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Arts & Culture

‘Writer’s Writer’s Writer’ Joy Williams Next in Raymond Carver Series

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Novelist and short story writer Joy Williams, the Richard Elman Visiting Author, will give the next reading in the Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, March 2. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent writers to campus each year, is presented…

Campus & Community

Positive Body Image Focus of Delta Phi Epsilon’s Week of Events

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Delta Phi Epsilon wants members of the University community to focus on their inner beauty and encourage others to do the same. In honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, the organization is hosting events this week to promote positive…

Media, Law & Policy

Stromer-Galley Named Tow Center Research Fellow

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Jenny Stromer-Galley has been named a research Fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University’s Journalism School. Stromer-Galley, along with eight other Knight News Innovation Fellows from industry and academia, including The…

Campus & Community

Student Voter Registration Project Underway

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, By Keith Kobland

The push is on to make sure as many students as possible are registered to vote when the presidential election is held on Nov. 8. A voter registration campaign is now underway, but according to Diana Napolitano, it’s much more…

Media, Law & Policy

Newhouse Student Named 2016 Google News Lab Fellow

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Taylyn Washington-Harmon, a senior in the Newhouse School, has been named a 2016 Google News Lab Fellow. She is one of eight winners chosen from over 1,800 applications. The Google News Lab Fellowship offers students interested in journalism and technology…

Media, Law & Policy

Syracuse Law Women Capture Law School Basketball Tournament in Upset

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, By News Staff

The College of Law’s women’s basketball team on Sunday, Feb. 21, rallied from a six-point deficit in the game’s final minutes to upset the undefeated and two-time defending champion Suffolk Law School women to capture the title in the 41st…

Media, Law & Policy

AP Correspondent Kathy Gannon to Be Honored with Tully Free Speech Award March 7

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Associated Press correspondent Kathy Gannon is the recipient of the 2015 Tully Free Speech Award. Presented by the Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School, the award honors journalists who have persevered in the face of threats and…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By News Staff

The following students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.4 grade point average (on a…

Campus & Community

‘Guns on Campus’ Discussion to be held Feb. 26

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By News Staff

The recent tragedy at Umpqua Community College in Oregon and the escalating incidence of gun violence on and around college campuses have placed higher education—again—at the center of national gun debates, at the same time that many states have enacted…

Health & Society

Legendary Feminist Gloria Joseph to Visit Syracuse Feb. 29

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Black feminist icon Gloria Joseph is making a rare Central New York appearance with a visit to the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC). On Monday, Feb. 29, Joseph will read from and discuss “The Wind Is Spirit: The Life, Love…