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Department of Drama Presents Feydeau’s ‘A Flea in Her Ear’
The Department of Drama concludes its 2015-2016 season with David Ives’ new version of French playwright Georges Feydeau’s bedroom farce “A Flea in Her Ear.” Directed by Stephen Cross, this production runs May 6-14 at the Storch Theatre in the…
Newhouse Alumna ‘Follows Her Gut’ All the Way to Oscar-Winning Screenplay
Newhouse School alumna Meg LeFauve ’87 has made several contributions to the film industry in the past year. In addition to co-writing the Oscar-winning film “Inside Out,” she wrote “The Good Dinosaur” and is working on a screenplay for “Captain…
Sharing the True ‘Stories of Syria’ with the World
After the attacks on Paris last Nov. 13, Andrew Kimmel ’08 made a life-changing decision. He would quit his job as a successful television producer and devote his full attention—and finances—to “Stories of Syria,” a project he conceived after a 2014 visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.
Expert on ‘Environmental Racism’ to Deliver Johnson Lecture April 14
The “father of environmental justice” is making a rare visit to the College of Arts and Sciences. Robert Bullard, dean of the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University, will deliver the second annual John L….
Author Colum McCann to Read for Carver Series April 13
Novelist and short story writer Colum McCann, the Jane and Daniel Present Lecturer, will be the next writer to give a reading in the spring 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, April 13. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent…
Syracuse Stage Presents Acclaimed New American Play ‘The Christians’
One of the most talked-about new plays in American theater comes to Syracuse when Syracuse Stage presents Lucas Hnath’s critically acclaimed “The Christians,” April 6-24, in the Archbold Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee St. Since…
Author-Scholar to Explore Wisdom of Private Sector Models in Higher Education
Christopher Newfield, professor of literature and American studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present a talk titled “The Great Mistake: How Private-Sector Models Damage Universities, and How They Can Recover” on Thursday, March 31, at 5 p.m….
Graduate Student’s Personal Essay Finalist in International Competition
Make every moment count. It’s a sentiment often difficult to live by. Graduate student Carri Prue took the meaning to heart and to her writing. Prue, who is pursuing an executive master of public administration degree at the Maxwell School,…
Two Students Receive Scholarships from Dominican Day Parade Group
Two Syracuse University students have received scholarships from New York City’s Dominican Day Parade Organization. The scholarships were awarded in recognition of the University’s participation in the parade this past August. These inaugural scholarships were given to students at 10…
School of Education Faculty Find Inspiration in 30-Day Writing Challenge
Faculty members in the School of Education were feeling a double pull: they needed time to write, and they wanted to unite toward a goal and get to know each other better. “When we sponsored an all-day writing retreat for…