2014 list of Best for Vets: Business Schools, the publication announced today. The organization comprising Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and…

Media, Law & Policy

Four Maxwell Professors Named O’Hanley Scholars

Monday, March 10, 2014, By News Staff

The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is honoring four inspirational teachers and scholars as the first O’Hanley Faculty Scholars. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, associate professor of political science; Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology; Junko Takeda, associate professor of history;…

Masterclass Postponed Due to Weather

Friday, March 7, 2014, By Rob Enslin

(Editors note: this event was postponed due to weather.) More than 20 local high school students have been invited to participate in an international masterclass on particle physics in The College of Arts and Sciences. The event, which is Wednesday,…

Jackley to Speak on ‘Entrepreneurship as a Tool for Social Change’

Thursday, March 6, 2014, By News Staff

Entrepreneur and investor Jessica Jackley, a pioneer in the field of microfinance, will deliver the next Tanner Lecture on Ethics, Citizenship and Public Responsibility on Tuesday, March 18, at 6 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. Jackley is co-founder and former chief…

‘New Geographics’ Features Photography of Michael Bühler-Rose

Wednesday, March 5, 2014, By News Staff

Light Work presents the exhibition “New Geographics,” featuring the work of Michael Bühler-Rose. Bühler-Rose utilizes photography to unravel our ideas of place, culture, spirituality, exoticism and authenticity. With multiple bodies of work brought together in “New Geographics,” Bühler-Rose explores the…

Disability Rights Activist to Visit Campus on Wednesday, March 5

Monday, March 3, 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 Wednesday, March 5. Heumann will speak as part of a panel titled “Promoting Inclusion of People with Disabilities—Through Law…

Syracuse Alumni, Father and Sons, Donate $100,000 to the Burton Blatt Institute

Thursday, February 27, 2014, By News Staff

Gift to BBI from Michael ’63, Mark ’11, and Jonathan Tannenhauser Syracuse University alumni Michael Tannenhauser ’63 and his son Mark Tannenhauser ’11, and son Jonathan Tannenhauser (Harvard ’94), have made a commitment of $100,000 to support the work of…

Campus & Community

Jewish Law Symposium Explores Issue of Privacy and Prying Eyes

Friday, February 21, 2014, By Keith Kobland

The Jewish Law Students Association, along with Chabad House, present guest lecturer Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe on Monday, March 3. The topic of the discussion is “Privacy and Prying Eyes: Judaism on the Laws of Privacy in the Age of Prying…