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Mũgo Earns Kenyan Award of Order, Mounts Play at UC Irvine

Friday, March 14, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, a preeminent African American studies scholar in The College of Arts and Sciences, is taking center stage, literally and figuratively. Recently, she was cited by The Kenya Gazette, the official newspaper of the African republic, as the…

‘Today’ Show Picks Syracuse for Snowstorm Coverage

Thursday, March 13, 2014, By Keith Kobland

If you were on campus early Thursday morning and happened to see a satellite truck on University Place, you can blame the snow. NBC’s “Today” show picked the SU campus as a backdrop for snowstorm coverage. With a foot of…

Hendricks Chapel to Host Discussion on Moral Injury and Soul Repair

Thursday, March 13, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Hendricks Chapel will present “When Does War End? Moral Injury and Soul Repair in the After Years,” a discussion with Rita Nakashima Brock, on Monday, March 24, at 4 p.m. in the chapel’s Noble Room. The event is free and…

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…

UVP, Light Work Announce World Premiere Screening of Hamilton’s ‘Table of Contents’

Monday, March 10, 2014, By News Staff

Urban Video Project and Light Work have announced the exhibition of “table of contents” (2013-2014), a new piece by celebrated multimedia artist Ann Hamilton, at UVP Everson from April 8-May 31. Hamilton will present an artist talk on Tuesday, April…

Media, Law & Policy

Law Student Elected Governor of ABA Student Division

Friday, March 7, 2014, By Jaclyn D. Grosso

Christopher Jennison, a first-year College of Law student from Silver Spring, Md., was elected governor of the American Bar Association Law Student Division’s Second Circuit for a one-year term beginning in March. In this capacity, he represents more than 13,000…

University to Host National Whistleblower Tour

Friday, March 7, 2014, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Syracuse University, in partnership with Upstate Medical University, SUNY Cortland and ArtRage, will host “American Whistleblower Tour: Models of Courageous Citizenship” with a series of events to be held this month. Part of a national campaign sponsored by the Government…

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…