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Arts & Culture

Music Industry Executives Bandier, Sykes, Poleman to Speak April 14

Thursday, April 9, 2015, By Erica Blust

The College of Visual and Performing Arts‘ Bandier Program will present a lecture on Tuesday, April 14, by program founder and SU Trustee Martin Bandier ’62, chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV; John Sykes ’77, president of iHeartMedia Entertainment Enterprises; and…

Campus & Community

New Documentary ‘Answers the Call’ for Syracuse Alumnus

Thursday, April 9, 2015, By Amy Manley

When Bryce Renninger left Syracuse University with a dual degree in English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and Television, Radio and Film in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, he had already laid out…

Campus & Community

Scholar Spotlight: Matt Fernandes ’15

Wednesday, April 8, 2015, By News Staff

Matt Fernandes may be from California, the movie-making capital of the world, but the aspiring filmmaker has no regrets about attending college on the opposite side of the country. If pressed for an answer, the San Jose native would probably…

Arts & Culture

UVP Presents World Premiere of ‘Crow Requiem’ by Cauleen Smith

Monday, April 6, 2015, By Anneka Herre

Urban Video Project (UVP) and parent organization Light Work will present the world premiere of “Crow Requiem,” a new video work by artist and filmmaker Cauleen Smith, from April 7-May 30. The exhibition will take place at UVP’s Everson venue,…

Arts & Culture

Smart, Sharply Funny ‘Other Desert Cities’ Tackles Art, Politics, Family Secrets

Thursday, April 2, 2015, By News Staff

Are there secrets that should always be kept? In this smart, sharply funny and sensitive contemporary play, playwright Jon Robin Baitz folds art, politics and family secrets into a tumultuous drama that pits a liberal middle-aged writer against her conservative…

Arts & Culture

Creative Musician James Gordon Williams to Headline Local Events

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Rob Enslin

James Gordon Williams, a creative musician, composer and critical musicologist at Syracuse University, will be the focus of three upcoming local events. The pianist is an assistant professor of African American studies (AAS) in the College of Arts and Sciences….

Arts & Culture

University Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Tuesday, March 31, 2015, By Shannon Andre

This year’s commemorative speaker is Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014. Davuluri spent her year in that role traveling across the country to speak on “Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency.”

Media, Law & Policy

Panel on Whistleblowing and Journalism to Be Held April 1

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Over the past several years, the American media have sharply increased their coverage of scandals that have been brought to light by whistleblowers, including NSA spying, banking fraud, contaminated food and nuclear safety risks. The stakes for the public—and to…

Campus & Community

Forest Whitaker to Speak March 25

Monday, March 23, 2015, By Shannon Andre

On Wednesday, March 25, world-renowned actor, producer and engaged humanitarian Forest Whitaker will speak for the fourth annual “Truth Be Told” event. The “Truth Be Told” speaker series is organized by the Delta Zeta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity….

Health & Society

College of Law Helps Launch ‘Seven Days for Syria’

Monday, March 16, 2015, By Martin Walls

The “Arab Spring,” a wave of unrest that began with the Tunisian revolution in 2010, reached Syria on March 15, 2011, when residents of a small southern city took to the streets to protest the torture of students who had…