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Arts & Culture

New Book Focuses on Life, Career of Syracuse Poet Philip Booth

Thursday, January 21, 2016, By Amy Mertz

Philip Booth, a longtime Syracuse University professor whose poetry focused on his native New England, is the subject of a new book. “Available Light: Philip Booth and the Gift of Place” (Bauhan Publishing, 2015), by noted scholar and educator Jeanne…

Health & Society

New Executive Chef Inspired by Travel, Street Vendors, Mom’s Home Cooking

Tuesday, January 19, 2016, By Keith Kobland

One of the newest members of the Syracuse University community is also one who will have a great impact on students, or at the very least, their appetites.

Arts & Culture

Philosopher Wins Major Book Award

Tuesday, January 5, 2016, By Amy Mertz

Frederick Beiser, professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won the 2015 Journal of the History of Philosophy (The Johns Hopkins University Press) Book Prize. The prize, which includes a $5,000 award, is in recognition of…

CNY Book Awards

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Cyndi Moritz

Two writers with Syracuse University connections won awards at the Central New York Book Awards, presented recently by the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center. Georgia Popoff, a poet, writer, and part-time lecturer in the Renée Crown University Honors Program in the…

Campus & Community

Annual Faculty and Staff Holiday Shopping Night at the Bookstore

Tuesday, November 17, 2015, By News Staff

The Annual Faculty and Staff Shopping Night Wednesday, Nov. 18, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Join us at the Bookstore for an evening of holiday discounts, vendor presentations, music and refreshments. Enjoy a 30 percent holiday discount on your purchases (includes 10 percent…

Media, Law & Policy

Stromer-Galley’s Book Wins NCA Political Communication Award

Monday, November 16, 2015, By J.D. Ross

A book written by School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley has been selected as the 2015 Roderick P. Hart Outstanding Book Award by the National Communication Association’s (NCA) Political Communication Division. “With 20 excellent books nominated for this…

Arts & Culture

VPA’s Erin Rand Wins National Communication Association Book Award

Thursday, November 5, 2015, By Erica Blust

Erin Rand, an associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS), has won the 2015 Book of the Year Award from the Critical and Cultural Studies…

Campus & Community

Bookstore Features Children’s Book Week

Monday, October 26, 2015, By News Staff

The University Bookstore in Schine Student Center will hold a special celebration of Children’s Books Oct. 26-31. The celebration encourages young people and their caregivers to discover the joy of the world through books and stories, and includes interactions with…

Verbal Blend Hosts Third Annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute Oct. 30, 31

Monday, October 26, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Verbal Blend, a spoken word poetry program coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs within the Division of Student Affairs, will host the annual Spoken Word Poetry Institute on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. Marc Rodriguez, Sammy Maldonado…

Arts & Culture

Philosopher Publishes Book on Jürgen Habermas

Friday, October 16, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Kenneth Baynes, professor of philosophy in  the College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of “Habermas” (Routledge, 2015), a new book on the life and work of Jürgen Habermas, one of the world’s leading philosophers and sociologists. Baynes, also…