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Campus & Community

Advocate of Liberal Arts Education to Deliver Fall Milton Lecture

Monday, September 14, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

William Deresiewicz, a New York Times best-selling author, award-winning essayist and critic, and frequent college lecturer, will deliver this fall’s Milton First-Year Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Titled “The Value of a Liberal Arts Education,” Deresiewicz’s presentation…

Campus & Community

Interested in the Renée Crown University Honors Program?

Friday, September 11, 2015, By Amy Manley

For more than half a century, the Renée Crown University Honors Program, an all-University program housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, has enriched the academic environment on campus. Integral to the program’s success is its attributes-based curriculum, providing…

Arts & Culture

‘Quiet Intersections: The Graphic Work of Robert Kipniss’ Open through Nov. 12 at Palitz Gallery

Friday, September 11, 2015, By Scott McDowell

The latest exhibition at the Palitz Gallery at the University’s Lubin House, “Quiet Intersections: The Graphic Work of Robert Kipniss,” examines over 40 years of the artist’s printmaking career. Thirty-five works from the Syracuse University Art Collection illustrate the artist’s…

Campus & Community

BE Wise Seeks Students to Become Peer Educators

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By News Staff

The BE Wise campaign, within the Division of Student Affairs, is recruiting new peer educators for the 2015-2016 academic year. Peer educators are dedicated students who work with staff from the Counseling Center and Office of Health Promotion to provide educational…

Media, Law & Policy

Q&A: Assistant Professor Isaac Kfir on the Refugee Situation in Europe

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Refugees from several countries, including Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia, are fleeing violence in their homelands and seeking asylum by the tens of thousands in Europe. Such a large population movement is creating problems for Turkey, the Eastern European states and…

Arts & Culture

Ann Clarke to Conclude Tenure as Dean of College of Visual and Performing Arts

Thursday, September 10, 2015, By Kevin C. Quinn

College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Dean Ann Clarke today announced that she will be stepping down as dean at the conclusion of the 2015-16 academic year. Clarke, who has served as VPA’s dean since 2008, will take a…

Second Annual Cycle in the City set for Sunday, Sept. 13

Wednesday, September 9, 2015, By News Staff

The Connective Corridor has once again partnered with 40 Below on a fun bike festival that showcases the growing bicycle culture across Syracuse. And, as the Corridor’s green bike lanes have been installed across the connector route between University Hill…

Four Alumni Receiving Prestigious Arents Award for Excellence

Wednesday, September 9, 2015, By Ellen Mbuqe

The recipients are: Emmy Award-winning media executive Erica Branch-Ridley ’87; advertising agency principal Eric Mower ’66, G’68; scholar, teacher and administrator Donna Shalala G’70, H’87; and sports marketing guru Brandon Steiner ’81.

University Represented at JP Morgan Corporate Challenge Championship

Wednesday, September 9, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Four members of the University community are among the top runners from around the world taking part in the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge Championship in San Francisco this week. Neal Coffey, Joe Roth, Miranda Blechman and Tiffany Kirkland represent the…

Arts & Culture

Author Stephen Kuusisto Opens Carver Series Sept. 16

Wednesday, September 9, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Stephen Kuusisto, an acclaimed poet, essayist and memoirist, as well as a University professor, will kick off the Fall 2015 Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Kuusisto will participate in an…