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Living history: campaigns and campus
The Syracuse University campus community has never shied away from participation in civic life. Here are some examples, in word and image, of our campus ties to political campaigns and personalities over the years. Presented chronologically, source material is primarily…
‘Positions of Dissent’ lecture on New American Poetry by Lytle Shaw planned
Lytle Shaw, associate professor of English at New York University, will present a lecture entitled “Olson’s Archives: From Cosmology to Discourse in New American Poetry” on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the…
Marion Nestle will talk on food politics in Nov. 13 University Lectures presentation
Obesity is one of the most pressing social health issues of our generation, and Marion Nestle’s research examines the scientific, economic and social influences on food choice, with an emphasis on food marketing.
Getting to Know: Miguel Sapp ’82, G’88, L’89
After a military and diplomatic career that has taken him around the world—including to Afghanistan as the United States’ senior civilian representative—Miguel Sapp ’82, G’88, L’89 has come home to Syracuse University. Sapp joined the Office of Program Development this…
2012 United Way campaign under way
Syracuse University has launched campus-wide activities and events to support the 2012 United Way Campaign, which will run through the end of the calendar year. In October, a pledge card with a message from Chancellor Cantor was sent to all…
Office of Human Capital Development announces new policies on discrimination and harassment
Syracuse University today announced a revised and comprehensive policy regarding sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse. The new policy sets clear parameters and provides specific direction to University employees and the wider SU community with respect to appropriate conduct and the…
Cold Case Justice Initiative hands over 196 new names of potential victims in civil rights era killings to Department of Justice
The Directors of the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at SU recently hand-delivered to Justice Department officials a list of 196 additional names of suspicious civil rights era killings. The FBI has been working from a previous list of 122…
‘IVMF At One Year’ celebration recognizes anniversary and milestones; open house slated for Nov. 9
This week, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), founded in June 2011 by Syracuse University as the result of a historic partnership with JPMorgan Chase & Co., celebrates the one-year anniversary of its founding and formal ribbon-cutting/opening of…
International students find much to interest them in U.S. presidential election
The debates, the media coverage, seemingly endless campaigning. Americans have endured months of buildup to the U.S. presidential election. Two students—Chi Chen, a junior studying psychology, and Yutian Yang, a third-year Ph.D. student in chemical engineering—have watched the U.S. process,…
Students’ mock campaign parallels real one
“#ElectionClass, Social Media and the 2012 Election” is a new course in the School of Information Studies that examines the impact of social media on presidential campaigns as the electoral process unfolds in real time.