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Free Speech Activist Mary Beth Tinker Will Visit Newhouse Oct. 2
Mary Beth Tinker, whose decision to wear an armband to school in 1965 led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling upholding students’ free speech rights, will visit the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Friday, Oct. 2, as a…
SU Drama season starts Oct. 2 with ‘Kiss Me, Kate’
The joys, madness and rewards of working in the theater, onstage and off, are celebrated in “Kiss Me, Kate,” a heralded musical that can be rightly called a Broadway treasure. Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare, “Kiss Me, Kate” follows the…
Members of Syracuse University Community Attend Dominican Day Parade in New York City
Last month, Syracuse University was represented at the Dominican Day Parade of New York City, an event which celebrates Dominican culture and pride. English Professor Silvio Torres-Saillant helped organize the group and was a member of the board that planned…
Prospective Law Students Invited to Participate in Law Week 2015
In the 2012-2013 academic year, more than 139,000 students were enrolled in roughly 200 U.S. law schools, according to a report issued by the Wall Street Journal. Fierce competition at the nation’s top schools remains a concern among applicants, which…
Scholar Spotlight: Kenneth Buckner ’19
Atlanta Word Works, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing writing and spoken word poetry to young people in Atlanta, recently named Kenneth Buckner, an outstanding 2015 graduate of the city’s Holy Innocents high school, as its first Youth Poet Laureate. Buckner…
Physicists Use Grant Award to Facilitate Teacher Training
Two physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have received a grant award designed to strengthen the teaching of high school physics throughout the region. Allen Miller, professor emeritus of physics, and Sam Sampere, an instructional lab manager, have received $7,500 from the John…
Michael Gursha ’10 Joins Newhouse as Inaugural Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Michael Gursha ’10, an entrepreneur, mentor, angel investor and successful executive, has joined the Newhouse School of Public Communications as the school’s inaugural entrepreneur-in-residence. He brings with him vast experience and expertise in startups and new business ventures. “The entrepreneur-in-residence…
Blackboard Faculty Day is Oct. 9
Information Technology Services invites all faculty to attend the University’s Blackboard Faculty Day on Friday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in 304 Schine Student Center. This day-long event is designed specifically for Syracuse University and SUNY College…
Request for Proposals: Research in Sustainable Building and Infrastructure
The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership (SEP), in conjunction with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has issued a request for proposals for new research focused on sustainable building and infrastructure as it relates to organizations. “Green building and infrastructure is now…
Syracuse Stage Auditioning Local Children Ages 9-13
Syracuse Stage will be holding auditions for local children ages 9-13 for the roles of Scout, Jem and Dill in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Auditions will be held at Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., on Oct. 5 and 6….