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Happy 145th Birthday, Syracuse University

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Birthdays are typically marked by giving, but National Orange Day is marked by giving back. National Orange Day, March 24, is a day of celebration, considering it’s Syracuse University’s 145th birthday, and the 25th birthday for our beloved mascot, Otto…

Media, Law & Policy

Cold Case Justice Initiative Presents Case on U.S. Human Rights Violations to United Nations

Monday, March 23, 2015, By Scott McDowell

Paula Johnson and Janis McDonald, law professors and co-directors of the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law, were at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, during the week of March 16. There they met with staff…

Arts & Culture

E.C. Osondu G’07 Returns to Syracuse for Carver Reading Series March 25

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Renée K. Gadoua

The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with E.C. Osondu G’07, the series’ James Breuer Distinguished Author. On Wednesday, March 25, Osondu will participate in a Q&A session from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,…

Arts & Culture

SU Drama Tackles the Bard and Blasphemy in ‘Measure for Measure’

Friday, March 20, 2015, By News Staff

Hypocrites, beware! Such is the matter of this profound and intriguing late comedy by Shakespeare. When Duke Vincentio of Vienna inexplicably hands over power to Lord Angelo, a man of self-professed puritanism, he lays a trap that ensnares the falsely…

Health & Society

Pairing of Music Education Majors, BMW Preschoolers Creates Beautiful Music

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Michele Barrett

A creative collaboration involving BMW teachers and music education faculty members recently connected college-aged and preschool students for a valuable learning experience.

Campus & Community

Patricia Meyers Druger Astronomy Learning Center to be Dedicated March 28

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Rob Enslin

One Syracuse icon will honor another when professor Marvin Druger dedicates part of historic Holden Observatory in memory of his late wife, Patricia G’74. On Saturday, March 28, the College of Arts and Sciences will unveil the newly renovated Patricia…

Arts & Culture

Sanford Sternlicht Publishes Book on Iconic Playwright August Wilson

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Sanford Sternlicht G’62, professor emeritus of English, is the author of “August Wilson’s Twentieth-Century Cycle Plays: A Reader’s Companion” (Texas Tech University Press, 2015). Described as a “short literary guide” to the iconic playwright, the book is written with teachers,…

Campus & Community

Student Association Provides Help With Spring Break Escape

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Students are back from Spring Break, but for those who didn’t have a car or cab ride to get to where they needed to go, there was another option. Michael Helfenbein ’15 produced this video, demonstrating how the Student Association…

Campus & Community

Philanthropy Week Celebration Starts Monday

Friday, March 20, 2015, By News Staff

On Monday, March 23, Syracuse University begins its annual Philanthropy Week celebration, a series of events to raise awareness about the critical role philanthropy plays at the University—and in society as a whole.

Arts & Culture

University Mourns Loss of Filmmaker Albert Maysles ’49

Thursday, March 19, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Albert Maysles ’49 was not one for stealing the spotlight, although much of his career was spent filming those who reveled in it. A graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, Maysles died on March 5 at his home…