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International Exchange: Cultivating Fulbright Students

Tuesday, April 2, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

Third-year Ph.D. anthropology student Stephen Johnson returned from India last summer knowing that he hadn’t fully explored all of his questions for his Ph.D. topic on the relationship between Tibetan refugees and Indian communities.

Now he has another opportunity—and a prestigious, international distinction that has made it possible.

Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Presents Revealing Look at Rosa Parks

Monday, April 1, 2013, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The School of Education’s Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series will present historian Jeanne Theoharis, author of “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” (Beacon Press, 2013) on Wednesday, April 3. The lecture begins at 4 p.m. in the Miron…

Panelists Set for Campbell Institute NY-SAFE Act Debate

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By Keith Kobland

When he signed the bill into law, Gov. Cuomo claimed the NY-SAFE Act would give New York State the most comprehensive gun laws in the nation, keeping guns out of the hands of potentially dangerous mental health patients and banning…

Campus & Community

Film & dialogue: Rise Up with ‘Girl Up’ April 11

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By News Staff

Professor Catherine Bertini invites you to attend this free film and dialogue. “Girl Rising,” April 11, 5-7 p.m., Maxwell Auditorium Join the movement! 10×10 is a global campaign to educate and empower girls, working to create a ripple effect that…

SU Honored for Campus-Community Engagement

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By Kathleen Haley

The numbers speak volumes: more than 11,000 Syracuse University students engaged in 500,000 hours of service in collaboration with schools, neighborhoods and nonprofit organizations.

New Racism and the Myth of Universalism in Higher Ed

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, By News Staff

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at Duke University, will present “New Racism, Color Blindness and the Sweet (but Wrong) Myth of Universalism in HWCUs,” at 4 p.m. Monday, April 15, in Maxwell Auditorium. The lecture…

Campus & Community

Tennity Open to Faculty, Staff, Families this Saturday from 1-3

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By News Staff

Are you looking for a fun, healthy way to spend some quality family time? Then it’s time to lace up your skates. Syracuse University’s Office of Faculty Development and the University Wellness Initiative are sponsoring an afternoon of ice skating…

Campus & Community

COMPAS and East Asia Program Present: Panel on U.S.-China Relations

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By News Staff

Many Americans view China as a threat, while many Chinese believe the U.S. wants to contain China. Despite such mutual distrust, the two nations are economically interdependent and cultural exchange has never been greater. The panel will consider the role…

SU Students Invited to National Security Crisis Law Invitational

Tuesday, March 26, 2013, By News Staff

To better prepare the next generation of national security and counterterrorism law and policy leaders for an actual global crisis, four SU students are preparing to join the simulation of a dramatic international catastrophe—and work with colleagues from across the…

Annual Reel Queer Film Festival to Be Held March 28-29

Monday, March 25, 2013, By News Staff

Syracuse University’s 2013 Reel Queer Film Festival, sponsored by Open Doors, takes place on March 28 and 29. The festival features a mix of both short and feature documentaries and fictional narratives, focused on the intersections of multiple identities and…