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Arts & Culture

George Saunders’ First Novel, ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ Debuts at No. 1 on New York Times Bestseller List

Friday, February 24, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

For an author, you are truly in an enviable position when fans and book critics alike anxiously await your next creation. So it is for College of Arts and Sciences’ English professor George Saunders. Especially now, with the publication of…

Health & Society

Falk College’s Sport and Human Development Institute Hosts Sport and Social Responsibility Symposium March 3

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Michele Barrett

To illustrate social responsibility as an important community tool that can address critical social issues and human needs locally and globally, Falk College’s Sport and Human Development Institute will host its Inaugural Sport Development Symposium Friday, March 3, at 1…

Campus & Community

Campus Workshop to Explore Attitudes and Effects of Implicit Bias

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Carol Boll

A workshop titled “Recognizing and Understanding Implicit Bias” will be conducted for interested Syracuse University faculty and staff on Monday, March 6, from 1-3 p.m. in the Gray Ceremonial Courtroom at the College of Law. Sponsored by the University’s Office…

Campus & Community

AAS Professor Renate ‘Rennie’ Simson Remembered for Her Many Contributions

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

When Renate “Rennie” Simson joined the Syracuse University faculty in 1979 as a full-time instructor, African American studies (AAS) was just being established as a department in the College of Arts and Sciences. It had existed at the University for…

Arts & Culture

Caribbean Cinematic Festival to Highlight Richness of Caribbean Culture

Thursday, February 23, 2017, By News Staff

This year’s Caribbean Cinematic Festival will take place Thursday, Feb. 23, through Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Community Folk Art Center, 805 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse. The festival will highlight the richness of Caribbean culture through a series of events,…

Campus & Community

Syracuse University Joins Initiative to Expand Distance Education to Students Nationwide

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Syracuse University has joined a nationwide initiative that will make it easier to bring the University’s distance education programs to more students across the United States. The University received approval from the New York State Education Department to participate in…

Arts & Culture

Syracuse to Host Media Studies and Popular Culture in Contemporary Japan Conference

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By News Staff

The Media Studies and Popular Culture in Contemporary Japan Conference will convene on Saturday, February 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hall of Languages, Room 500. The event brings together leading scholars from the U.S. and Japan…

Campus & Community

Recent Grad Hits the Road for Cross-Country Bike Ride for Parkinson’s Awareness

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Matt Barbaccia ’16 has a long road ahead of him. Just about 4,000 miles to be exact. Beginning Feb. 27, Barbaccia will head out on his bike, loaded with gear, from Jacksonville, Florida, to Santa Rosa, California. The Rochester, New…

Media, Law & Policy

SU Panel of Experts to Discuss President Trump’s Immigration Executive Order

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Martin Walls

Action by President Donald J. Trump on immigration policy has been swift. Just a week after his inauguration, Trump issued an executive order (EO) temporarily halting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. It was immediately met with popular protests, scholarly analysis,…

Media, Law & Policy

Short Form Film Students Create Powerful Public Service Announcement

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Keith Kobland

With four decades of experience in television production, Bob Emerson, adjunct professor of television, radio and film in the Newhouse School, knows how to produce material that elicits emotion from an audience. He’s passing that knowledge along to students in…