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Renowned artist Shimon Attie to lead speaker series on memory, commemoration
Internationally renowned artist Shimon Attie will lead and host a new cross-disciplinary speaker series at Syracuse University on art, memory, community and commemoration. “Memory and Commemoration, as Fact or Fiction” will feature four speakers, including Attie, whose work addresses the…
Communication and rhetorical studies faculty publish five new books
The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts is celebrating the recent publication of five new books by its faculty. All titles are available online through the publisher or commercial bookseller. “Rhetoric, Remembrance,…
Ten seniors named VPA Scholars
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that 10 seniors have been named VPA Scholars, the college’s highest undergraduate academic honor. The VPA Scholars program was established to recognize the achievements of the college’s top seniors in…
National a cappella sensation The Backbeats to perform at SU on Feb. 4
The Backbeats are one of the newest groups to hit the a cappella scene.
Five will receive Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards at Jan. 21 celebration
The 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Hero Awards will be presented to five members of the Syracuse University or greater Syracuse communities during Syracuse University’s 27th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, “A Living Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of…
SU’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families expands team
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University has announced the appointment of staff members who will oversee veterans programs, special events and conferences, research, communications and design, and office administration. The expansion of the IVMF team…
Kane joins Syracuse University as associate vice president of public relations
Erin Martin Kane has been named associate vice president for public relations at Syracuse University. The appointment, made by Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs, is effective Jan. 3. A resident of Pittsford, N.Y., Kane most recently served…
Paris Noir’s ‘jazz moment’
Popular study abroad program enters second decade In “Shadow and Act,” a collection of essays about the black experience, Ralph Ellison describes jazz as the “art of assertion within and against the group.” Each jazz moment, he writes, springs from…
Syracuse University Library acquires papers of architect Morris Lapidus
Syracuse University Library has acquired the personal papers of the flamboyant and trend-setting architect Morris Lapidus. Lapidus, who died in 2001, is perhaps best known for hotels like the Fontainebleau, Americana and Eden Roc in Miami Beach, Fla., buildings which embodied…
50th anniversary celebration of Ernie Davis’ Heisman in New York City Friday
A celebration of the 50th anniversary of Syracuse University alumnus Ernie Davis ’62 becoming the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy will be held Friday, Dec. 9, in New York City. Syracuse University will honor Davis for his…